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| Name | WEIR / WIER – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st European Regiment Madras |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 284 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th February 1841 / 18 years / Athlone Ireland Carpenter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 12 years 11 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / July 1855 or 7 July 1858 / India |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limehouse Liverpool England |
| Pension Districts | 2nd Liverpool |
| Pension Paid | Lord Clive Military Fund Pension 6d per diem: commenced pension 7th July 1858 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1823 Kilbeggan Westmeath Ireland NB Anomalies for birth date and place – see Further information |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | WEIR James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | O’TOOLE Mary Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CONNOR Catherine (Katy) 1841 Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | December Quarter 1864 Liverpool Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret (Twin) B 1865 Quarter 1 Liverpool Lancashire England D 1865 Quarter 2 Liverpool Workhouse bur 18th April 1865 Roman Catholic Section Walton Cemetery Liverpool William (Twin) B 1865 Quarter 1 Liverpool Lancashire England D March 1866 Liverpool Workhouse bur 12th March 1866 Roman Catholic Section Walton Cemetery Liverpool Mary c B 1865 Liverpool England (tentative) M HARRIS George Moir 11 February 1887 Albany Western Australia D 15th August 1941 Plantagenet Region Western Australia Catherine B 2nd May 1867 Fremantle Western Australia M TOOVEY Henry Howard 1889 Kojonup Western Australia D 1st January 1926 Plantagenet Region Western Australia John (Twin) 4th April 1869 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known Elizabeth (Twin) 4th April 1869 Fremantle Western Australia D 19th November 1869 Fremantle Western Australia Elizabeth B 1871 Kojonup Western Australia M O’BRIEN Charles Oliver D Not yet known Alexander Joseph B 1873 Albany Western Australia M KELLY Alice C. 1908 Swan District D 1959 Plantagenet Region Western Australia Margaret B 1874 Kojonup Western Australia Did not marry D 17th June 1950 North Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Theresa Josephine B 1876 Albany Western Australia Did not marry D 6th January 1966 Glendalough Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Agnes D. (Twin) B 1883 Gordon River Western Australia M BROWN Hamilton 1908 Plantagenet Region Western Australia D 1971 East Coolgardie Western Australia Francis (Twin) B 1883 Gordon River Western Australia M Not yet known 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 | Kojonup Location P16 10 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Coaching House Keeper, Farmer, Caretaker of Gordon Power Station, Bridge Police Station |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd January 1905 Perth Road Albany Western Australia Albany Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1923 Government Hospital Albany Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Albany Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Copy of Will available from Western Australian State Records Office [SRO Cons 3458 1910/179] |
| Further Information | There are anomalies with the birth date and place: B 1823 England [Welcome Walls] or Scotland [Death Certificate]10th May 1871 purchased Kojonup Location P15 of 10 acres @ 10/- per acre |