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| Name | JENNINGS – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 61st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 609 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | c 1831 |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India |
| Length of Service | 21 years 2 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 9th March 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Probably for the 2nd Sihk wars – Indian Mutiny Medals |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Galway 1854-1858 Western Australia 1858-1885 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1806 Balinrobe, Mayo Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | JENNINGS Redmond |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BELL Frances Father/Mother are on the WA BMD death entry for Thomas |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CONWAY Bridget C 1816 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary b c1840 M WALL Frederick Francis 1866 Victoria D 19 September 1889 West Melbourne Victoria Margaret B 1842 Bp 13th June 1842 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland England William B c1846 Possible death January 1902 Father Thomas Mother Bridget Sydney NSW James b 31 July 1850 Peshawar India Possible death 1896 Waterloo NSW Father Thomas Mother Bridget Michael B 1853 D 1856 Melbourne Victoria age 6 years John Possible death 1911 Sydney New South Wales, Father Thomas Jennings, mother Bridget |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CONWAY Michael |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | ROLANDS Mary |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Age Wednesday 6 June 1883 page 1 Death of Bridget Jennings The Age 20th January 1885 page 1 death notice of Thomas Jennings Bendigo Advertiser Thursday 22 January 1885 page 2 The Age Friday 20 September 1889 page1 Death of Mary Wall |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1858 to Victoria On the passenger list for the CW Bradley that departed 10th March 1857 for Adelaide are Bridget Jennings and infant, Mary, Margaret, James and another Bridget Jennings Thomas and William departed 4 September 1858 from Port Adelaide aboard the Havilah for Melbourne Another 2 children (male and female) departed 11 September 1858 on the Burra Burra from Adelaide |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19 January 1885 Melbourne Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 4th June 1883 West Melbourne Victoria |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Located Woolwich and Bolton 1851 Peshawar Pakistan Further research required for this man as WO97 discharge document doesn’t appear to exist. Information above has been compiled from several WO12 WO22 and WO23 documents and further information found on pension payments held by National Archives of Australia. On the sick list for the Ramillies Michael’s age appears to be 22 but seeing he died age 6 in 1859 perhaps it was 22 months. Mary aged 15 and Margaret aged 12 also received medical treatment during the voyage. The 61st Foot spent more than thirty years on garrison duty before seeing active service again. From 1816-22 they were stationed in Jamaica, from 1822-28 in England and from 1828-40 in Ceylon. They were stationed in England and Ireland from 1840-45.[2] In 1845 they moved to India, fighting in the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848-49: at the Battle of Ramnagar (November 1848), Battles of Saddalupar and Chillianwala (December 1848-January 1849) and Battle of Gujrat (February 1849) |