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| Name | LAMB / LAMBE – Thomas Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company-1st European Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 178 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th November 1840/19 years/Edinburgh – see Gillian’s List Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC To India 4 January 1841 per Lady East |
| Length of Service | 15 years 3 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 4th June 1856 /This is the date from which his pension was first paid Pension Commenced 28th May 1856 |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newcastle England |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Newcastle 1856 1st Edinburgh 1864-1867 Western Australia 1867 Singapore 1867 Bengal unknown-1905 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | C1820 Lander Berwick England |
| 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 | WALKER Sarah Jane c1831 Edinburgh Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1860 Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Unknown William born c1862 D 4 March 1864 at sea aboard Clara – Buried at sea Robert B c 1863 Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland Died 28th January 1864 age 7 months of croup aboard the Clara buried onshore Portland Thomas William B 25th August 1864 Western Australia D 28th August 1864 Western Australia Charlotte B 1865 Western Australia M BREWER D 15th November 1942 East Fremantle Western Australia Thomas William B 14th January 1868 Singapore Bp 26 February 1868 Singapore M BERESFORD Louisa Caroline 1896 Fremantle WA D 18th June 1931 Mt Lawley WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Sarah Jane B 1871 M SIEBNER Paul 1899 Fremantle Western Australia D 18th February 1939 Kelmscott Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret Isabella B 1873 M STEELE Robert Fremantle Western Australia D 29th August 1919 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WALKER Robert |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | LING Margaret |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 10th May 1867 page 2 Passenger list Catherine The West Australian Saturday 29 April 1905 page 1 Funeral Notice Thomas Henry Lamb The West Australian Tuesday 23rd June 1931 page 4 Obit Thomas William Lamb |
| Departure from Western Australia | Departed WA 4 May 1867 with Wife and 2 children on the Catherine for Singapore Paid pension in Singapore and Bengal in 1867. No indication when returned to Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 28th April 1905 Fremantle Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 17th October 1896 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to rheumatism |