Click on images to view (if available) a larger image. Use your browser’s Back button to return to site.
| Name | BREE – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Bombay Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 582 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th April 1847 / 20 years / Glasgow Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fair / Grey / Fair |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 15 years 3 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th June 1861 / not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-59 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Hull Yorkshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Hull 1861 Sligo 1862 2nd Glasgow 1862-1882 Western Australia 1882- South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem Increased to 1/0d per diem 1897 for campaign service |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 26th April 1828 Skreen Dromore Sligo Ireland |
| 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 | HIGGINS Anne Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 21st October 1861 Roman Catholic Church Cairy Sligo Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Catherine B 1862 Not yet known M PASSMORE Charles Henry 1893 Perth Western Australia D 24th October 1946 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia William B 4th October 1864 Fremantle Western Australia bap 20th October 1864 Western Australia Margaret Ellen B 13th October 1867 York Western Australia bap 5th November 1867 Western Australia M ASPINALL Albert Wood 1908 Perth Western Australia D 19th October 1951 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary Ann B 1872 Fremantle Western Australia Thomas B 1876 Albany Western Australia D 27th July 1948 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HIGGINS Edward Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sarah Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Lot P235 Cockburn Sound Willagee 20 acres or 22.2.10 acres (Actually 2 acres 2 roods 10 perches) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant warder CE 19 December 1865-23 July 1866 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 3rd January 1871 – page 3 – Thomas Bree drunk The Herald Saturday 6th January 1872 – page 3 – Thomas Bree abusive and obscene language Inquirer and Commercial News 30th March 1881 – page 3 – J Bree to Mauritius on “Star Queen” West Australian Friday 25th October 1946 – page 1 – death Catherine PASSMORE West Australian Monday 22nd October 1951 – page 21 – death of Margaret ASPINALL |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known SRWA – Cons 144 – 1882 Mrs Bree living in No 2 Barracks with 3 children, her husband having left the Colony |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possibly South Australia – lived there in 1900 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 19th February 1912 Claremont Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Embarked 18th August 1847 per “Boyne” for India Embarked 1st July 1861 per “Vernon” for EnglandWO23/23 shows man in Prison 1874 pension suspendedRoyal Adelaide Hospital admissions: Admission No. 205, admitted 26/01/1894, age 67, M, Church of England residence Clare, labourer, born Ireland, 31 years in Colony, ship York Adm 189, 13/01/1900, 74, M, residence Clarenden, occ bushman, born Ireland, 38 years in Colony. |
