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| Name | SINCLAIR – David |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Chatham Division 13th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 6703 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th October 1827 / 18 years/Glasgow Lanarkshire Blacksmith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ships: Gloucester 18 August 1829-14 November 1830 Britannia 15 November 1830-12 November 1832 Barnham 20 April 1835-3 April 1839 Queen 1 October 1840-11 July 1844 Vernon 4 April 1845-7 November 1848 Afloat or at Foreign Stations: 14 Years 6 months 24 days On shore: 6 years 5 months 19 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 12 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th November 1848 / Royal Marine Barracks Chatham Kent |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st Edinburgh 1851 Western Australia 1857-1863 South Australia 1864 Scotland |
| Pension Paid | £15.4.0 per annum |
| 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 | c1809 Old Grayfriars Edinburgh 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 | UNKNOWN Mary Ann c1812 France – British subject (1871 Census) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| 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 | Lock-up keeper Champion Bay 14 August 1854 –see Barker “Warders and Gaolers” p 191 |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Perth Wednesday 18th August 1852 – page 2 South Australian Register 11 December 1856 Passengers on Louisa |
| Departure from Western Australia | C1856 to Victoria Australia He was paid WA to 31 December 1856 Mary Sinclair left for South Australia on the Louisa 30 November 1856 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged at his own request and length of service. 1871 Census Scotland: David Sinclair was living at 17 Abbeyhill, South Leith aged 60, a labourer and was born Greyfriars Scotland His wife Mary aged 58 is living at the same address, she was born in France and was a British subject They do not appear in the 1881 census |