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| Name | MCKERNAN / MCKEARNAN / MCKERAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 99th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 99 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd April 1826 / 17 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Brown / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 11 years 157 days |
| Length of Service | Actual service 16 years 5 day with an extra 5 years 240 days added for service in Mauritius = 21 years 245 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th May 1841 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Kilkenny Ireland 1850-1866 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Leeds Yorkshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | KERNAN John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BOYLE Bridget |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BOLTON Ellen c1817 Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | These McKiernan (sic) children were all born to a soldier of the 99th regiment: – Jane born Gosport 1825 – Mary A born 1827 Port Louis Mauritius – Elizabeth born 1829 Port Louis Mauritius – Amelia born 1831 Mahebourg Mauritius – Clement born 1834 Mahebourg Mauritius – Thomas born 1841 Dublin D 1885 age 41 – Roseanna B 1843, Bp 12th July 1843 St. John’s Kilkenny City Kilkenny IrelandRosanna B c1843 Bp 12th July 1843 St. Paul’s Kilkenny City Kilkenny Ireland M McMAHON James Fremantle 1858 D 4th March 1907 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery. John B 1839 Bp 12th May 1839 Roscommon, Ireland Thomas B 1841 Bp 14th January 1841 St. Paul’s Dublin City Dublin Irelnd D 1885 Asylum Western Australia William B 1845 Ireland M AHERN Mary Ann 16th June 1867 Daughter of John Ahern Merchantman 1863 D 14th February 1868 Toodyay, Western Australia John B 1851 Fremantle Western Australia 11th April 1851 Perth Western Australia M MOULTON Mary Agnes 21st February 1889 Bridgetown Western Australia (Granddaughter of Pensioner Richard Trayhorn) D 14th September 1917 Bunbury Western Australia Bur Catholic Cemetery Bunbury Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BOLTON John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WALLACE Bridget |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA -Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named. The Herald (Fremantle WA) Saturday 2nd November 1867 page 2 Sale of Swan location 267 Southern Times (Bunbury WA) Tuesday 26th February 1889 page 5 Marriage John McKernan The West Australian 5th March 1907 page 1 Funeral Notice Roseanna McMahon South Western Times Saturday 15th September 1917 page 5 Obituary John McKernan |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th September 1866 Western Australia 21at September 1866 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia (McHearnan) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 6th February 1864 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to chronic liver disease, a severe cough, rheumatic pains in limbs and great emaciation of the body. Mrs McKernan age 33 received treatment aboard the Hashemy for phlegmon Thomas McKernan age 10 contracted rubella while on board the Hashemy. In 1850 John put his name forward to be included in the detachment appointed to go to Bunbury. When he was not chosen he had angry words with Captain Bruce. Bruce was reluctant to strike him off the force as he said he was a sober and well behaved man. He offered him 1 acre of land in the North Fremantle village (P10) but McKernan refused saying he had been promised 10 acres prior to sailing. However in 1855 John McKernan is recorded as living in the Pensioner Village with his wife and 5 children all are of the Catholic faith. Ultimately John McKernan bought Swan location 267 of 40 acres on 13th September 1862 for 10/- per acre which was located on the 2 mile peg from Fremantle on the North Fremantle road. 20th September 1853 John McKernan bought action against Pensioner Cunningham for having used abusive language towards his wife Ellen which resulted in Cunningham being fined 10/- and payment of costs, supporting evidence given by Peter McQuade William McKernan born Ireland 1845 married Mary Ann Ahern (Merchantman1863) 7th June 1867.His mother‘s name on the marriage certificate is given as Helena Delany. He died 14th February 1869 in a bush fire at Toodyay WA. When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia. |