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| Name | McCANN – Hugh |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 67th and 86th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 734 / ? |
| 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 | None |
| 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 | REDMOND Anne Possible death 1886 age 74 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Eliza B 1853 Bp 6 February 1853 Mountmellick Queens County Ireland M NAUGHTON Denis 1880 Perth Western Australia (possible) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |