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| Name | McPHIE / McPHEE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 75th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 249 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th January 1824 / 20 years / Stirling Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Pale / Dark / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 13 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 212 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th August 1845 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Stirling Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Stirling 1846 Perth Scotland 1846 Perth 1849 Dundee 1852-1854 Western Australia 1854-1858 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | London England (Date not known) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1804 Kilmallie Argyle Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 15th November 1805 Kilmallie Argyle Scotland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | McPHEE Archibald Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McMILLAN Unknown Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HAY Catherine c1811 Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th December 1847 Perth Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Richard B 1855 M JOHNSTON Ann Eliza 30 September 1882 Brunswick Victoria D1931 Brunswick Victoria |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HAY Alexander Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Barbara Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Age Thursday 26 October 1882 page 1 Marriage of Richard McPhee The Age Saturday 19 September 1931 page 5 Bereavement Notice |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1st January 1854 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th August 1858 Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1857 Victoria Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John McPhie 249 Private 75th foot location Fort Beaufort Cape of Good Hope Discharge due to rheumatism and dyspnoea On 6th July 1914 their only son Richard wrote to Chelsea Hospital asking for information re his deceased parents John and Catherine McPhee. He stated his mother Catherine Hay was born at Perth Scotland and married in 1847 also at Perth Scotland. Apparently she had worked as a matron and he asked if she had been employed at the Chelsea Hospital and whether his father had been a patient there. The hospital replied on 6th July 1914 that John McPhee had never been admitted to Chelsea Hospital and there was no trace Catherine Hay had worked there either as a matron or as a nurse between the years 1835 and 1852. Letters are attached to the WO 97 for John McPhie. |
