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| Name | REED – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 73rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 93 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th December 1821 / 18 years / Weedon Northampton England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 2 years 7 months Malta – 4 years 10 months Ionian Islands – 3 years 10 months North America – 1 year 3 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 13 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th January 1839 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London |
| Pension Districts | 1840 1st East London 1853-1859 Western Australia 1860 Adelaide 1861 – 1879 Sydney New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 9d 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 | c1802 Epping Essex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 16 July 1802 Epping (Later Epping Upland), All Saints, Essex, England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | REED Robert |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sarah |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Elizabeth or Eliza C 1810 Carlow, Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 03 Dec 1830 Malta M BIGGS James Loker 1 Dec 1851 St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, England M ADAMS Joseph 1874 Sydney New South Wales D 3 April 1891 Newtown Sydney New South Wales |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 9th November 1859 to South Australia with wife Elizabeth per “Champion” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1839 Discharged due to injury to knee joint received at Montreal England 1851 Census, Mile End Old Town, Samuel is with wife Elizabeth b Carlow and daughter Elizabeth b Malta. Elizabeth Reed age 42 received medical treatment aboard the Dudbrook |