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| Name | O’BRIEN / O’BRYAN – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 60th Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 950 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th June 1832 / 19 years 9 months / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 5 years 5 months Jamaica – 2 years 11 months Canada – 3 years 1 month Cape of Good Hope – 1 year 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 26 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 10th June 1853 / Birr Kings Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Philipstown Kings Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Tullamore 1855 3rd Plymouth April 1856 – December 1859 Western Australia January 1860 – 1878 Sydney Between 1860 -1862 the men of the 60th rifles received a gratuity Michael O’Bryan received ten pounds |
| Pension Paid | 1/10½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | September 1811 Crogham Philipstown Kings Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | O’BRYAN Michael |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Amy |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | The Inquirer & Commercial News (Perth) 13 August 1856 page 3 Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 30th July 1856 page 3 Court Martial of Captain Foss South Australian Register 19th December 1859 page 2 The Burrowa News Friday 20 December 1878 page 2 Death notice Michael O’Brien NSW Government Gazette Friday 20th December 1878 Issue 401 Page 5079 Will Michael O’Bryan/O’Brien The Burrowa News Friday 26 October 1883 page 3 Sale of deceased property (Mrs O’Brien) |
| Departure from Western Australia | 29th November 1859 departed for South Australia with wife Mary per Bandicoot: pension paid January 1860 – 78 in Sydney New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12 December 1878 Burrowa New South Wales Bur Boorowa Cemetery New South Wales Plot RC A245 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | c 1883 |
| Will or Probate | New South Wales Will Books 1800-1952 Entry 3027 |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Michael O’Bryan Private 950 2/60th rifles Location at Sea Jamaica 1851 Michael O’Bryan Sergeant 2nd Battalion 60th rifles Location Kilkenny Ireland Discharge due to chronic affection of the chest and rheumatism, worn out. 24th July 1856 appeared as witness at the Captain Foss Court Martial in Western Australia: £15/16/5 balance due to Michael O’BRIEN on landing misappropriated by Foss. The inscription of the headstone at the Boorrowa (sic) Cemetery said Michael was the son of Michael and Amy, husband of Mary Ann. |