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| Name | McCARDLE / McARDLE – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 41st Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1175 41st / 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 | 21 years 4 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 Tilbury 1863-1872 Western Australia 1872 Melbourne 1872 Western Australia 1881 Adelaide |
| 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 | Departed Fremantle on the Azelia 25 April 1872 for Melbourne Pension paid Melbourne 5 June 1872 to September 1872 he then transferred back to WA but on 23 September 1881 he transferred to Adelaide South Australia see attachment His WO 97 has correspondence to Staff Officer at Omagh noted in 1883 he may have returned to Ireland |
| 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. British Army Worldwide index 1841 Michael McCardle 1175Private 41st regiment location Kurrachee 1851 Michael McCardle 1175 Private 41st Foot location Cork Ireland, and at sea \also a 2nd entry locates him at Castlebar Ireland Discharge due to chronic catarrh. We did not find that Annie and Susan actually entered the convent to be Nuns. They did go to live there but as for being nuns they were too old. |