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| Name | ROONEY – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 15th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1016 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th August 1835 / 19 years / Woodfort Cavan Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 2 years Ceylon – 9 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 101 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th November 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Jersey Channel Islands |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Jersey 1857 Exeter (not paid) 1857 Jersey 1858-1878 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1874 Increased to 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1816 Navan Meath 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 | HINDS or HYMUS Jane Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia bur 1st April 1861 St Patrick’s Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Catherine B 1862 Perth Western Australia D 1920 Coolgardie Western Australia |
| 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 | 1865 accompanied C C HUNT on his exploration east of York |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 12 January 1878 page 3 Death of a pensioner called Rooney |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1878 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Henry Rooney 1016 Private 15th Foot location Winchester and Woolwich 1851 Henry Rooney 1016 Private location Kandy and Colombo Ceylon Discharge due to length of service and effect of climate, varicose veins left leg. Henry Rooney was one of the pensioners who accompanied CC Hunt on his expedition from 17th January -16 August 1865 to find an inland route to the north sinking new wells and shoring up existing ones along the way as well as blazing the trail. Unfortunately it was conducted at the worst time of the year and great hardship was endured from excessive heat and bush fires as well as sore eyes, splinters in the eyes and lack of water. |
