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| Name | BUTLER – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th and 3rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2423 / 2608 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th January 1847 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Laborer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Greece – 5 months Malta – 1 month Crimea – 5 months |
| Length of Service | 8 years 286 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th October 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Limerick 1855 Limerick Militia 1856 Limerick 1857 Carlow 1857 Limerick 1859 2nd Plymouth 1860 Jersey 1861 1st London 1861 Limerick 1862 Jersey 1865 Liverpool 1865 Glasgow 1865 Belfast 1865 Jersey 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1878 increased to 1/4d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1829 Lowcurran Stradbally Queens Ireland (possibly Luggacurren Stradbally) |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BUTLER John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HENNESSEY (HENESY) Judith Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CONNOR (O’CONNOR) Mary B c1831 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1848 Limerick Ireland (Protestant) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah B 1849 England M BAILEY William 5th March 1867 Western Australia M O’HARA James 1871 Fremantle Western Australia M WRIGHT George 1874 Fremantle Western Australia D November 1913 while residing at Edmund Street Beaconsfield Western Australia bur 19th November 1913 Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Bridget B c1850 England Thomas B 1853 England M BURNS Ellen 1879 Fremantle Western Australia D 11th May 1926 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery Mary Jane B 1859 Guernsey Channel Islands M ROGERS John 24th January 1877 Fremantle Western Australia M DIXON Charles 22nd December 1883 Fremantle D 28th October 1923 Fremantle Western Australia Julia B 1863 Guernsey Channel Islands M BROWN George 1878 Fremantle Western Australia M ARMSTRONG Patrick 1887 D 23rd May 1920 Fremantle WA Helen B 8th March 1868 Fremantle Western Australia Lena Louise Blanch B 1869 Fremantle Western Australia M DOMINIC/K John 1882 Fremantle Western Australia D 9th January 1905 Fremantle Western Australia Sophia B 26th December 1869 Fremantle Western Australia M LA MOTTE Alexander 1887 Fremantle Western Australia Eliza B 1871 Fremantle WA D 19th July 1876 Willagee WA William B 17th June 1872 Fremantle Western Australia M CARTER Leah 1897 Perth Western Australia D 1953 Victoria Park Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CONNORS Terrie (Terrence) |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MALONE Mary |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 7th October 1868 Fremantle Town Lots 690, and 691 both purchased at £6 each 20th Oct 1880 granted Cockburn Sound Location P173 of 20 acres Willagee Swamp (Kardinya) Assigned 15th November 1876 Title 4/6 Full Title 20th October 1880 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Mason |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian Times Friday 21st July 1876 page 2 death of Eliza The Daily News Saturday 31st March 1894 page 2 Charge of disorderly conduct The Daily News Wednesday 5th April 1899 page 3 Death of Mary Butler Also The West Australian Wednesday 5th April 1899 page 3 The West Australian Friday 7th April 1899 page 2 Inquest The Daily News Saturday 22nd November 1913 page 17 Obituary Sarah |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd October 1886 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd April 1899 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Thomas transferred from the 48th regiment to the 3rd regiment to serve with his older brother Edward. British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Butler 2608/2423 Private 3rd Foot location Templemore and Cork Discharge due to being severely wounded by a cannon shot to the back of his left hand at the 1st attack on the Redan on 18th June 1855. He had previously received a wound to the back of his head from a musket ball on 7th June and had been wounded on the left side of his back when a … was knocked down by a shell on 3rd June 1855. In the 1861 Census RG09/4399/77/21 Thomas and his family are living at St Aubin Road St Helier Jersey. Thomas was aged 32 and his occupation is given as a mason and he erroneously said he was born in England Mary his wife was aged 27 and born Ireland while the children Sarah age 12, Bridget age 11, Thomas aged 7 were all born in England and Mary Jane aged 1 was born on Guernsey. 11 February 1875 Thomas Butler applied for the grant of £15 for having erected his house at Willagee Swamp to the required height. 19th July 1876 Eliza Butler aged 15 was killed by the wheel of a horse and cart passing over her. 2nd July 1884 Thomas Butler wrote to the Colonial Secretary regarding a 40 acre block he bought from the Crown for £21/1/6 which after 3 or 4 months was reclaimed for a town reserve and the purchase money refunded. As he had outlaid the sum of £52/13/8 on improvements he made before the reclamation he felt he was entitled to have the money refunded. The Crown Lands department believed he settled on the land without proper approval and was not entitled to the repayment. The Mayor of Fremantle considered as it was part of the Commonage at Fremantle it should never have been considered for sale. Cons 527/1884/4208Thomas was a member of the Enrolled Guard at the time of his death in 1886. Mary Butler died as a result of a fire at her home in South Street Beaconsfield. There are sundry reports re Thomas Butler in the Fremantle Police Files but they are of a trivial nature |