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| Name | PARKER – Ninian / Ninnian |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 78th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 997 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd June 1836 /18 years 4 months / place not stated Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | None given on Attestation papers (WO97) |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 17 Years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 300 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th December 1859 / None given, Declaration signed 17th November 1859 at Fort George |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with defence of Lucknow clasp Persian Campaign (1857) Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 4 High Street Johnstone Renfrewshire Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Paisley (transferred to Tilbury Fort) 1861 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 Kilmacolm Paisley Renfrewshire 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1861 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Ninian Parker, Private, 997, 78th Regt, Location Burnley & Manchester Lancashire. WO12/8340 1851 Ninian Parker, Private, 997, 78th Regt. Location Aden WO12/8349 Discharged at his own request. Ninian Parker is a very common name and seems to be handed down father to son; the line in Scotland goes back to the 1600s many are in the Kilmacolm area. |