BURNSIDE – Thomas Sarsfield Royal Artillery 8th and 14th Battallions

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Name	BURNSIDE – Thomas Sarsfield
Regiment (s)	Royal Artillery 8th and 14th Battalions
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	10d per diem – Temporary 2½ years until 30th September 1859 Deferred pension of 4d per diem paid from 25 January 1881
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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	DALTON Catherine c1839 Dublin Ireland
Date/Place of Marriage	5th April 1858 Perth Western Australia
Children by 1^st Wife	Harriett B 1859 York Western Australia Mary B 1860 York Western Australia M GALBRAITH Neil 1888 Roebourne Western Australia Robert Sarsfield b 1862 Newcastle (Toodyay) WA M Elizabeth Jane Cooper nee Annear Cottesloe WA 1903 Her first husband was Thomas Cooper – 7 Cooper children 1 Burnside child granddaughter of Sam Annear (Scindian) D 30 December 1945 Jarrahdale WA Harriett Adelaide B 1864 Perth Western Australia William Richard B 1864 Rottnest Island Western Australia M BRECKENRIDGE Mary 1902 Perth Western Australia D 30 July 1941 Perth Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery 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	UNKNOWN Julie
Land Grants Western Australia	None
Occupation after Arrival	1857 Special Constable 1857-1865 Police Constable York and Toodyay 1861 Magistrate’s clerk 1865-1870 Assistant Warder Rottnest Island 1870-1880 Police Constable
Newspaper Articles	The West Australian Monday 1 October 1900 page 4 Death of Catherine
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	1859 Census of York Western Australia (SROWA) Harriet Burnside age 21 married C of E read and write Free arrived City of Bristol born Ireland married WA Harriet Burnside age 9 months C of E Free born WA 27 December 1880 Thomas Burnside wrote to the Superintendent of Police requesting he be re-instated in the Police Force accompanied by a petition from various member of the Toodyay district, however, that was denied despite his age and large family. He then wrote requesting the payment of a gratuity as he said he had served 10 Years 111 days in the Royal Artillery, 18 years 1 month in the Police Force and 5 years as a warder at Rottnest giving a total of 33 years 4 months service. The Superintendent of Police referred it to the Board who turned down the application .SROWA Cons 430/30/038 & 30/105 detailed report of his service. There is quite extensive coverage of his time in the police Force and why he resigned in 1865 and 1880 as well as the other disciplinary actions against him 1863 nominated wife’s mother DALTON Julie and brother DALTON Lawrence as assisted immigrants. Not sure if arrived.