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| Name | RUSH – James / John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 88th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2591 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th June 1850 / 21 years / Bury Lancashire England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – embarked with Service Company for Crimea 4th April 1854 |
| Length of Service | 5 years 125 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 30th October 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Crimea Turkish Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Westport Mayo Ireland |
| Pension Districts | Castlebar 1855 Galway 1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/2½d per diem for service Enrolled Force 1887 further increased to 1/8d per diem to take into account 15 years 6 months service as Colour Sergeant in the South Mayo Rifles Militia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 Aughavale Westport Mayo Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | RUSH John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FITZPATRICK Elizabeth or Eliza c1841 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth Ann b22nd October 1867 Bp 30th October 1867 Aughaval Tuam Mayo Ireland M KEILY Joseph 1906 D 31st August 1907 Melbourne East Victoria Bur Melbourne General cemetery Catherine Mary (Kitty) B 1870 Ireland Bp 17th August 1870 Aughaval Tuam Mayo Ireland M LANGRIDGE Edward John 29th November 1899 Fremantle Western Australia D 10th May 1911 North Fremantle Western Australia Maria Louisa (Molly) B c1870 County Mayo Ireland M SHEPHERD John 1889 Victoria (Mary Ann) D 1936 Casterton Victoria Margaret Winifred B 2nd January 1874 at sea on “Naval Brigade” D 8th February 1874 onboard “Naval Brigade” James John B 10th February 1875 D 22nd July 1951 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Richard Patrick B March 1876 D 24th December 1879 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries 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 | 8th June 1881 assigned Perth Town Lot V118 of 1 acre 9 perches Collins Street north of Delhi Square 6th July 1885 Title application 31st December 1885 Deed of Grant issued Title 7/54 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Ballarat Star 17th February 1906 (Obit.) West Australian 24th February 1906 (Obit.) The Age Monday 2nd September 1907 page 1 Death notice Elizabeth Keily The West Australian Monday 15th May 1911 page 2 Obituary Catherine Langridge |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th February 1906 Nazareth House Ballarat Victoria Australia bur Ballarat Cemetery Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd June 1878 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Will: 8th December 1905. Probate: 22nd March 1906 Supreme Court of Victoria [VPRS 7591; VPRS 28, Grant P97-833] 7th December 1905 James Rush instructed his solicitors to prepare his will which he duly signed with his mark on the 8th December 1905. At the time he was blind and they had to read the will over to him before guiding his hand to make his mark. |
| Further Information | British Army worldwide Index 1851 James Rush 2591 Private Depot 88th Foot location Bury Barracks Discharge due to paralysis of lower extremities and back the result of a blow from a sand bag while serving in the trenches before Sebastopol 7th June 1855. November 1880 James rush was on the Nominal roll for the Enrolled Guard. At the time he was living at the Perth barracks and had 4 children 1 boy and 3 girls 2 of whom were in the Convent, his wife was dead. 13th December 1882 he was discharged from the Enrolled Guard-no reason given.James John – name on some records shown as John James |