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| Name | BUTT – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 75th and 91st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 712 – 75th Regiment 1897 – 91st Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 75th – 20th March 1829 / 18 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Cotton Dresser |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fair / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 17 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 57 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th May 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa Medal for the 2nd and 3rd Kaffir Wars 1846-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1850 2nd Glasgow 1852 Ballymena 1853-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 19th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1811 Strat[h]norla near Donegal 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 | MALONE Fanny (Frances?) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th June 1851 Barony Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Greenough lots G17 and G18 33 acres one rood 16 perches |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 17th April 1872 Fanny – Funding donations for a Geraldton Church |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd June 1868 Greenough Western Australia Greenough Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403/1876/517 Probate issued for Samuel Butt to Fanny Will dated 5 June 1868 Samuel named his wife Fanny as sole executrix and heir to his entire estate |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Private Samuel Butt 712 75th regiment stationed Fort Beauford Cape of Good Hope Discharge due to Chronic rheumatism and dyspepsia due to fatigue and exposure and climate 1853 wife signed letter of thanks to Ships Surgeon 1876-8 Butt shown as a farmer in Greenough (Victoria District) |