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Patrick Neeson and Perth Town Lot L74 – EPG Gazette 2017 no 3
| Name | NEESON – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 88th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1207 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th December 1838 /18 years / not stated Labourer/ |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 6 years 1 month West Indies – 3 years 4 months North America – 1 year 1 month |
| Length of Service | 14 years 334 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd November 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 2nd Manchester 1858 Longford 1858 2nd Manchester 1861-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem 12th May 1874 Increased to 1/0½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Mohill Leitrim 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 | McDERMOTT Maria B 1823 (deduced) Sligo Ireland (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1855 2nd Quarter Salford Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ann B 1855 M 1st SHAW John Alfred 1877 M 2nd OSBORNE John 1901 Perth Western Australia D 10th April 1917 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 1858 M WILKIN Hartley 1879 Perth Western Australia D 22nd April 1915 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Patrick B 20th March 1862 Fremantle Western Australia D April 1873 York Western Australia Mary B 22nd July 1864 Western Australia D 1894 Western Australia James B 8th October 1866 M JONES Ellen 1891 Perth Western Australia D 21st August 1921 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Market Gardner |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and WA Times 23rd September 1870 – page 2 Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 30th April 1873 – page 2 Daily News 1st March 1890 – page 2 The WA Record Thursday 6th March 1890 – page 7 West Australian Friday 23rd April 1915 – page 1 Daily News Saturday 14th April 1917 – page 3 Daily News Friday 4th January 1918 – page 1 Daily News Wednesday 9th January 1918 – page 3 Daily News Wednesday 24th August 1921 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st May 1881 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd March 1890 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge through ill health – large varicose veins in both legs. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Patrick Neeson, 1207, private, 88th Regt, location Malta WO12/9051 1851 Patrick Neeson, 1207, private 88th Regt, Location Halifax, Nova Scotia. WO12/9060 SROWA CSR Vol 745 Folio 244 Folio 244. 3 October1873. Lt. Col Harvest noted that the payment of £1.10s. 0., the cost of his son’s funeral at York had been deducted from the pension of pensioner Patrick Neeson. The Neeson family occupied Perth Town Lot 74 Mounts Bay Road as a Tenant-at-will from 1878 to his wife’s death in 1890 (Not a land grant). Mrs Neeson was a laundress and Patrick had a small market garden, the family continued as Tenants-at-will after Mrs Neeson’s death and at one time ran tea rooms. |