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| Name | SEERY / SEEREY / SHERRY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 6th 43rd and 10th Regiment 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2313 / 2599 / 1878 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th December 1845 / 17 years / Croughmore Longford Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 2 years 1 month East Indies – 11 years 5 months New Zealand – 2 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 317 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st December 1867 / Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Kaffir War Medal Indian Mutiny Medal New Zealand |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tashenny (Tashinny) 3 miles from Ballymahon Longford Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1867 Athlone 1868 Longford 1873 Greenwich 1874-1898 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/0½d per diem for 6 years service in 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 | c1828 Climbroney (Clonbroney) Granard Longford Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SEERY John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | TYNAN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SHAW Ellen c1846 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th February 1861 Fort St George Madras India |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 7th September 1863 Bp 18th September 1863 Fort William Calcutta Bengal M JOHNSON Alice Maria 1891 Perth Western Australia D 20th July 1952 Belmont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Thomas Aloysius B 10th September 1866 Bp 23rd September 1866 Bangalore India M FENNELL Mary 1891 Perth Western Australia D 24th February 1913 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Mary B c1869 Possibly Longford Ireland (Civil registration) M EDWARDS Henry 1900 Perth Western Australia Rose B c1872 Possibly Longford Ireland (Civil registration) M MORTON Hugh Wilson 1903 Boulder Western Australia D 9th June 1948 Perth WA Bur Roman Catholic section Karrakatta Cemetery WA William Richard B c1873 Not yet known M1 SWEENEY Cecilia 1897 Perth Western Australia M2 GARDNER Rose 1917 Perth Western Australia D 1st December 1952 North Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Frances B 1877 Perth Western Australia M DUNCUFF Albert M 1897 Western Australia Joseph B 1879 Perth Western Australia M HORBURY Emmeline Daphne 1921 Victoria Australia D 24th February 1925 Melbourne East Victoria Australia Margaret B 1881 Western Australia M DILLON William 1902 Kalgoorlie Western Australia D 5th July 1906 Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Memorial to Margaret on headstone East Perth Cemetery with her parents Catherine B 1881 Western Australia Ellen Mary (Helen) B 1884 Perth Western Australia M HILLER William 30th January 1908 St Georges Cathedral Perth WA D 1920 Northam WA James Patrick B 1886 Perth Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SHAW Patrick 43th Regiment B c1819 Powerscort Wicklow, Ireland D 13th December 1873 Madras India Buried Trichinopoly Cemetery Madras |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 11th November 1881 assigned Perth Lot V150 of 3 roods 4 perches located between Stone and Trevarton (Loftus) Streets West Perth 31st January 1884 Title application 29th August 1884 Deed Of Grant issued Title 6/174 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Possibly – Watchman Railway Department |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian 30th September 1898 Funeral Notice- page 4 The West Australian 30th September 1898 News and Notes – page 4 The West Australian 29th September 1899 Memoriam – page 4 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th September 1898 Stone Street West Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 28th May 1909 84 Stone Street West Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | On 2nd September 1898 John Seery made a will leaving all his estate to his wife Ellen Seery for her lifetime. After her death it was to be divided equally between some of the children ie Mary, Rose, William Richard, Joseph, Margaret, Ellen and James Patrick. The value of the estate was £509/14/0 – the Value of Perth town lot V 150 was £450. |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John Seery 2599/6th Foot 2313 Private 43rd Foot location Dublin 1861 John Seery 2599 Private 43rd foot location Fort St George Madras East Indies Discharge due to Asthemia and worn out. November 1880 John Seery is on the Nominal list for the Enrolled Guard. He is living in Barracks with his wife and 4 sons and 3 daughters but he is listed in the Mt Eliza Barracks as having 5 sons and 2 daughters living with him, 2 of the sons are in employment. 11th November 1880 Appointed to the Enrolled Guard. He bought furniture at the Barracks disposal sale. He was discharged when the Guard was disbanded 31st March 1887 as a Lance Corporal and was recorded as having 3 medals, 1 for the Indian Mutiny, 1 for New Zealand and 1 for the Cape (of Good Hope) He was in possession of a cottage and 2 roods 6 perches of land in Perth. 13th June 1887 John Seery applied for employment as a Railway watchman, porter or man of all works. In his application it said he was age 58, married, and could read and write. It was further noted that he was a sober, steady and deserving of employment. Although there was no vacancy at the time his application was registered and should a vacancy occur he would be remembered. SROWA Cons 527 1887/2233) John, Ellen and daughter Margaret were buried in the East Perth Cemetery and the grave has a surround and a head stone inscribed with the words “IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND JOHN SEERY WHO DIED ON THE 29th SEPT. 1898 AGED 69 YEARS ALSO MARGARET DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AND WIFE OF WILLIAM DILLON, (KALGOORLIE) WHO DIED JULY 5th 1906 AGED 24 YEARS R.I.P. ALSO ELLEN SEERY BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED MAY 28th 1909 AGED 63 YEARS O.G.H. DAY PERTH MARBLE WORKS At least two of John Seery’s son joined the AIF during World War 1, John Joseph enlisted on 2nd April 1817 but as he was 48 years and 5 month of age he was discharged as being over the age limit. He gave his place of birth as Calcutta India, his next of kin was his wife Alice Marie and he was employed as a electric linesman. Brother Joseph John enlisted on 23rd November 1915 age 35 years and 6 months giving his next of kin as his brother John Joseph. His occupation was given as a station hand and may have been the reason he was drafted into the Light Horse and later into the Camel Corps. The other brothers may have enlisted but their records have not been digitised, their sons also enlisted. |
