Martin McCormick : Short Biography

Martin McCormick 1814

County Westmeath

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Migrated to/Born in Australia

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Date of Birth	31st Jan 1814	VIEW SOURCE
Date of Death	10th May 1869	VIEW SOURCE

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Military 23 Mar 1825- Signed for life, aged 11.5 yrs. (13years has been edited several times to 11.5.) Given 1 shilling on enlistment. Regiment number 422. From Portsmouth. Discharged, poor health, at 32yrs, 1846. Pensioner guard to NSW and convict ship Mermaid to Western Australia, 1851 with wife, Esther Ryan (Slattery). Son, John, died onboard ship. Ship's doctor recorded him as malnourished. Daughter, Mary, born at sea, died as a child in Western Australia. 37 Land Grants Western Australia.1 Sep 1851 • North Fremantle, Western Australia As an Enrolled Pensioner Guard, granted plot P3 at North Freemantle. Reassigned to Patrick Clancy on 20 Nov 1852. This would imply that Martin did not use, or did not want to continue to use, the land. Unwell? Nov 8 1863 Applies for temporary relief. Unable to work, ill. Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 14 Jun 1864 Applies for relief. Wife has left family. Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 10 May1869. Death. Freemantle City Western Australia. Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Reg Number 4261 10 May 1869 Burial Skinner St Cemetery, Freemantle City, Freemantle, Western Australia https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208684990/martin-mccormick