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| Name | RYAN – Stephen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2382 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd October 1847 / 20 years / Athlone Roscommon Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fair / Grey / Red / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 8 years 7 months China – 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 188 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 7th April 1869 / Chatham |
| Campaign Medals | Kaffir War Medal 1851-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork Hill Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1869 Cork 1873 Greenwich 1874-1903 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem 1881 Increased to 1/3½d per diem for six years service Enrolled Pensioner Force |
| 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 | c1827 Ballyboyle (Ballyboy) Frankford Kings Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | RYAN Michael |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | COOPER Ann B c1846 (Marriage) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th October 1865 Youghal Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Michael William Thomas Mary Jane B 1878 Fremantle Western Australia Emily B 1880 Fremantle Western Australia D 31st January 1949 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery Louisa B 1882 Fremantle Western Australia Henry B 1884 Fremantle Western Australia George B 1886 Fremantle Western Australia M CROSSLEY Clarice 1951 Western Australia D 14th July 1967 Bicton WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery Church of Christ Arthur Joseph B 1888 Fremantle Western Australia D 30th May 1950 Cottesloe Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Ernest B 1891 Fremantle Western Australia D 21st April 1965 Willagee Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | COOPER Thomas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 11th November 1881 Assigned North Fremantle Lots P38 and P39 Pensioner road North Fremantle 1.1.14 and 1.0.0 acres respectively 27th December 1883 Title Application 16th June 1884 Deed of Grant issued Title 6/86 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Saturday 10th February 1900 page 12 Present at fete at Fremantle The West Australian Monday 30th January 1911 page 3 Obituary Stephen Ryan The Daily News Saturday 30th September 1922 page 16 Funeral notice of Ann Ryan |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th January 1911 Fremantle WA see obituary Buried Fremantle Cemetery RC |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 29th September 1922 Bur Fremantle RC Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1851 Stephen Ryan 2382 Private 2nd Ft location Clonmel 1861 Stephen Ryan 2382 Private 1st Bn 2nd Ft location returning from Hong Kong Discharge at own request at the termination of the second period of limited engagement November 1880 Stephen Ryan is on the Nominal list for the Enrolled Guard. At the time he was living at the no 1 barracks Fremantle with his wife and 5 children. Stephen his wife Annie and daughter Emily Jane are all buried in the same grave Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon C 0441 |