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| Name | McDONALD – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Horse Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd May 1828 / 18 years / Manchester Lancashire England Shoeing Smith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Nil – home service only |
| Length of Service | 21 years 88 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Shoeing Smith / 10th July 1849 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Woolwich London 1850 1st East London 1853-1859 Western Australia November 1859-1864 Madras |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1811 St Paul’s Dublin Ireland |
| 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 known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Margaret |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 1834 Ireland M ROSE John 18th June 1853 Fremantle Western Australia D 16th January 1901 Rochester Kent Bur Rochester Fort Pitt Military, Sts Margaret/s and Nicholas Cemetery Section U No 310 with her husband who died 20th June 1880 see John Rose a Royal Sapper and Miner WA Alexander William B 1842 Woolwich Kent England Bp 20th November 1842 Possible death 1860 age 16 WA Thomas B 1850 Woolwich Kent England |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | September 1854 appointed to Convict Establishment without the sanction of his Commanding Officer Resigned 1854 |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left Western Australia pre November 1859 by ship for Madras India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th June 1864 Madras (Chronic hepatitis) 26th June 1864 Buried Peter Macdonald St Andrews Cemetery Madras St Thomas Mount |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1845 convicted by court martial 19/7/1845 for ‘Neglect of Duty” and rank reduced from Farrier to Shoeing Smith. In addition to the above his name appeared once in the defaulter’s book for a minor offence for which he was punished by the Chief Officer. (WO97/1246) British Army Worldwide index In the 1851 census Peter McDonald age 41 pensioner of the RA born Ireland is living at Parnham Street Limehouse Stepney London Middlesex England with his wife Margaret age 38 born Ireland and their children Elizabeth age 17 also born Ireland and sons Alexander age 8 and Thomas age 16 months both born Woolwich Kent. Peter McDonald age 40 received medical attention aboard the Dudbrook |