ULTIGHAN / UTTIGAN / UTINGAN / UTINGHAM – Francis 38th and 40th Regiment

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AFGHAN WAR CANDAHAR GHUZNEE CABUL MEDAL 1842

Name	ULTIGHAN / UTTIGAN / UTINGAN / UTINGHAM – Francis
Regiment (s)	38th and 40th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	? / 356
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	16th May 1825 / 16 years / Ennis Clare Ireland Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 8½ in Dark / Blue / Grey / None
Overseas Service/Duration	New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land – 1 year 3 months East Indies – 12 years 7 months Scinde and Afghanistan – 3 years 11 months
Length of Service	21 years 100 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Sergeant / 22nd May 1848 / Galway Ireland
Campaign Medals	Medal granted in 1842 for 2nd Afghan Campaign inscribed “Candahar” “Ghuznee” and “Cabool” Bronze Star granted for Battle of Maharajpore in 1843
Intended Residence at Discharge	Not yet known
Pension Districts	1848 Armagh (Ultinghan) 1848 Omagh 1850 1st Edinburgh 1858-1876 Western Australia
Pension Paid	1/8d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	5th March 1858 Plymouth England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858
Date/Place of Birth	c1809 Shanna Drunninghe ((Drummenagh?) Tyrone 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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	BAKER Eliza c1815 England
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	Hannah or Annie B 1853 Not known Bp 23 September 1871 Perth WA this appears to have been an adult baptism before her marriage M TONDUT Francis 1871 Perth Western Australia D 18 September 1925 South Perth Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC
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	Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 15th July 1891 page 7 Funeral notice Mrs Ultighan The Western Mail Thursday 15 October 1925 page 43 Death notice Annie Tondut Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 23 September 1870 Francis Ultigan is on the Electoral Roll for Perth WA
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	14th July 1876 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	July 1891 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide index 1841 356 Sergeant stationed Quittah Bombay Discharge: Chronic rheumatism In the 1851 Census of Scotland Francis Ultighan is living at 11 Gifford Park, St. Cuthbert’s Midlothian, Scotland with his wife Eliza aged 33, seamstress, born England. Frances is age 42 a Chelsea pensioner and ticket poster born Ireland. In 1866 Francis was living on a property of 200 acres planted with vines, fruit and olive trees at Melville Waters near the mouth of the Canning River. The property was part of the estate of Charles Farmer.