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| Name | QUINN / QUIN – Alexander |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 80th 78th 31st and 95th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1786 / 3281 / 450 / 858 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th April 1841 / 18 years / Armagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 2 years 3 months East Indies – 18 years 8 months China – 1 year 11 months |
| Length of Service | 23 years 237 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th July 1864 / Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal with clasp for Forezeshuh Burmah Medal with clasp for Pegu Indian Mutiny Medal with 2 clasps for Defence of Lucknow and Relief of Lucknow Persia Campaign Medal with clasp China medal with clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Armagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1864 Armagh 1865-1894 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1823 Armagh Ireland (WO97) 1st January 1827 Armagh (British Civil Service) |
| 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 | MCNULTY Maria (possible surname) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Anne B 2nd April 1845 Bp 4 June 1845 Agra India Catherine B 1850 D 24the January 1855 bur St. Patrick’s RC Chapel Poona India Alice Maria B 21st March 1855 Baptised 8th April 1855 Poona Catholic Chapel Bombay India M GLASKIN John Joseph 1876 Fremantle Western Australia D 24th November 1890 Western Australia Bur East Perth Cemetery WA Catherine Maria Aloysia B 4th September 1857 BP 16the September 1857 St. Patricks Poona Bombay India D 22 June 1858 age 9 months Bur St. Patrick’s Poona 22 June 1858 Maria B abt March 1859 Bp 14th April 1859 St. Patrick’s Poona Bombay India |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | GALLAGHER Mary (widow) B c 1834 Agra India Her previous husband was a John Gallagher |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Robert Alexander B 7th January 1866 Fremantle WA M PEAD Caroline May Greenough Western Australia D 1912 Murchison Western Australia |
| 3rd Wife | CADDEN Anne nee McQuatt B 1834 Perth Scotland Her previous husband was EPG John Cadden m 1851 Glasgow |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1890 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd Wife | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 1868 granted Greenough locations G50 G51 G52 and G53 all of 20 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1866 Assistant Warder Gingin, Champion Bay, Greenough 1875 Warder with Convict Establishment at Fremantle see Barker pages 174/5 |
| Newspaper Articles | Daily News Saturday November 1886 page 3 Death and Funeral Notice Mary Quinn The Daily News Monday 8th September 1890 – page 3 Charged with desertion Western Mail Saturday 26th September 1891 – page 25 Alexander Quinn charged with perjury in the case of Hyman Weisse v Alexander Quinn The Daily News Saturday 28th April 1894 – page 3 Obituary Daily news Friday 18th May 1894 page 3 estate of Alexander Quinn |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th April 1894 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 25th November 1886 Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 3rd Wife | Annie ROSS nee McQuatt formerly Cadden and Quinn died 14th January 1921 Bur Fremantle Cemetery (Anglican) |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403 1894/024 Will dated April 1894 Alexander Quinn appointed Charles Hall, pensioner and James Bovell, warder as the executors of his will. He bequeathed all his medals, watch and clothing and bedding to his son Robert Alexander Quinn absolutely. His new clock to Charles Board of Fremantle, his new looking glass and stand, all his crockery and household furniture to the said Charles Board. He bequeathed all his money in the bank at the time of his death to his son Robert Alexander Quinn. He then directed that his house and land be sold by his executors as soon as convenient after his demise and after the payment of his just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses he directed ten ponds to be paid to Charles Board and the balance to his son Robert Alexander Quinn. Value of the estate was not expected to exceed fifty pounds. |
| Further Information | Alexander Quinn 3281 Corporal 78th Foot Indian Mutiny medal clasp Defence of Lucknow Volunteered to 31st Foot 1 February 1859 British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Alexander Quinn recruit 80th Foot enlisted 18th April 1841 location Chatham 1851 Alexander Quinn 1786 Sergeant 80th Foot location Dinapore 1861 Alexander Quinn 450 Private 31st Foot location China Wounded severely in the left hand at Forozeshah 22nd December 1845 Wounded slightly in the head at Donabue Burmah 19th March 1853 Slight leg wound at Bithon Nana Sahib Palace 16th August 1857 Granted an additional year’s service towards… Pension and medal and gratuity for the Relief of Lucknow 2nd June 1862 Surgeons Journal entry aboard the Vimeira: 15th November 1865 “Whilst Corporal Quin was cleaning a revolver one chamber exploded the bullet passing through both legs of warder Meagher’s trowsers (sic) penetrating the jacket of Guard McMullen – was diverted by the catch underneath plate and entered about 1 inch above the …and finally lodged close to that part of the liver where the great bowel enters- cut down and extracted the ball.” Alexander Quinn married three times firstly to an unknown Mary who was in India with him and died sometime before 1866 as he married Maria Gallagher around that time. His third wife was Ann Cadden whom he separated from shortly after the marriage in 1890.It is possible that Alexander Quinn married Mary McNulty at St. Mary’s NSW in 1843, the regiment went to India in 1844 and she was the mother of quite a lot of children (no surname given) and died before coming to Australia. He then married Maria Gallagher and had the one child Robert Alexander. If she was born in Agra in 1834 she was not the mother of children born in 1843 so that made her the second wife. Broomhall said she was the daughter of Patrick Gallagher 80th – have not found reference to that in Cons 144. That means her 1st husband was NOT John Gallagher it was her maiden name. It is a bit messy.Wife I was Maria possibly McNulty at least 5 children Wife 2 was Mary Gallagher 1 child Anne Cadden was wife number 3 and thankfully no children but three Cadden kids. She was the only one to definitely have a previous husband. She is not mentioned in the Will The Vimeira arrived December 1865 and Robert Alexander was born January 1866 which poses a question of where they married |