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| Name | WALKER – Philip Scott |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 89th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1309 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd November 1838 / 18 years / Belfast Antrim Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 3 months North America – 5 years 10 months Gibraltar – 8 months Crimea – 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 61 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd November 1859 / Fermoy Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Yet Known |
| Pension Districts | 1860 2nd Dublin 1860 Newry 1861 2nd Belfast 1861 Armagh 1862 2nd Belfast 1862 Tilbury 1862-1875 Western Australia 1875 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1875 Increased to 1/3d per diem for service Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Drummara Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | WALKER John (from Philip’s death certificate Victoria BMD 15263 / 1875) Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | GILLESPIE Mary Ann (from Philip’s death certificate Victoria BMD 15263 / 1875) |
| Siblings | 1875 Death Notice for EPG Walker states he dies at his sisters residence “Mrs. McGuirk Robe Street, St. Kilda” |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MURPHY Mary Ann aka Marian B c1830 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th July 1851 St. Michans Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Andrew b 1852 Ireland M VENUS Mary Jane 1878 Port Adelaide M APPS Mary 1930 Perth M ILSLEY Hannah Jane (Van Heureck nee Ilsley) 1932 Perth D 2nd Aug 1936 Subiaco B Karrakatta Cemetery IA S 0095 James Michael William 1854 Not yet known D before 1862 (deduced) Marian Caroline B 1857 Not yet known M JOHN William Thomas 1876 Fremantle Western Australia D 9th May 1922 Perth Western Australia Bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Samuel James 1859 Not yet known D before 1862 (deduced) William Henry 1861 Not yet known Margaret Sarah B 1863 Not yet known M GIBSON Thomas 1880 Fremantle M ROOKE Claude Morley 1897 Fremantle D 20 Feb 1935 EAst Fremantle Buried Fremantle Cemetery MON AA S 1646 Robert Thomas bap 15th July 1866 Fremantle Western Australia D 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 8th January 1869 – page 3 – Philip WALKER – stock trespass The Western Australian Times Friday 25th September 1874 – page 1 – Philip WALKER selling land and cottages The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 3rd March 1875 page 2 Sale of H50 land and cottage The Argus Monday 20th December 1875 – page1 – Death Philip WALKER |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known – pension paid Victoria Australia 1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | December 1875 / St. Kilda Melbourne Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 23 April 1900 Fremantle B Fremantle Cemetery Ang Mon A 0442 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index shows Philip with 89th in West Indies and Canada 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows Philip with 89th in Dublin Ireland Discharge: At own request having completed 21 years’ service 15th February 1865 – Application to purchase Perth Suburban Lot 150 of 5 acres – at £2 per acre – forfeited 21-7-1865 – failed to pay although in 1874 as he was selling up prior to leaving the colony Philip Walker advertised this lot for sale with a 2 roomed cottage, well and firewood on a 4 acre 2 rood plot. Again in 1875 prior to leaving the colony Philip Walker advertised for sale his property H50 located between Hay and Murray streets (near George Street). The property consisted of a 4 roomed cottage, store rooms, cow house, and piggery. The area of was trenched and fenced and planted with vines and fruit trees with a reliable source of water and commanding views of the city, Swan river and Darling range. Sons William Henry and Robert Thomas were both alive in 1900 aged 39 and 34 respectively according to mother Mary Ann’s Death Certificate |