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| Name | SHERIDAN – Bernard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 34th and 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 948 / 949 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th October 1831 / 18 years / place not shown on attestation documents (WO97) Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years 5 months West Indies – 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 241 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th June 1853 / Limerick Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Galway Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Galway 1855 Limerick 1857 Plymouth |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | December 1813 Ballinrobe Mayo Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SHERIDAN Bernard Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | O’REILLY Mary Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Mary B 13th April 1812 Ballinakill Galway Ireland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FENTON Mary B c1820 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd November 1847 Charleville Cork Ireland – marriage recorded as Richard SHERIDAN |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1848 England M HOUGHTON Ellen Elizabeth 20th April 1876 West Terrace Adelaide South Australia D 17th December 1940 Kingscote South Australia James B 3rd November 1850 Buttevant Cork Ireland M WOODS Sarah 24th November 1874 location not yet known D 18th January 1920 Fremantle Western Australia Bernard B 1853 United Kingdom D 1907 Broad Arrow Western Australia (tentative) Stephen B c1854 United Kingdom (tentative) M HUNT Margaret unknown date New Norcia Western Australia D Not yet known Kate B 1855 United Kingdom (tentative) M Not yet known D Not yet known Peter B 22nd December 1857 Fremantle Western Australia bap 25th December 1857 M Not yet known D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | De facto relationship with DART Joseph, expiree while separated from Bernard Sheridan |
| Date/Place of Marriage | No marriage occurred |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Joseph B 1865 Western Australia D 1867 Western Australia Three children, names not yet known, from de facto relationship with Joseph Dart 3 daughters all born in Perth Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Worked as saddler and farmer in Greenough area |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and West Australian Times – 29th June 1866 pages 2-3 Commercial and Trades Directory South Australia 1882 page 349 West Australian – Thursday 10th September 1836 page 9 The Advertiser Adelaide – Wednesday 18th December 1940 page 16 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd December 1883 Rottnest Island Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 23rd June 1866 Perth Western Australia: Joseph Dart, de facto, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 3 years prison for Mary Sheridan’s death |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Oldest son, John Sheridan, moved to South Australia in 1872. A master mariner, in fishing and general trade, he took up a lease on Kangaroo Island (around 1900 and then lived at Glanville Adelaide South Australia |