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| Name | WALSH – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Artillery Bombay |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 164 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th September 1828/ 19 years/ Kilkenny Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’10” Sallow/blue/brown/ visage oval |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 5 May 1844 Ship Sir Thomas Coutts from India to England |
| Length of Service | 15 years 3 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Bugle Major / 15th May 1844 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None Known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1844 2nd Dublin 1850 2nd Cork 1851 1st East London 1851 Western Australia 1853 Melbourne Victoria 1856 Bombay 1857 2nd East London 1858 Jersey 1860 2nd Liverpool 1861 1st Glasgow 1861 Enniskillen 1863 Longford 1864 Athlone |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1810 (Deduced) Athy Kildare 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 Eliza c1827 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1853 to Victoria Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th January 1864/5 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to organic disease of stomach and palpitations of heart. Michael’s conduct on the Minden was noted by John Gorman and he said “Idiocrasy is to a great extent prevalent on board particularly in one individual of the Guard (Walsh) who on retiring to rest laid his razor open alongside of him and found so by his wife who questioned him on the subject but received no answer but he arose and immediately put them away.” All did not go well after that as on September 6th Gorman again wrote of the erratic behaviour of Michael “One of the Detachment (Walsh) broke open his wife’s box for the purpose of throwing her clothes overboard but was stopped, made a prisoner of and placed in confinement, his wife removed and placed with the single women.” |