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| Name | PENDERGAST / PENDERGRAST / PRENDERGAST – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 87th Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1152 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th August 1838 / 18 years / Castlebar Mayo Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 7 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 46 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 4th October 1859 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Clonmel 1864-1891 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem – 1874 Increased to 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 near Castlebar Mayo 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 | HOLLY / HALLY / HADLEY Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6th October 1859 Carrick-on-suir Tipperary Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Richard b 5th September 1860 Kilkenny IrelandBp 7th September 1860 Cookstown Kilkenny Ireland M SILCOCK Mary Ann 1885 Greenough D 25th June 1925 East Coolgardie WA Charles James B 1865 Fremantle Western Australia D 21st November 1930 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary b 1866 (Obituary says 1864) M HAYNES Charles Henry 23rd October 1894 D 10 February 1916 Geraldton WA (age 50) Bur Geraldton cemetery (Apex Park) WA John B 1867 Geraldton Western Australia D 31st March 1867 Geraldton Western Australia bur Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia John Patrick B 1868 Geraldton Western Australia Joseph Hally / Hadley B 1870 Geraldton Western Australia M THOMAS Mary 1897 Geraldton Western Australia D 18th June 1955 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Utakarra Cemetery Western Australia Stephen B 1878 Greenough Western Australia D 13th April 1878 Greenough Western Australia bur Greenough Cemetery Western Australia Edward B 1879 Greenough Western Australia Mentioned in sister Mary’s obituary in 1916 D 1926 Georgina Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HALLEY Nicholas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | O’KEFFEE Unknown |
| 2nd Husband of Wife Date/Place of Birth | HAYNES Charles Henry Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1894 Greenough Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Greenough Lot G42 and 43 40 acres each Victoria Lot X12 at Bootenal 20 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Saturday 10th November 1894 page 26 Marriage of Daughter Mary to Charles Haynes The WA Record Saturday 19th February 1916 page 4 Obituary Mary Haynes Kalgoorlie Miner Friday 26th June 1925 page 4 funeral notice Richard Western Argus Tuesday 7th July 1925 page 7 Death of Richard |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th October 1891 Greenough Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Greenough Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 14th September 1912 Greenough Western Australia Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Several pages of Discharge documents missing British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Prendergast (sic) 1152 Private 87th Regt Depot Location Carlisle and Tynemouth 1851 As above Location Ferozepore India During the voyage of the Clara the Surgeon Superintendent stopped John Pendergast’s grog for having a dirty rifle. He was also one of the men charged with gross neglect of duty when taking their ammunition in one of their pouches and concealing it in the Barracks. Grog stopped for 3 days and matter to be turned over to the Commandant at Fremantle. Furthermore Mrs Pendergast also was one of the women who refused to go below when the decks were being cleaned. The Obituary for his daughter Mary Haynes said John had medals for the Indian mutiny and Crimea (doubtful) |