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| Name | O’BRIEN – Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bombay Artillery and Bengal Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 76 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th August 1829 / 19 years / Westmeath Ireland Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not stated |
| Length of Service | 17 years 5 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 16th June 1847 / location not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Jersey 1849 – 51 2nd East London 1851 2nd North London 1852 – June 1860 Van Dieman’s Land July 1860 2nd East London 1861 – 77 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1811 Dublin 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 | FINAN Margaret/Mary 1826 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Tentative 4th Quarter 1850: Kanady O’Brian (sic) married Maria Finan at Billericay Essex, England |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1847 Essex England Mary Ann B 1849 Essex England M WHELAN James 1868 Western Australia and common-law wife of TIDEWELL Frank D 1894 Western Australia Kennedy B 4th May 1852 Hobart Tasmania Catherine B 18th September 1854 Hobart Tasmania (residence Argyle Street) |
| 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 | 20th February 1883 Land Grant Northam P 30 of ten acres given to daughter Mary Ann Tidewell (title deed 5/1431) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Tailor |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 21st July 1877 page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th July 1877 Northam Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Possible death Mary O’Brien died 1885 age 53 Western Australia. 23rd March 1878 Mary O’Brien, widow of pensioner, applied for outdoor relief but was offered admittance to work house. (see SROWA Cons 36 CSR Vol 893 folio 128) |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Kennedy O’Brien emigrated to Van Diemen’s Land as part of the Convict Guard December 1851 on the Convict transport Aboukir. On every document that mentions Kennedy O’Brien he said his occupation was ‘tailor’ never a pensioner. |