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| Name | McMAHON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 38th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3017 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th June 1850 / 18 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Turkey – 4 months Crimea – from September 1854: time not stated |
| Length of Service | 5 years 195 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th December 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Limerick 1856 Plymouth 3rd Convict Guard July 1857 – 1875 Western Australia 1875 – March 1879 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1833 Broadford Clare 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 | McKERNAN (Mc KIERNAN) Ros(e)anna Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1858 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ann B 1859 Perth Western Australia Possible marriage: HARVEY Alpheaus (Alfred) 11 February 1882 Peterborough Frome SA Possible death: Annie Harvey 18 August 1924 Hindmarsh SA Not yet known Ellen B 1862 Fremantle Western Australia M MOLLOY Arthur 31st March 1884 Thebarton South Australia D 18th February 1931 Southwark SA Adelaide South Australia Mary B 1864 Albany Western Australia D 13th March 1891 Adelaide Hospital Adelaide SA James B 1866 Fremantle Western Australia D 1867 Fremantle 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder Convict Establishment 9th March 1859 to 5th August 1875 Pension of £50/4/4 paid from 1st August 1875 Warder Adelaide Gaol |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News (WA) 9th June 1858 South Australia Express and Telegraph 29th April 1895 (Death Notice) The West Australian Tuesday 5th March 1907 Funeral notice Rosanna Southern Cross Friday 27th February 1931 page 15 Obituary of Ellen Molloy |
| Departure from Western Australia | Late 1875 departed for South Australia possibly Otway |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 28th April 1895 Smith Street Southwark Adelaide South Australia 29th April 1895 West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 4th March 1907 Lunatic Asylum Fremantle Western Australia Karrakatta Cemetery WA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 James McMahon 3017 Private Depot 38th Foot location Castle Chester Discharge due to stiffness of right thigh due to a gunshot wound received 12 June at the Cemetery. Warders and Gaolers page 143/4 has a long entry regarding the service of James McMahon as a warder at the Convict Establishment WA and further information regarding the mental state of his wife Rosanna. Daughter Mary McMahon was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital three times before her death: 20th January 1888, age 24, Single woman, RC, residence Prospect, no occupation, born Western Australia 8 years in Colony arrived on the Otway 28 March 1889, age 25, Single, RC, residence Russell Street, born WA, 13 years in Colony arrived Ottway (sic) 5 March 1891, 30 years, single, RC, residence South Wark occupation Servant, born WA died 13 March 1891. (Registration said 15th March. |