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| Name | O’KEEFE / O’KEEFFE – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 37th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1201 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th November 1836 / 18 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Hazel / Dark Brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Jamaica – 1 year 2 months Halifax Nova Scotia – 2 years 10 months Ceylon – 9 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 354 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th November 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1857-1958 Limerick 1858-1859 2nd North London 1859 – July 1871 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 St. John’s Limerick Limerick 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 | RUSSELL Mary B c1832 (deduced from age at death) bap 7th January 1833 St Michael’s Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 11th January 1858 St Mary’s Limerick City Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | RUSSELL David Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MANAHAN Margaret Not yet known 7th February 1831 at St. Michael’s Limerick City Limerick Ireland |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | LEARY / O’LEARY Daniel – 57th Regiment arrived “York” 1862 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1872 Perth Western Australia (shown as Mary O’ Kieff) |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 10th May 1888 – page 2 Funeral notice Daniel O’Leary |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th July 1871 Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 11th April 1898 Perth Barracks Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries with 1st husband Michael O’KEEFE |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Michael O’Keefe 1201 private location Halifax Nova Scotia 1851 Michael O’Keefe 1201 private 37th Foot location Kandy and Colombo Ceylon Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and generally worn out. 1862 Michael O’Keefe nominated his sister-in-law Bridget Russell (aged 20 living at Shanagolden Limerick) to migrate to Western Australia In 1880 Daniel O’Leary was living with 4 children (1 boy and 3 girls) at the Mt. Eliza Barracks, it is impossible to say if these were the children of Daniel or Michael O’Keeffe. The O’Keefe grave at East Perth Cemetery has an inscribed headstone and metal surrounds, death year is incorrect for Michael |