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| Name | McCANN – Hugh |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 67th and 86th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 302 67th 734 86th |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th June 1824 / 15 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | “Served the period at home” |
| Length of Service | 12 years 40 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 24th July 1839 / Salford Barracks Manchester England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Stanley Bridge (WO22/11 Admission Books 1839, country unknown) |
| Pension Districts | 1839 2nd Dublin 1847 Tralee 1847 Maryborough 1849 2nd Manchester 1849 Maryborough 1854-1873 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem temporary for 3 years made permanent 18th October 1842 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Not yet known (WO 97 said he was born ‘in Army’) |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McDONALD Anne nee REDMOND Possible death 1886 age 74 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 11TH February 1850 Mountmellick Queens County Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Eliza B 1853 Bp 6 February 1853 Mountmellick Queens County Ireland M FAY Laurence Son of EPG Henry FAY (Robert Small) D 27th February 1939 East Fremantle Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder Convict Establishment 12 September 1856 discharged (invalided) 17th January 1866 (9 years and 4 months) with Gratuity of £74/19/3 ‘Discharged his duties with diligence and fidelity’ Barker page 133 See Further information |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 8th August 1856 page 4 Court martial of Captain Foss The Herald Saturday 10th May 1873 page 2 Death Hugh McCann The Daily News Tuesday 28th February 1939 Page 1 Obituary Elizabeth Fay Also The West Australian Wednesday 1st March 1939 page 11 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th April 1873 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Possible 1886 age 74 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to chronic cough which impeded respiration Eliza McCann age 1 year 1 month was treated for rubella on the Sea Park Captain Foss defrauded Hugh McCann of the sum of £9 In the Obituary for Lawrence Fay (The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 – 1950), Thursday 6 January 1916, page 7) it says: “In 1874 he married Elizabeth McCann, daughter of the late Mr Hugh McCann, of Fremantle. He will be remembered by many old Fremantle identities as the leading cornet player in the old volunteer band of Fremantle, conducted by bandmaster Dean”. If he was a member of a regimental band it may account for why Hugh served the whole period of his enlistment ‘at home’ when both regiments saw overseas service at the time. |