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| Name | STEWART / STUART – Daniel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 76th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1626 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th November 1839 / 16 years 6 months / Ennis Wellen Fermanagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / Marked with a D (Deserter) |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Bermuda – 1 year 7 months North America – 4 years 1 month Ionian Islands – 3 years Malta – 2 years |
| Length of Service | 15 years 284 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 27th May 1857 / Birr Kings England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Fivemiletown Tyrone Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Omagh 1857 Enniskillen 1861 2nd Glasgow 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1908 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1875 Increased to 1/1½d per diem for 11 years Service Enrolled Pensioner Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 4th May 1823 Perth Scotland |
| 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 | EVETT or EVITT Elizabeth 1832 Fermanagh Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1856 Lisnaskea Fermanagh Ireland (Evatt) |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Andrew B 1858 Ireland Victor B 1861 Glasgow Scotland Martha Jane B 1860 Ireland M JECKS Walter 11th September 1878 Perth Western Australia D June 1916 Guildford Western Australia bur Methodist Section Guildford Cemetery Western Australia William B c1866 Margaret B 1866 Western Australia M HAWKINS James 1893 Fremantle Western Australia D 27th December 1915 Western Australia bur Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Thomas Nickson B 1868 Western Australia M GAMBLE Maud 1894 Fremantle Western Australia D 25th August 1947 Western Australia bur Methodist Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Charles James B 1870 Perth Western Australia M PATERSON Barbara Jane Not yet known D 17th July 1948 Kellerberrin Western Australia bur Kellerberrin Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth B 1873 Western Australia M ROBINSON John Wish 1896 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | EVITT Andrew Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | RUTTLEDGE Matilda Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | EPG McCREERY Thomas – 6th Regiment arrived “Runnymede” 1856 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1882 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot Y273 of 1 acre 16 perches (Waneroo Road between Leeder and Vincent streets. 27th September 1883 Application for Fee simple by widow Elizabeth- awarded 26th November 1883 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 4th March 1908 – page 7 Obituary Elizabeth McCreery West Australian 1st March 1909 – page 1 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th February 1882 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 29th February 1908 Davies Road North Fremantle Western Australia Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3458/1882/351 Letter of Administration SROWA Cons 3403/1908/120 Probate Elizabeth McCreery |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Daniel Stewart 1626 Private 76th Foot location Bermuda 1851 Daniel Stewart 1626 Private 76th Foot location Corfu, Ionian island, Malta 1861 Census Daniel Stewart age 36 and a Greenwich pensioner born Perth Scotland is living at 8 Back Causeway Glasgow with his wife Elizabeth age 29 born Ireland and their children John Andrew (3) and Martha (1) both born Ireland. Discharge due to palpitations and disease of the heart making unfit for further service. The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman rated the conduct of both Daniel and Elizabeth Stewart as Very Good. Both received medical treatment during the voyage and Mrs Stewart was hospitalised for 6 days due to catarrh. Their children John Martha Jane and Victor all accompanied them on the voyage. Cons 3458/1882/351 As Daniel did not name an executor his widow Elizabeth applied for Letters of Administration “I Daniel Steward leave and bequeath to my wife a grant of land situated in the Town Site of Perth marked no Y 273 containing one acre and sixteen perches or thereabouts to hold and enjoy the same for her absolute use and benefit and all the other moveables belonging to the said Daniel Stewart.” 10th February 1882. On her death certificate Elizabeth names all her living children except John Andrew so presumably he died prior to 1908 although no children are listed as deceased. |