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| Name | UPTON – Denis |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th and 87th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1408 – 16th Regiment 2840 – 87th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th December 1839 / 18 years / Rathkeale Limerick Ireland |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 9 years 306 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 35 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th January 1861 / no place given, Inquiry Buttevant, Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-59 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Ennis 1863 Tilbury 1863-1878 Western Australia 1878-1879 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem 4th June 1878 Increased to 1/5d per diem for service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1821 Newcastle Limerick 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 Margaret B 1813 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None 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 Wife | McGAREY Anne nee DONNELLY B 1847 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 31st October 1889 St Patrick’s Church Adelaide South Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | McGAREY Unknown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Husband | Michael B 1853 Not yet known M SCANLON Catherine 7th November 1878 St Patrick’s Adelaide South Australia D Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Grant already allotted to Denis Upton 87th who has gone to Adelaide. John CONNELLY wants the grant at Koojee no. 14 (SROWA ACC 31) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Worked at Fremantle Prison presumably as a warder |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette & West Australian Times 5th September 1873 – page 3 Inquirer & Commercial News 15 May 1878 – page 1 The Express and Telegraph 3rd March 1883 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 21st April 1878 Denis Upton and wife departed for South Australia per “Rob Roy” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd August 1894 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 3rd March 1883 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 2nd March 1916 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 18th October 1873 Lt. Col. Harvest objects to the case of Enrolled Pensioner Denis UPTON 87th Regiment, charged with giving money to a convict being tried in a Civil Court not a Military one (Cons 36 CSR Vol 745 Folio 234) |