McDONOUGH – Thomas 50th Regiment – Enrolled Pensioner Force WA

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Name	McDONOUGH – Thomas
Regiment (s)	50th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	3128
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	24th March 1848 / 17 years 6 months / Warrington Lancashire England Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 6¼ in Fresh / Grey / Brown
Overseas Service/Duration	Crimea – 35 Days
Length of Service	6 years 283 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 3rd July 1855 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	Crimea War Medal Clasp Inkerman Turkish Crimea Medal
Intended Residence at Discharge	Not yet known
Pension Districts	1855 Preston 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1870 Western Australia
Pension Paid	9d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda)
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863
Date/Place of Birth	23rd September 1830 Killumatrainy (Kilmactrany) near Ballyfarnon Sligo Ireland
Date/Place of Baptism	Not yet known
Father Date/Place of Birth	TRAINOR Edward
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	UNKNOWN Mary Ann bc1796 Ireland
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	TRAYNOR Mary c1829 Lancashire England
Date/Place of Marriage	March 1853 Preston Lancashire England
Children by 1^st Wife	Mary B June 1856 Preston Lancashire England Mary B September 1857 Preston Lancashire England M BLACK Henry (possibly) 1873 Western Australia Margaret Ann B c1859 Preston Lancashire England M KEARTON Christopher 1894 Perth Western Australia D 1941 Kingston South Australia Patrick Edward B c1862 Preston Lancashire England John B 23rd January 1865 1865 Perth Western Australia Frederick or Ferdinand B 13th February 1867 Perth Western Australia M REILLY Catherine 11th January 1891 Guildford Western Australia Daughter of pensioner John and Ann Reilly (Sultana) D 11th December 1915 Midland Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia CA 0259 Bridget Helen B 11th December 1868 Perth Western Australia
Land Grants Western Australia	None
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	The West Australian Thursday 23rd April 1914 page 1 Funeral notice Mary McDonough
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	19th June 1870 Perth Western Australia Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	23rd March 1920 Subiaco Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Donough 3128 Private 50th Foot location Ashton under Lyne Discharge due to a wound of the right foot incurred at Inkerman 1861 Census Thomas Donalds (sic) age 33, pensioner, born Ireland is living at 49B High Street Preston with his wife Mary age 34, a cotton winder born Preston Lancashire and their two daughters Mary age 3 and Margaret Ann age 2 both born Preston Lancashire. Also living with the family is Mary Ann Donalds a widow age 65 born Ireland; she is recorded as a house keeper. (Donalds is a transcript error the name is recorded as McDonahue) The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman considered the conduct of Thomas Donough and his wife and family as Very Good although Thomas had his liquor allowance stopped as of a result of ‘having correspondence and trafficking with a Convict by taking a bad sovereign to get change’. Thomas was accompanied by his wife and children Mary, Margaret and Patrick. Mrs McDonough received medical treatment during the voyage.