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| Name | McNAMARA – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Madras Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 798 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th March 1841 / 20 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 21 years 18th May 1841 Embarked England per “Malcolm” for India December 1859 Embarked India 7th per “Earl of Hardwick” for England |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th December 1860 / Madras |
| Campaign Medals | None known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Limerick 1863 Montreal WO23/22 EIC 1858-1865 1864 Limerick 1865 Woolwich 1866 Tilbury 1866 Western Australia 1875-1879 Wellington New Zealand (end of available records) |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820-23 Castleconnell Limerick Limerick 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left Western Australia during 1874 or 1875: pension paid 1st October 1875 in New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge ‘Time Expired’ A James McNamara died 11 September 1887 at Haining St. Wellington and is buried in the Wellington Cemetery. He was aged 60 according to the death notice in the New Zealand Times 6 October 1887 page 9 |