Lennan, Patrick

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PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/AliasPatrick LENNAN (William Patrick Seaton Lennan)
Birth date and placec. 1828 Louth, County Louth, Ireland.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences
TradeMiner and/or Mason.
Physical DescriptionHeight: 5 ft. 7½ ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: brown.
Marriage date and place
Spouse
Children
Death date and place1879  Western Australia [GRO ref 10307].
Burial date and place
Will and Probate
Death Notices
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and CompanyRoyal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank#44 Sapper.
Attestation date and placec. Nov 1846
Service/CampaignsWestern Australia 4 years 4 months.
MustersWO11-125 13th Company, Dublin (1851).
WO11-158 (1858) to WO11-199 (1861) Western Australia.
PromotionsNone.
Medals, Clasps and BadgesNone.
Casualty/MedicalNone.
Courts Martial
Civil CourtsLocal Court, Perth: Inquirer 6 Sep 1871.
Supreme Court, Western Australia: Fremantle Herald 7 Oct 1871. Larceny, absent witness for the Prosecution.
Discharge date and place21 Dec 1861 Perth, Western Australia.
Length of Service15 years 1 month.
Chelsea Pension ReferenceNo Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant.
WO131-0042 Deferred Pension. Examination May 1862.
Post Discharge ResidenceWestern Australia.
Pension DistrictNot applicable.
PensionDeferred Pension at age 60 with gratuity (see left sidebar).
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
ShipNile.
Departure and Arrival datesDep. Plymouth 23 Sep 1857. Arr. Fremantle 1 Jan 1858.
Occupations post-arrival in WAInstructing Warder [Barker p.126].
WA Police Force 22 Mar 1864, Toodyay.
Contract mason/builder Champion Bay 1866-70, Wanneroo 1870 [Erickson].
Storekeeper [Erickson].
Subscriptions to FundsNone.
Land AcquisitionEligible for £10 remission on 20 acres of land [CSR499-15].
1862/1864 applied for land at Newcastle [Erickson].
Ship ex-WANot applicable.
Departure date and destinationNot applicable.