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| Name | McCARDLE / McARDLE – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 41st Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 574 – Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th July 1839 / 18 years / Enniskillen Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 2 years 11 months Canada – 1 year 10 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 294 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 31st May 1860 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Derrygormelly Fermanagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Enniskillen 1863-1883 (tentative) Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/6d per diem 1878 Increased to 2/0d per diem for service in the Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1821 Devenish Fermanagh Ireland |
| 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 | O’SULLIVAN Annie Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane B 1854 England (1857 on Death Notice) D 7th April 1922 West Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Francis B 1856 England D 25th April 1881 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Susan B 1858 England (entered Convent of Mercy, Victoria Square) D 23rd February 1948 Western Australia Robert B 1863 Perth Western Australia D 2nd June 1921 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Michael B 1864 Western Australia D 29th October 1924 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Annie B 1864/65 Perth Western Australia (entered Convent of Mercy) D 21st October 1932 Western Australia |
| 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 | 1883 granted Perth town Lot 34/H |
| Occupation after Arrival | Boarding House Keeper Livery stable and accompanying equipment business |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette Friday 27th September 1867 – page 2 Perth Gazette Friday 15th May 1874 – page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Between 1883 and 1889 departed from Western Australia leaving the family in Western Australia: possibly returned to Ireland and did not return to Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 16th July 1894 Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Wife Annie left will which included considerable property in Perth City |
| Further Information | There are newspaper accounts of the legal disputes in which the father mother and some of the children were involved during their time in Western Australia.. |