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| Name | McSHERRY / McCHERRY – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1592 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th April 1841 / 18 years 2 months / Belfast Ireland Joiner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Dark / Grey / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 4 years 147 days |
| Length of Service | 5 years 345 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th September 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | 2 medals Punniar Sutlej |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 2nd North London 1847 Belfast 1851 Liverpool 1852 1st Belfast 1852 Monaghan 1853 1st Belfast 1855 1st Glasgow 1856 1st Belfast 1862-1865 Western Australia 1865- June 1870 South Australia Sept 1870-1886 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Fintond Tyrone Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | McSHERRY Robert Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SMITH Bridget Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | VALLALY / VALLAY Ellen c1824 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th October 1848 St. Patrick’s Belfast City Belfast Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert J B 1849 bp 4th October 1849 St. Patrick’s Belfast City Belfast Ireland M MALONEY Bridget 1875 Victoria Edward B 9th August 1851 Bp 24th August 1851 St. Nicholas Liverpool England M IEVERS Ellen 19 January 1878 Adelaide South Australia D 17th September 1920 Magill South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | VALLALY Charles Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SMITH Mary Ann Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Argus Wednesday 6th March 1878 page 1 Marriage of son Edward The Australasian Saturday 1st May 1886 page 3 death of Edward The Argus Thursday 13th October 1887 page 9 Probate Ellen McSherry |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th April 1886 Carlton Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 11th October 1887 Victoria Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | VPRS 7591 P2 unit 130 Item 35/694 made 21 May 1886 whereby after reserving £30 for a headstone she said ‘I give and devise and bequeath unto my two sons Robert McSherry and Edward McSherry all my real and personal estate in the Colony of Victoria or elsewhere to be held by them for their own use and benefit share and share alike as tenants in common and not as joint tenants’ She appointed Patrick Joseph Sheil as sole executor. The estate consisted of a four roomed dwelling in bad repair at North Melbourne valued at not more than £250. |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Edward McSherry 1593, enlisted at Belfast, location Chatham. Edward was present at the action at Punniar 29th December 1843, with the Army of the Sutlej in 1845 & 1846, present at the actions of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, and wounded at Sobraon Discharge: “Contraction of the right hand caused by a wound received in action at Ferozeshah on 21st December 1845.” Acting Corporal Edward McSherry was appointed Sergeant Major on board the Lincelles 12th November 1861 vice Sergeant Major Moody. In 7th December the Surgeon Superintendent reported “A woman named Mrs. Mc Sherry, one of the wives of the guard found holding a conversation through an opening in the Barracks with one of the Prisoners. I have been informed that this has occurred frequently before. To be kept in the Barracks until further orders and well looked after.” Request to transfer to Melbourne signed 30th June 1870 stated he was married with 2 children under 14 years. Parents Robert and Bridget.Bridget McSherry died 9 October 1928 and is buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery but her husband is not. A Robert McSherry died in Western Australia in 1913 but there are no further details. Likewise Ellen (Levers) McSherry died 30 September 1929 and is also buried in the Melbourne General cemetery and her husband is not. The only death for a Robert McSherry was in Western Australia on 1st March 1913 age 67, buried Karrakatta Cemetery. |