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| Name | RYDER / RIDER – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3449 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | March 1835 (Deduced) / Not yet known |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’11”/Fresh/Hazel/brown/visage oval/ scar on left ankle |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not yet known |
| Length of Service | 10 years 4 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 2nd July 1845 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1845 1st Plymouth 1851 Western Australia 1853-NSW 1863-1865 New Zealand 1865-1881 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | £9.4.0 per annum pension increased 16 November 1880 to £13/12/0 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1815 Stokenham Devon England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | RYDER Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | JARVIS Margaret or Peggy c1817 Charleton Devon England bap 21st June 1818 Charleton Devon England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 27th April 1840 St. Andrew Plymouth Devon England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Samuel Thomas B c1839 Charleton Devon England Bp 17 March 1839 (Jarvis) Charleton Devon England M BOWDEN Mary Ann 1871 Victoria Australia D 24 January 1888 Bendigo Victoria Australia Emma Jane B c1848 Stokenham Devon Bp 10 March 1850 Stokenham Devon M MITCHELL James 1883 Eaglehawk Victoria Australia D 1883 Eaglehawk Victoria Australia Adah B c1850 Stokenham Devon England Bp 10 March 1850 Stokenham Devon D 24th August 1851 at sea onboard “Minden” Elizabeth B 1854 Victoria Australia D 1855 Victoria Australia Thomas B 1856 Sandhurst Victoria Australia D 1881 Victoria Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | JARVIS William 1779 East Allingham Devon |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Elizabeth 1779 Charleton Devon England |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Police Constable 1851 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 6 May 1853 page 2 Passenger list Rosebud Bendigo Advertiser Wednesday 12 January 1881 page 3 Funeral notice Thomas Bendigo Advertiser Monday 11 December 1882 page 3 Funeral notice Margaret Bendigo Advertiser Wednesday 25 January 1888 page 2 Death of Samuel |
| Departure from Western Australia | 2 May 1853 per Rosebud |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11 January 1881 Sandhurst, Victoria Bur White Hills Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | December 1882 Victoria Australia Bur White Hills Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In the 1851 Census Thomas Ryder (Rider) and his family are living with his father-in-law and his wife Elizabeth at Charleton in Devon. Thomas at the time was a fisherman. A Philip Rider age 29 is also a lodger at the same address. |