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| Name | O’BYRNE aka O’BYREN / O’BEIRNE / O’BRYNE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 51st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 357 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd May 1824 / 18 years / Mullingar Westmeath Ireland Blacksmith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Islands – 10 years Van Diemen’s Land – 7 years |
| Length of Service | 22 years 99 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th August 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Claremorris Mayo Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Roscommon 1847 Jersey 1852-1871 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | May 3, 1852 Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Kilcoleman Mayo Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Dominick O’Byrne Ireland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SALUSTRI Nicoletta c 1814 Ancona Italy |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7th January 1829 Corfu |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 3rd August 1833 Corfu M BUCK Richard 16th May 1859 St. Patrick’s Adelaide South Australia D 4th August 1881 Western Australia John B 19th May 1837 Belfast Bp 20th May 1837 St Patrick’s Belfast City Belfast Antrim Ireland Possible death 21st May 1838 Chatham, Kent, England. Ellen B 2nd June 1839 at Sea off Sydney New South Wales M BATH Alfred 1856 Fremantle WA M McDONALD John 18th June 1864 Chalmers Church Adelaide South Australia D 13th January 1927 Eastwood Adelaide SA Bur West Terrace Cemetery South Australia Clementine B 3rd October 1841 Tasmania George B 3rd January 1843 Hobart Ann B 1st January 1846 Hobart M HEHIR Matthew 9th February 1899 St. Patrick’s Adelaide South Australia D 10th November 1924 Port Adelaide South Australia Clara B 4th August 1850 Jersey M OWEN Robert 1871 Fremantle WA D 1896 WA James Dominic B 5th August 1855 Fremantle M ENRIGHT Mary Jane 1883 Fremantle WA D 25 January 1918 Hamilton Hill Western Australia Bridget Selina B 20th April 1857 Fremantle M FREEMAN John Robert D 21st May 1939 Fremantle WA Buried Fremantle Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SALUSTRI Bernado |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | SROWA CONS 541 AO618 – 24th August 1881 Nicoletta O’Byrne relict of James O’Byrne applied for a Crown Grant of land however as her husband had not taken up land when he was alive she was not entitled to any |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian 11 February 1892 page 4 Funeral Notice Nicoletta The West Australian Wednesday 30th January 1918 page 1 Death notice James D O’Byrne The Daily News Monday 22nd May 1939 page 10 Death of Bridget Freeman |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th March 1871 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | February 1892 Fremantle Western Australia Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | James and his family embarked with the 51st regiment for New South Wales on 4th January 1839 and was invalided to the UK on 13th March 1846 British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James O’Beirne (sic) 357 Private 51st regiment location Van Diemen’s land Discharge due to cough and “hurried respiration on the least exertion” In the 1851 Census the family of James O’Byrne is indexed under “Byrne”, they are living at Rocket Court St. Helier Jersey James age 44 is a pensioner of the 51st regiment born Claremorris, Ireland, his wife Nicoleta (sic) is aged 35 and daughter Mary were born Corfu and were a British Subjects. Daughter Helena (Ellen) is age 7 and was born at sea off Sydney NSW, Ann age 5 was born at Hobart town and Cematin (sic) age 2 was born at St. Helier’s Jersey. The West Australian Friday 30th August 1918 reported James Dominic O’Byrne late of South Fremantle bequeathed to Bridget Selina Freeman £63/10/- Daughter Ann O’Burn (sic) was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital on 25th October 1864 age 29, she was living at North Adelaide and said she had been born in Hobarton Van Dieman’s land and had been 3 years in the Colony. Her name is on the passenger list for the schooner Gem departing Fremantle 22nd October 1862. “O’Byrne ” is reported the only way that James signed his name. The name of James wife is Nicoletta Salustri and there is a street named after her in the Rocky Bay estate in North Fremantle. She is documented as being the first Italian woman in Western Australia |