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| Name | McNAMARA – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 66th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1645 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd December 1840 / 19 years / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Fresh / Grey / Fair / Slight mark on corner left eyebrow |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 4 years 1 month West Indies – 3 years 5 months Canada – 3 years 4 months East Indies – 2 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 49 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th February 1862 / Camp Colchester England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ennis Clare Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Ennis 1865-1893 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1878 increased to 1/5d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1821 Quin 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 | BOURKE/BURKE Bridget 1835 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th February 1863 Killaloe, Clare Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B 1863 Ireland Poss Bp 25th March 1861 Balliboy, Tipperary, Ireland D 11 January 1940 Glendalough Western Australia Bur RC section Karrakatta Cemetery WA Mary Margaret B 28th October 1865 at sea aboard Vimiera D 12th March 1903 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Andrew Patrick B September 1868 Perth Western Australia M O’DONNELL Agnes Bidelia 1902 Perth Western Australia D 5th April 1922 Parkside Norwood South Australia Martha Matilda B 1870 Perth Western Australia M ROUSE William Henry 1893 Perth Western Australia D 21st February 1941 Midland Junction Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Bridget B 15th March 1872 Perth Western Australia M TYERS Samuel James 1893 Perth Western Australia D 1st December 1964 Tuart Hill Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ann B 1874 Perth Western Australia D 30th November 1874 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Catherine B 15th March 1879 Perth Western Australia M FLETCHER Charles Albert 1900 Perth Western Australia D 13th October 1940 Barwon Downs Victoria Australia Bur Yaugher Cemetery Victoria |
| 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 | 9th August 1883 assigned Perth Lot 271Y Wanneroo Road North Perth 31st January 1884 Title Application Title 6/173 30th August 1884 granted Fee Simple Perth Lot 271Y |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Thursday 14th March 1889 page 3 Assault on wife West Australian Perth Thursday 31st August 1893 – page 4 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th August 1893 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | See Further Information |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John McNamara 1645 Private 66th Foot location Gosport 1851 As above location Barbados West Indies 1861 As above location Colchester 1861 Census RG 09/1097/162/21 St Botolph Colchester Essex Discharge at own request after 21 years service. 1889 John McNAMARA charged with assaulting his wife with a wooden lath (sic) and other injuries sentenced to 2 months imprisonment Thomas McNamara was working at Robb’s Jetty installing telegraph poles when he suffered a fall causing him to be severely injured. At the time of the accident 1903 he was the sole support for his aged mother and invalid sister. When the barracks was taken over around 1903 for the use of the Public Service Bridget McNamara, who had been living at the barracks journeyed to Victoria to live with her daughter Catherine Fletcher. She appears to have died in 1917 age 78 years. Her death registration gives her father’s name as Michael Burke (sic) and mother Catherine Sullivan. She died at Forrest, Victoria |