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| Name | BURNSIDE – Thomas Sarsfield |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 14th Battery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 33 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th November 1846 / 19 years / Fermanagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Sallow / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 10 years 111 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 10th March 1857 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Enniskillen 1858 – 1859 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem – Temporary 2½ years until 30th September 1859 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th March 1858 Plymouth Western Australia |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1827 Drumkeerin Peltigo Fermanagh 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 | DALTON Catherine c1838 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th April 1858 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Harriett B 1859 York Western Australia Mary B 1860 York Western Australia M GALBRAITH Neil 1888 Roebourne Western Australia Harriett Adelaide B 1864 Perth Western Australia William Richard B 1864 Rottnest Island Western Australia M BRECKENRIDGE Mary 1902 Perth Western Australia D 1941 Perth Western Australia Caroline Isabel B 1869 Rottnest Island Western Australia M DUVAL David L. 1908 Fremantle Western Australia Maria Ann B 1872 Perth Western Australia Esther Eveline B 1874 Northam 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1859 Police York 1869 Warder Rottnest Island 1873 Police Constable Northam |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th October 1883 Pier Street East Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 28th September 1900 ‘Osborne’ Cottesloe Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1863 nominated wife’s mother DALTON Julie and brother DALTON Lawrence as assisted immigrants. Not sure if arrived. |