Horgan, Cornelius
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PERSONAL DETAILS | Cornelius HORGAN |
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Birth date and place | c. 1819 St Mary’s, Cork, Cork, Ireland. |
Baptism date and place | |
Civil Census Residences England, Wales & Scotland | |
Occupations pre-WA | Tailor. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 7¼ ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: brown. Marks or Scars: Smallpox scars on the face. |
Marriage date and place | |
Spouse | M. ? |
Children | |
Death date and place | 17 Nov 1888 Destitute Asylum, Adelaide, South Australia. |
Burial date and place | |
Will and Probate | |
Death Notices and Obituaries | |
ARMED FORCES | |
Regiment(s) | Royal Artillery. |
Regiment No. and Rank | #1541 Gunner. |
Attestation date and place | 5 Feb 1838 Woolwich, Kent. |
Service/Campaigns | West Indies 5 years. Crimea 10 months. |
Musters | 1841 Leith Fort, Glasgow with 8th Company [WO10-1817]. |
Promotions | None. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasp Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal. |
Casualty/Medical | None. |
Regimental Courts Martial | Imprisoned 22 Aug to 11 Sep 1843. Offence unknown. Imprisoned 19 Jul to 24 Aug 1849. Offence unknown. Imprisoned 21 May to 30 Jun 1855. Offence unknown. Imprisoned 5 Aug to 10 Sep 1855. Offence unknown. Recorded 55 times in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
District Courts Martial | None. |
General Courts Martial | None. |
Discharge date and place | 20 Sep 1859 Woolwich. |
Length of Service | 21 years 102 days. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/1328/46. |
Post Discharge Residence | Not stated. |
Post Discharge Pension District | Woolwich. Adelaide, South Australia 1 Apr 1866 to 1870; 1876 to 1878 [WO22-227,252,272]. |
Pension Amount | 8d. per diem. |
ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | York. |
Departure and Arrival | 8 Oct 1862 Portland; 31 Dec 1862 Fremantle. |
Status/Occupation | Enrolled Pensioner Force. |
Land Grant/Purchase | None in Western Australia. |
Subscriptions | |
Misc. Newspaper Articles | SA Register, SA Advertiser, SA Adelaide Express 29 Jan 1866. |
Departure from WA | Emily Smith dep. 6 Jan 1866 Fremantle; arr. 27 Jan 1866 Adelaide. |