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Name | McDONALD – Finlay |
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Regiment (s) | 74th and 42nd Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 969 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th March 1837 / 21 years / Edinburgh Scotland Weaver. |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fair / Blue / Fair / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years 2 months Bermuda – 4 years 3 months |
Length of Service | 14 years 288 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th January 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Edinburgh Scotland |
Pension Districts | 1852 1st Edinburgh 1853 – 55 Western Australia 1855 Adelaide 1856 – 59 Melbourne |
Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1816 Dalkeith Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland |
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 | Did not marry |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | None known |
Departure from Western Australia | Not clear how left Western Australia but pension paid in Adelaide South Australia from July 1855 |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd January 1859 drowned Jackson’s Creek Sunbury Victoria |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
Will or Probate | None known |
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