Crimea Lookup please

[Yonks Ago]

Can you please do a lookup for me on the surname KILGALLON

Thank you
Yonks Ago

[neil1821]

No-one of that name appears on the casualty lists.
I'm afraid it's not feasible to check a name against the entire medal roll. You need to know the regiment first to get anywhere.

Neil

[Yonks Ago]

Neil,

Now that is going to show me up!! I don't have any knowledge of the war's...
so here goes...

Michael KILGALLON was with the 12th Suffolk Army

[neil1821]

OK yep, 12th Suffolk Regiment. 
They weren't in the Crimea though unfortunately 

I'll see what I can dig up on him though (if anything)

[Yonks Ago]

Hello Again Neil,

Michael [ born 1819 St John Sligo Ireland ] enlisted  12th Suffolk in at St John Sligo Ire 1838 age 18 years old served 21 years including 7 1/2 year at Mauritiius and 4 4/12 in Australia..returned to U.K. in 1859 and came back to Austalia in 1865  as an E.P.G. [ Enrolled Pensioner Guard ] on a convict ship..in return for his services he was granted land.

I don't know where in Australia he was in the first time or what years ..or anything before that time.

Is there any way I can find out who his parents and siblings were and his wife's maiden name.

Many Thanks Yonks Ago

[neil1821]

At the time of the Crimean War the 12th Regt were stationed in Australia. A detachment were involved in the Eureka Stockade "incident" in 1854.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Stockade

Here are the regiment's movements:
http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/012-1.htm

Michael Kilgallon was in Australia with them.
Check out this page about the regiment in Oz
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~garter1/12thfoot.htm
Follow the link "surnames of the 1/12th regiment soldiers who stayed". Then scroll to the bottom, click on the letter "K" and there's a KILLCALLON Michael who sounds like him to me! 

Is there any way I can find out who his parents and siblings were and his wife's maiden name

You didn't mention when/where he married.

Neil

[Yonks Ago]

Neil,
They married back in Ireland ..two daughters were born Catherine 1861 and Margaret 1863..
Margaret was his wifes name but have quite a number of maiden names for her..Crann..Mc Crann..McCorcoran..O'Ryan to name a few.
Michael nominated his sister in law Honora KELLY [ widow ] to Australia in 1867..but gather that Kelly is a married name.

Thank you so much for what you are doing it is very much appriecated.
Yonks Ago
I'll take a look at the sites that you have given.