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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 |
| 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 | 1862 Michael O’Keefe nominated his sister-in-law Bridget Russell (aged 20 living at Shanagolden Limerick) to migrate to Western Australia |