Corporal William
Fitzjames Gayne (1830.........)
Settled in New
Zealand
- Back To . . .Surnames
of the 65th Regiment's Soldiers who stayed
- Born : 1830
- Where Born : Sneem, Kerry
- Occupation :
Clerk. / Soldier
- Date Arrived N. Z : 1856
- Ship Arrived on :
" Southern Cross "
- Rank attained :
1st class clerk Corporal
- Date of Enlistment : (99th
Regiment)15 March 1851
- Where Enlisted : Liverpool
England
- Regiments # :
- Transferred : 31
Dec 1855.Transferred to 65th Regt. in New Zealand from
Tasmania.
- Transferred : 1
Oct. 1860, Commissariat Staff Corps
- Date of Discharge :
17 June 1873
- Where Discharged :
Manchester
- Died : 24 September
1893
- Where Died / Buried :
New Plymouth New Zealand
- Parents Names :
James Gayne (b.......d.) and Mary Paterson (b.......d.)
- Spouse's Name : Mary O'Sullivan
- Born :
about 1840
- Where Born :
Co. Kerry Ireland
- Occupation :
- Date Arrived :
about 1857
- Ship Arrived on :
- Date Married :
5 May 1860
- Where Married : St
Patricks Cathedral Auckland New Zealand
- Died :
4 May 1896
- Where Died / Buried :
New Plymouth New Zealand
- Spouse's Parents :
Daniel O'Sullivan (b.......d.) and Katherine Lynch
(b.......d.)
- Descendants
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- Area Settled :
- New Zealand
- Children :
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- History &
Achievements :
- William joined the Imperial army (99th Regiment)
under the name of William itzjames GEANE on 15
March 1851 at Liverpool.
(W.O. 12/9814-9822 Musters of 99th Regt.)
1 July 1851 Embarked for
New South Wales.
31 Dec 1855 Transferred to 65th Regt.
in New Zealand from Tasmania.
(W.O. 12/7426-7437 Musters of 65th Regt.)
1 Jan. 1856. From 99th Regt.
Rationed on Southern Cross, 1-11 Feb.
1 Oct. 1860 Transferred to
Commissariat Staff Corps at Taranaki. Rank
corporal.
Place of birth: Sneem, Kerry
Trade when enlisted: clerk.
(W.O. 12/10655-10657, 10670 Musters of Commissariat Staff
Corps)
June 1868 Last
Muster of the Corps at Auckland. Rank then held by
W.F. Geane; 1st class clerk.
(W.O.12 /10462-10468 Musters of Army Service Corps)
17 June 1873 Discharged to pension at
Manchester. His rate of pay as 1st
class clerk was 4s 9d per day.
Regimental number 946.
(W.O.97/2150 Regular Army Soldiers Documents, A.S.C.)
Had a medal for Good Conduct and Long Service and for New
Zealand War.
Intended place of residence: Auckland N.Z."
William did settle in Auckland, then moved to New
Plymouth where he is
buried.
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- References
- Family Members Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay
Musters, Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records,
Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
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- Last revised: Saturday, 16 August 2008 04:16:25