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| Name | MORGAN – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 10th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd December 1825 / 21 years / Manchester Lancashire England Carder |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10½ in Fair / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 8 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 53 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th April 1847 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1847 2nd Manchester 1848 Sheffield 1850 2nd Manchester 1850-1850 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1804 Manchester Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B c1843 unknown location M LITTLE Annie Jane 28th May 1876 Greenough Western Australia D Not yet known Ellen B not yet known M TALLBOYS / TOLBOIS Charles 28th July 1860 Upper Greenough Unknown Child B pre-1850 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Assigned Freshwater Bay Location 8 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th September 1850 Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to chronic cough and rheumatism. 1828 when stationed at Corfu he had arracks of epidemic fever and again in 1830 at Cephalonia. 1834 returned home (England) After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private Henry Morgan, porter, 1/-, 21st January, married 3 children |