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| Name | SWEENEY – Hugh |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 11th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 365 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th June 1823 / 17 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0 in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Portugal – 1 year 3 months Ionian Islands – 10 years |
| Length of Service | 15 years 172 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th February 1840 / Not yet known Inquiry Fort Pitt |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Maidstone |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Maidstone (Chatham) 1852 Chatham 1852-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 3rd May 1852 Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Aragill Monaghan 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 | UNKNOWN see further information |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Employed ticket-of-leave men at Kojonup |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th January 1868 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to ‘weakness, stiffness and swelling of the right thigh immediately above the knee.’ In the 1851 Census Hugh is incarcerated in the Kent County prison at Maidstone, he is described as a pensioner from the army and is a married man |