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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 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 unknown M 19 January 1878 Adelaide South Australia Ellen Bridge Levers – their daughter was Ellen Mary B c1880 Adelaide South Australia D 1971 Brighton Victoria |
| 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 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 | Edward McSherry was appointed Sergeant Major on board the Lincelles 12th November 1861 vice Sergeant Major Moody Request to transfer to Melbourne signed 30th June 1870 states “married with 2 children under 14 years”. (That is not a direct quote it is your version of what was said) 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 McSherry died 30 September 1929 and is also buried in the Melbourne General cemetery and her husband is not. |
