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| Name | WALSH – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 49th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1415 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th July 1840 / 19 years / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¼ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 1 year 2 months China – 1 year 6 months Ionian Islands – 2 years Malta – 1 years Crimea – 1 year 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 124 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 20th January 1862 / Belfast Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | China Medal Crimea War Medal Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol Clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Armagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Armagh 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1884 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/6d per diem for Service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Mitchelstown Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 27th March 1821 Mitchelstown Cork Ireland |
| 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 | DOWD Ann 1836 Armagh Ireland (possibly) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10th September 1860 Armagh Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Johanna B 1861 Armagh Ireland M LAW Thomas Wilmot 17th May 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 28th November 1924 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia John Merchantman B 15th December 1862 at sea D 30th September 1897 Fremantle Western Australia bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Margaret B 29th October 1864 Fremantle Western Australia M STEWART Alexander 15th July 1886 Perth Western Australia D 5th November 1921 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Joseph B 13th April 1866 Fremantle Western Australia D 22nd March 1941 East Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Patrick Michael B 15th October 1868 Fremantle Western Australia M CRAKE Amelia Mary 9th July 1892 Western Australia D 8th December 1906 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DOWD Michael Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | CORNER Sally Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot P59 2 acres 25th May 1881 Title application 10th February 1882 Title granted 10 February 1882 Granted N. Fremantle location P58. 2 Acres Acc 473 An/158/5 Vol 34 gives the date as 20th September 1879. The description is as follows: On the EAST by 3 chains of Thompson Road, on the WEST by 3 chains of the Perth & Fremantle Road, of the NORTH & SOUTH by North Fremantle lots P57 & P59 each measuring 6 chains 68 links, all measurements more or less. The date given is 14 (24) 6. 81. In 1884 it was found that the lots numbered between 52 & 61 had been wrongly occupied so that although Michael Walsh had been assigned no 58 he had occupied number 59. The Commissioner of Titles worked out a plan, approved by the Governor, whereby they exchanged the titles to rectify the error. The cost was paid for out of the ‘Enrolled Guard Vote’. |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1882 had been employed by Comptroller Stone as outdoor servant for 15 years |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Tuesday 10th January 1888 page 3 Fire at Fremantle West Australian Thursday 3rd August 1905 – page 7 Death of Ann |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st October 1884 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 22nd July 1905 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia (under name WELSH) |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3435/6 Bk 3 No 772 |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Michael Walsh 870 (sic) Private 49th Foot location Hong Kong and Canton 1851 Michael Walsh 1415 Private 49th Foot location Fermoy, Cork, Ireland and Corfu Ionian Islands 1861 Michael Walsh 1415 Private 49th Foot location Belfast Wounded in right arm on 25th September 1855 in the final attack on the Redan. Discharge at own request having served upwards of 21 years. The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman rated the conduct of both Michael and Ann Walsh as Very Good, they were accompanied by their daughter Johanna and son John Merchantman was born during the voyage. 19 Nov 1880 As a pensioner occupied quarters in No 2 Barracks Fremantle BL 144 with wife and 4 children 10 Jan 1881 As an Enrolled Guard purchased QM items BL 144 6 May 1882 Occupied quarters in No 2 Barracks Fremantle with wife and 4 children. BL 144 3rd July 1884 Michael made his will leaving all his household furniture together with his allotment and cottage on P59 to his wife Ann with the proviso that if his family of 2 boys and 2 girls approve it could be sold, one half going to Ann and the other half divided between them. (He ignored his son John who was intellectually and physically handicapped). 21st April 1886 After Michael death Ann advertised the sale of North Fremantle P95 (sic) in the Government Gazette and she went to live in a cottage at the rear of the Fremantle prison until on the evening of 7th January 1888 it was destroyed by fire leaving Ann and her dependent sons John, Joseph and Patrick without a home. Eventually with the help of the Resident Magistrate she was given lodgings in the Barracks at Fremantle for herself, John and Patrick until she entered the Women’s Home |