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| Name | SHAUGHNESSY / SHAUGHNESSEY – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 88th and 82nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1693-88th Regiment 61 – 82nd Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th July 1842 / 17 years 9 months / Longford Longford Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 1 year 1 month West Indies – 3 years 4 months North America – 1 year 1 month Crimea – 2 years 3 months East Indies – 5 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 31 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th November 1863 / Camp Colchester England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimean Medal Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Post Office Athlone Roscommon Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1863 Athlone 1865 2nd Belfast 1865 Southampton 1867 Tilbury 1867-1872 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 18th April 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 13th July 1867 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 Moore Shannon Bridge Roscommon 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | At least one child name unknown |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd December 1872 Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Shaughnessy 1693 Private 88th Foot location Halifax Nova Scotia 1861 Thomas Shaughnessy 61 Private 82nd foot location Delhi Discharge at own request after 21 years’ service He was in possession of 4 good conduct badges and a medal for good conduct and long service with a gratuity of £5 On 16th April 1867 the Surgeon Superintendent of the Norwood advised the Director of Transport that a child in the family of Private Shaughnessy was suffering from measles and asked if he was to disembark the family. On the 17th April he was advised the family were not to be landed and the ship detained. By the 18th as no further cases of measles had been detected the ship was ordered to sea. A Rose Ellen Shaughnessey married James Bridges at Albany 1875 but it is unknown if this was his widow |