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Name | QUIRK – James |
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Regiment (s) | 20th and 54th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 753 – 20th Regiment 1018 – 54th Regiment |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd February 1825 / 16 years / Maryborough Ireland Nailer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Sallow / Hazel / Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 13 years |
Length of Service | 14 years 1 day |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th March 1841 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Castlecomber Kilkenny Ireland |
Pension Districts | 1841 Kilkenny 1850-1867 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Castlecomber Kilkenny 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 | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
Children by 1st Wife | Michael B c 1847 Not yet known D Not yet known |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Policeman (dismissed 21st March 1852 from Perth Police Force) |
Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA – Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners named |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | March 1867 drowned aboard the Emma between Cossack and Fremantle Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | One of Group of Men from Enrolled Pensioner Force who perished onboard “Emma” |