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| Name | WALSH – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 36th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 752 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd February 1831 / 18 years 3 months / Not stated Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 6 years 293 days North America – 3 years 168 days Ionian Islands – 4 years 86 days |
| Length of Service | 20 years 287 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th December 1851 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | North Shields England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 South London 1854-1864 Western Australia 1864-1866 New Zealand 1866-1880 New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Doneraile Mallow Cork 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 | LOWNEY Margaret c1824 Beachhaven Kerry Ireland (unconfirmed) Alternative: Nov 1824, Rerrin Village, Bere Is, Cork, IRL. Father: Jeremiah LOWNEY ( 1800-) Mother: Catherine Mc AULIFFE (c1800-) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 20 July 1842 St Patrick’s Cork City Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary b 1843 Bp 20 September 1843 St Paul’s Arran Quay Dublin Ireland M ECCLES Edmund Sydney New South Wales 1866 M POLLARD William C 1892 Goulbourn NSW D May 1894 Broken Hill New South Wales John Born 4th Qtr 1845 Sunderland Durham England M PURCELL Mary Ann 1866 Paddington NSW D 5th April 1907 Redfern Sydney NSW Catherine b 1848 Possibly Ionian Island as regiment there from 1847 Patrick B 1852 D 1857 Fremantle WA James b 13 June 1855 Fremantle Western Australia D 20th June 1855 Buried St. Patrick’s Cemetery Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia (No age recorded) Margaret b 17 July 1856 Fremantle WA Elizabeth b 18 November 1858 Fremantle WA Anne Catherine b 20 February 1861 Charles b 18 December 1863 Fremantle WA (Launey) M STOCK Ellen (Nellie) Susannah Paddington NSW D 15 September 1935 age 71 Bexley New South Wales Australia Francis B 1866 New South Wales |
| 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 Wednesday 9th November 1864 – page 2 Sydney Morning Herald Monday 28th October 1872 page 10 Funeral Notices Margaret Walsh Freeman’s Journal Saturday 29 May 1880 page 10 Death notice Patrick |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1864 to New Zealand per “Kestral” 1866 to New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st May 1880 Pyrmont New South Wales St. Thomas’ Churchyard Petersham. Exhumed 1925 and reburied Rookwood Cemetery New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 26th October 1872 Pyrmont New South Wales St. Thomas’ Churchyard Petersham. Exhumed 1925 and reburied Rookwood Cemetery New South Wales |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Located at St. John’s New Brunswick Canada 1851 Corfu, Ionian Islands then to West Indies Discharge due to Chronic disease of the lungs, varicose veins of both legs and impaired vision in left eye due to repeated attacks of ophthalmia when stationed in the Ionian Islands Mrs Walsh received medical attention for a fever during the voyage of the Ramillies Names of children from Bi-Centennial Dictionary Fremantle dates of birth from Familysearch.org Additional information given by Jill Forster NSW |