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| Name | TOOHILL / TOOTILL – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 69th and 63rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3300 / 677 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th November 1847 / 17 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Dark / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 5 years 11 months East Indies – 2 years 6 months British North America – 1 year Malta – 3 months (in 1851 census but not WO97) |
| Length of Service | 21 years 197 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th May 1870 / Kinsale Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Post Office Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1870 Limerick 1873 Greenwich 1874-1913 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/3d per diem for service Enrolled 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 | c1830 Cappa Rathkeale Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | TOOHILL Simon |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | CULHAM Mary (WA Bi-Centennial Dictionary) |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WARNICK Margaret c 1839 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26th September 1862 Belfast Antrim Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WARNICK Thomas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Assigned Lot X22 Bootenal near Greenough of 19 acres 3 roods 2 perches 24th February 1882 Title Application 16th August 1884 Deed of grant Issued Title 5/212 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald (Fremantle WA) Saturday 25th April 1874 page 3 James Toohill v HM Downing Daily Advertiser (Geraldton WA) Tuesday 11th April 1893 page 2 Death of Mrs Toohill Geraldton Advertiser Wednesday 21st June 1893 page 2 James Toohill injury by a fall from a dray Western Mail Saturday 25th May 1895 page 14 James Toohill gave evidence in libel case |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd January 1913 Claremont Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 10th April 1893 Geraldton Western Australia Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 James Toohill 3300 Private 69th foot location Malta 1861 James Toohill 3360(sic) Private 69th Foot location Fermoy Claimed discharge after the termination of his second period of engagement 18th April 1874 James Toohill successfully took H.M. Downing the Captain of the Naval Brigade to court for the payment of wages, two shilling per day for 111 days due to him for work undertaken on the voyage to Australia. He was awarded half of what he claimed. In 1883 James suffered an injury when he fell from a cart. In 1895 he gave evidence in the libel case brought by the resident medical officer against the Victorian Express newspaper regarding his treatment |