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| Name | ARNOTT – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2128 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th May 1843 / 18 years 8 months / Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland England Pitman |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Pale / Grey / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 4 years 168 days Crimea |
| Length of Service | 12 years 5 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th August 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal exergue Mooltan clasp Ferozeshur Crimea Medal with clasps for Alma Inkerman Sebastopol Crimea Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newcastle on Tyne England |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Newcastle 1864 Tilbury 1864-1865 Western Australia 1865-1874 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | Departed Portland 30TH January 1864 Lands End 1st February 1864 |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 Jarrow Gateshead Durham England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ARNOTT George |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | GARDNER nee ATKINSON Mary B c 1828 Lemington Northumberland. |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1859 Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | ATKINSON William |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th March 1874 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Robert Arnott 2128 Private 50th Location Ashton under Lyne 1851 Census Single man with his regiment Discharge due to disabled by wounds of right side of forehead from musket ball at Inkerman suffers greatly from headache and giddiness especially when exposed to the rays of the sun was also wounded on the back of head at battle of Ferozeshur in India In the 1861 Census a Robert Ancott (sic) is living with his wife Mary at 19 Spital Tongues Newcastle. Robert is 36 years of age (Bc1825) Cab driver and Chelsea pensioner born Benton Northumberland while his wife Mary is age 33 (Bc 1828) and was born in Lemington, Northumberland. Admittances to Royal Adelaide Hospital Robert Arnott admitted 11th February 1874 age 47 (no marital status or religion) living Adelaide, labourer, born Newcastle arrived ClaraMary Arnott admitted firstly 20th February 1866 and 2 November 1867. On each occasion she said she was age 45, Protestant, a single woman, residing Hackney, a servant, born Newcastle-on-Tyne and had arrived in the Clara and had been 4 years and 4years 6 months in the Colony. She died 18th February 1867. |