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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | BUTTERWORTH – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 3rd 2nd and 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2348 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th December 1825 / 20 years / Manchester England Calico Printer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 ¼ in Fair / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies 6 years 4 months Corfu = years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 195 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th April 1847 / Charlemont Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Manchester 2nd 1850 Tilbury Fort 1850-1873 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1805 Manchester Lancashire 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 | QUINN Catherine c1808 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 27th February 1825 St Denys and St George Manchester Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B 15th May 1833 Woolwich Bp 9th June 1833 St Mary’s Magdalen Woolwich M CHAPMAN Daniel William 1851 Perth Western Australia D 9th June 1893 South Fremantle Western Australia Charles Henry B February 1835 Bp 1st March 1835 St Clements Ipswich Suffolk England D 30th August 1835 Ipswich Suffolk England Samuel B 15th October 1845 Fort Knockalla Donegal Ireland M McEvoy Anorah 26th June 1871 St Mary’s Perth WA D 23 February 1937 Perth WA Bur Pinjarra Cemetery Margaret B 26 August 1847 Ardwick Manchester Lancashire M1 GRIST/GRESTY William 15th April 1867 Geraldton Western Australia M2 HALE George 1884 Gingin Western Australia D 6th December 1888 Perth Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | TRANAILLES Martha |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 19th November 1868 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None |
| 1st Husband of 2nd Wife | TRANAILLES Charles 62nd and 29th Regiment arrived DUDBROOK 1853 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| 3rd Husband of 2nd Wife | SKELTON Alfred William Mead |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1877 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Resigned Freshwater Bay Locations 13 and 159 (P 233 and P 255) Relocated to P227 of 9 acres 2 roods and P 246 of 2 roods Title application 7th July 1860 Title 1398(on same title) |
| Occupation after Arrival | 21st June 1851 appointed Assistant Warder at an annual salary of £52 1852 Baker |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald (Fremantle) Saturday 26th July 1873 page 3 Death of Samuel The West Australian Friday 26th February 1937 page 18 Death of son Samuel |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th July 1873 Freshwater Bay Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia (as David) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 17th July 1866 Freshwater Bay Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 1890 Perth Western Australia 13th February 1890 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Samuel Butterworth Gunner and driver 2nd Battalion Royal Artillery 1st Company location Corfu Discharge due to chronic rheumatism, inguinal hernia left side and shortness of breath under exertion After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation. Private Samuel Butterworth, general labourer, 1/-, 21st January, married 3 children Additional information Robyn Middleton |