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| Name | McDONALD / McDONNELL – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 88th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 313 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th April 1825 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Islands – 10 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 14 years 323 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th February 1840 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1840 2nd Dublin 1851 Tilbury Fort 1851-1879 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 13th March 1851 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 28th June 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Doneybrook Dublin Dublin 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 | UNKNOWN Mary c1803 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Kojonup Lot P2 Title 1912 – 10 acres Assigned 20th November 1852 Title Application 1st October 1862 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th December 1879 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known. The 1883 death in WA for Mary McDonald was the wife of John NOT William and is buried EPC death notice Trove Bi-Centennial Dictionary said she entered the Poor house 28th May 1886 but this reference not found. The only reference to a wife is in the Dictionary |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to chronic catarrh and pulmonary disease William McDonald was treated for boils during the voyage of the Pyrenees William McDonnell (sic) 88th Regt was a subscriber to the Pensioners Benevolent fund 6th September 1879 William McDonald sold his Pensioner Grant of ten acres to Henry Larsen for the sum of one hundred pounds 13th October 1879 Lance Corporal Coppin (Kojonup) requested PC Mansfield to visit William McDonald as he was ‘lying in a bad state from soars (sic)’ an order ignored. |