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| Name | QUINN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 88th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1365 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th September 1839 / 19 years / Ennistymon Clare Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fresh / Blue / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 6 years 1 month West Indies – 3 years 4 months Nth America – 1 year 1 month Turkey & Crimea – 2 years 4 months East Indies – 2 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 167 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th June 1861 / Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-59 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ennistymon Clare Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Ennis 1864 Tilbury 1864-1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Kilmanhan (Kilmanahan) Ennistymon Clare 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1880 Western Australia (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Quinn 1365 Private 88th Foot location Malta 1851 James Quinn 1360 (sic) Private 88th Foot location Halifax Nova scotia 1861 James Quinn 1365 Private depot 88th Foot location Colchester Discharge at own request having served 21 years. Corporal James Quinn was a single man on the voyage of the Merchantman.Michael O’Loughlin and fellow pensioner and comrade at arms James Quinn were both born at Kilmanahan (Kilmanaheen) County Clare in 1820/1. Both young men enlisted in the 88th regiment on 4th September 1839 at Ennistymon. They both served for 21 years 277 days (James was calculated as 167 days as he had a period of imprisonment but they both went to pension at Colchester 25th June 1861. There was a period in 1851 when Michael was at Bury, Lancashire and James was at Halifax, Nova Scotia and James served in the Crimea while Michael did not. Michael received a pension of 11d while James received 9d, apparently the WO was nor particularly pleased with his conduct. Their pension was paid at Ennis until they embarked for Western Australia as part of the Convict guard on the Convict ship Merchantman in 1864. Their parallel lives ceased with the death of Michael O’Loughlin in 1876. Whether they were related or were friends is not clear as the birth records for Kilmanahan do not start until 1870. |