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| Name | TOWERS / TORVEIS – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Chatham Division 73rd Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2444 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th October 1828 / 19 years / Edinburgh Scotland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 ¼ in Fair /Blue /Fair / None stated |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not yet known |
| Length of Service | 7 years 8 months 3 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 1836 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Chatham 1850-1866 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | £6/0/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland |
| 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 | ROBERTS Mary Ann (widow) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 20th January 1834 Holy Trinity Queensborough Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1866 Perth Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1871 age 75 Perth WA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to rupture Peter Towers was a last minute addition to the Guard replacing Henry Hearn 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 Peter Towers, shoemaker, £6, 31st January, married Pioneer Death Index spells surname as TORVEIS although original registrations on microfiche spell surname as TOWERS 21st December 1869 Mrs Towers wrote to the Governor requesting outdoor relief as life in the Home did not suit her. It was felt it was to her advantage she remain in the Home |