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| Name | McNEECE / McNIECE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 15th and 8th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1806 / 1167 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th July 1836 / 18 years / Not known Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 4 years 153 days East Indies – 9 years 86 days |
| Length of Service | 22 years 38 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st August 1858 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1858 Sligo 1862 Bermuda 1863-1892 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem 1874 Increased to 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 St. John’s Sligo 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 | WALSH (WELSH) Catherine |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1843 Ashton under Lyne Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B c1844 Whalley Lancashire England bap 25th August 1844 Habergham-Eaves Lancashire England D 1874 Geraldton Western Australia William Henry B c1849 Karachi India John B 11th August 1860 North America |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Lot G31 Greenough Flats 10 acres Lot G32 Greenough Flats Acreage 16.2.28 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1872 gardener Employed 5 ticket-of-leave men 1865-1877 |
| Newspaper Articles | Record Thursday 28th July 1892 – page 5 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th July 1892 Geraldton Western Australia Greenough Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1895 Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403/1912/254 – Left real and personnel property to his wife and son William Henry on proviso that 50 masses be said as soon as possible for the repose of his soul. |
| Further Information | January-February 1864 John McNEECE nominated his single 18 year old niece Ann ROSS as a government immigrant: she was living Sligo Ireland |