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| Name | CAREY – Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 32nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2136 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th December 1841 / 19 years / London Surrey England / Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fresh / Hazel / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 5 years 222 days |
| Length of Service | 10 years 213 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th July 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Campaign Medal 1848-9 with clasps for Mooltan and Goojerat |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Parish St Saviours London Surrey |
| Pension Districts | 1852 South London 1853 West Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem for 2½ years to 17th February 1855 (Refused further pension 22nd April 1856) |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 St Saviours London Surrey England |
| 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 | MAHON Margaret B 8th November 1834 Agra Bengal India |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B c 1847 unknown location M EVANS Thomas 19th August 1868 Registry Office Adelaide South Australia D Not yet known Catherine B January – March 1852 St Saviours Southwark London England D On Surgeon’s sick list on Pyrenees, Possibly died in Western Australia before May 1854 as not on Salvado’s list for Albany. John B 30th March 1853 (presumably on Pyrenees II) bap 12th May 1853 Fremantle West Australia D Not yet known but post May 1854 as on Salvado’s list for Albany Emily B c January 1861 unknown location D 15th September 1861 Portland Estate South Australia William B 14th September 1862 Portland Estate South Australia D Not yet known Emma B 28th August 1867 Alberton Adelaide South Australia D Not yet known Lawrence B 27th June 1870 Rosewater Adelaide South Australia D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MAHON Thomas (Sergeant 51st Regiment) Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sarah Not yet known Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide 1867-1922) 13th March 1855 page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left colony without leave in November 1855 by unknown ship |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th April 1873 Queenstown Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd March 1883 Port Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
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