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| Name | SCANNELL – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 27th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 716 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th February 1831 / 20 years / Fermoy Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 12 years 229 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 92 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25 May June 1852 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | South African Medal Kaffir Wars 1835-1847 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Paisley Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Paisley 1856-1859 Western Australia 1860-1866 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1811 New Town Fermoy Cork 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 | SMITH Margaret 1827 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th July 1848 St Mary’s Chapel Glasgow Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | George S B 2 August 1852 St Mary Paisley Renfrewshire Scotland M WALKER Alicia 15 January 1877 St Ignatius Church Norwood SA M GATES Edith 22 April 1899 Adelaide SA D 20 April 1936 Norwood Adelaide SA Margaret B c1857 M RODLEY Frederick 24th June 1883 Catholic Church North Adelaide South Australia D 24 February 1886 age 29 North Adelaide South Australia Catherine Alice B c1859 M PEAKE Richard Butler 27th May 1887 Trinity Church Adelaide South Australia D 7th June 1934 Albany Western Australia Bur Albany John B Unknown Possible M LEBRUN Emma Jane 30th December 1879 Port Lincoln South Australia D 13th August 1899 Oaken Hill Station Port Lincoln South 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Perth Wednesday 26th May 1858 – page 2 Indian Relief Fund Adelaide Observer Saturday 10 December 1859 Passenger list of the Champion shows this family as Scanlon The Chronicle Saturday 26th August 1899 Page 4 Death of a John Scannell The Advertiser Tuesday 21 April 1936 page 16 Death Notice George |
| Departure from Western Australia | 9th November1859 to South Australia per brig Champion |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | September Qtr 1866 South Australia see WO23/252 1863-1870 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | SCENNELL(sic) Margaret/ 31 December 1875/Adelaide hospital South Australia Age 48 disease of the bladder |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Unfit for further service die to chronic catarrh In the Royal Adelaide Hospital records it shows George Scannell age 35 was admitted to the hospital on 28th September 1887 he gives the ship he arrived in South Australia as the Champion in 1859. His father’s pension was paid until 31 December 1859 in Western Australia. It appears the record for the Scanlon family on the passenger list for the Champion is really that of the Scannell family, |