Andrew Kirwin

1876 Dec 4, born Forfar

1881 census in Dundee

1890 Apr 28 , Andrew Kerwin (13), was charged with having nn Wednesday stolen purse containing 6s and two postage stamps from a woman in a shop in Wellgate

1891 census in Parkhead Reformatory for Roman Catholic Boys in Lanarkshire

1894 Oct 3. Enlists in Militia of Royal Highlanders

1895 Aug 28 Vandalism

1896 Jan 6. Enlisted as Regular in Wiltshire Regt on 8 + 4

1901 gets 12 months in Darlinghurst Gaol, NSW

1904 Feb discharged from Army

1904 Nov 15 Gets 40 days gaol for assaulting his parents

1905 May 22. married Forfar to Isabella Hobourn

1906 A daughter born in Dysart, Scotland to Kirwin and his wife Isabella

1906 Jun 4 Assault 25/- or 15 days gaol

1907 Dec 26 Fined 20/- or 14 days for a breach of the peace in Dundee

1908 Jan 17 Enlists in RHA Special Reserve. NOK is father Patrick Kirwin of Arthur St, Dundee. Oddly not his wife

1908 Mar 4. 60 days for assaulting

1908 Jul 5 Deserted RHA

1908 Jul 10. Sentenced for a breach of the peace in Dundee - 30 days gaol

1908 Dec 15 A daughter born in Dundee - Catherine Kirwin. He was living at Rose Lane. A family web site has the mother as Christina Cassels She was not married to him & later married someone else in 1910

1909 Jan 25 gets 6 monthe gaol in Dundee

1911 Apr 11. Burglary 12 months gaol

1912 Aug 24 gets 12 months gaol for burglary

1914 Nov 14 Local paper report he had enlisted in KOSB

1915 Sep 4 Enlists in RAMC. His address is Central Lodging House, Lands Road Kirkcaldy. He had previously served 8+4 in Wiltshire Regt

1915 Sep 7 Discharged "not approved"

1915 Oct 19 Enlisted in Wilts Regt

1918 Jul 2 Discharged #584519 in Labour Corps. Sickness

1921 Jan 12 enlisted with RIC no 77632. ex-soldier & tailor

1921 Aug 24 Disorderly in Dundee

He may have been a seaman from 1925 to 1940

1928 Oct 19 Gets 20 days gaol for assault

1949 Feb 11. Died at Kings Cross Hospital, Dundee