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| Name | O’BRIEN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 59th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 199 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th October 1824 / 19 years / Strabane Tyrone Ireland Butcher |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 1 year 253 days Malta – 1 year 307 days |
| Length of Service | 16 years 240 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th June 1841 / Cork Barracks Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Maryborough 1854 Kilkenny 1855-1856 Western Australia 1856-1885 Van Diemen’s Land |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1805 Mountmellick Queens 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 | BOWE or BOOE Eliza Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 23rd November 1841 Maryborough Queens Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John bap 29th June 1844 Maryborough Queens Ireland Eliza bap 27th January 1850 Maryborough Queens Ireland Esther B 1848 M JENKINS John Howe 11th September 1882 Hobart Tasmania D 15th October 1931 Sandy Bay Tasmania Bur Cornelian Bay Cemetery Tasmania Mary B 1849 (deduced) Not yet known M NICHOL Joseph 2nd May 1878 St Mary Hobart Tasmania D 9th July 1924 Dover Tasmania Bur Cornelian Bay Cemetery Tasmania Robert B 28th February 1858 Hobart, Tasmania M HIBBITTS Mary Elizabeth 1885 Hobart Tasmania D 15th June 1934 Christchurch New Zealand |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 6th February 1856 – page 2 Perth Gazette Friday 17th February 1856 – page 3 The Mercury (Hobart) Monday 28th November 1904 – page 1 Marriage of granddaughter Theresa Nichol The Mercury Friday 11th July 1924 page 1 Death of Mary Nichol The Mercury Thursday 15th October 1931 page 1 death of Esther Jenkins The Mercury (Hobart) Monday 18th June 1934 – page 1 Death of Robert |
| Departure from Western Australia | 2nd February 1856 per “Eblana” to Adelaide South Australia, John O’Brien, wife and 4 children Daughter Mary O’BRIEN 12th October 1856 per “Francis” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st September 1885 New Town Hobart Tasmania bur Cornelian Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 11th November 1910 Bathurst H Hobart Tasmania Bur Cornelian Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John O’Brien, 199, Private, 59th regiment, Depot, Location Templemore, Cork & Jersey. WO12/6827 Discharge due to Chronic Rheumatism and stricture of the urethra. AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the Stag into the conduct of the Super Intendent Surgeon Caldwell. John O’Brien said he forbad his wife to associate with Mrs Brown. In the death notices for John’s children they tend to get the regiment wrong quoting 58th and 98th as well as the 59th |