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| Name | McGOVERN / McGOWAN – Patrick / Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 64th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1174 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th September 1835 / 20 years 4 months / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Jamaica – 2 years 10 months North America – 2 years 9 months India – 8 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 191 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 1st June 1858 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 – 1865 Sligo, Ireland 1866 – 1875 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem 1878 increased to 1/5½d per diem for service to Enrolled Force 1881 increased to 1/6½d per diem for further service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Killinagh Enniskillen Cavan Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | McGOVERN Philip Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Joseph B 1851 Karachi India M MANNIX (MANNING) Mary B 1876 Perth Western Australia (D 1899 Matron at Albany Gaol) D 1 June 1926 aged 76 (Details in Warders and Gaolers Records of Service 1880-1938) Margaret B C 1865 M SAYERS Thomas 24th September 1890 Perth Western Australia D 1891 Canning, 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 |
| 2nd Wife | FORAN Catherine Nora daughter of EPG John FORAN B c1845 St. George London Middlesex Arrived per Minden 1851 1st Married FOOT Callaghan 1859 Greenough Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1875 Greenough Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Jane B 1869 unknown place M 1st WHITE George 14th July 1884 Perth Western Australia M 2nd BLOOMER Richard 12th April 1888 Perth Western Australia D 5th February 1909 Highgate Hill Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Francis B 1870 Dongara, Western Australia Isabella B 1872 Dongara, Western Australia Philip B 1874 Dongara, Western Australia M LOCKE Petronella 1901 Irwin District Western Australia M FANING Mary 1917 Swan District Western Australia D 1936 Mt Margaret, Western Australia Catherine B 9th May 1876 Perth Western Australia Peter B 1878 Victoria Plains M ELSTON nee CROSS Ellen Bertha 1926, Perth Western Australia D 21 April 1956 Busselton, Western Australia (Bicentennial Dictionary) James Henry B 1880 1st M O’REILLY Margaret 1905 East Coolgardie (D 1925 Sussex Registration District WA) 2nd M LARKIN Lucy 1933 Fremantle D 11 August 1954 Busselton age 74 Leonora B 1882 Gin Gin, Western Australia 1st M JONES George 1901 Perth 2nd M HOWLET Maurice F Perth 1927 D 21 August 1956, Collie Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Lake Munster Cockburn Sound Lot P12 20 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Bootmaker Mail Contractor |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Monday 31 August 1891 Funeral of Margaret Sayers The West Australian Thu 12 Aug 1954 Page 40 Family Notices of James Henry McGowan |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd May 1891, Western Australia Registration 266 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 Muster & Pay List or Census Halifax, Nova Scotia [WO12-7343] 1851 Muster & Pay List or Census Hyderabad, India [WO12-7352] Discharge: Chronic rheumatism, the effect of age and service in tropical climates. Suffers from cough and dyspnea. Worn out from long service. 5th February 1870 purchased Fremantle Town Lot 638 @ £6 Bicentennial Dictionary: Bootmaker. Dongara 1873-76 & mail contract to Board of Education 1875. Perth 1888 & Itinerant, Victoria Plains 1886-9. Employed 9 Ticket of Leave men 1869-1872 at Dongara & 1879-1880 at Gingin. |