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| Name | CARSON – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 22nd and 73rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 631 / 1060 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd August 1831 / 19 years / Ayr, Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Dark / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 3 years Gibraltar – 3 months North America – 3 years 1 month South America – 8 months Cape of Good Hope – 6 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 123 days (addition error, should be 23 days) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th September 1853 / Cape of Good Hope |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa medal for 2nd and 3rd Kaffir Wars (1846 – 53) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cape of Good Hope |
| Pension Districts | 13th September 1853-1st April 1855 Cape of Good Hope 1855 Ballymena 1855 Birr 1856 2nd Dublin July 1857 – September 1862 Western Australia 1862 – March 1879 Sydney NSW |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1812 Carnmoney Dunagan Antrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CARSON Samuel 1767 Carnmoney Dunagan Antrim Ireland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | GOFF Jane 1784 Carnmoney Dunagan Antrim Ireland 1805 Carnmoney Dunagan Antrim Ireland |
| Siblings | CARSON William (half-brother) B1789 (Father Samuel and unknown mother) D Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MONEY Mary B1817 Donegal Donegal Ireland Parents Martin M & Rose |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1854 Cape of Good Hope |
| Children by 1st Wife | Jane (Mary Jane) B 18th May 1854 Bp 24 June 1854 St Saviour’s Claremont, The Cape (South Africa) Rose B 1856 unknown location M TANKO James 1891 D 10th May 1939 Waverley New South Wales Annie Ellen b 1862 Western Australia M HAYTER William 1881 Lismore NSW D September 1941 Bangalow (Byron Bay) NSW |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | On the baptism for Mary Jane Carson (South Africa) it said Samuel was a policeman |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 1st August 1862 Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 13th May 1939 page 16 Death Notice Rose Tanko Kyogle Examiner Tuesday 16th September 1941 page 6 Death of Ellen Hayter |
| Departure from Western Australia | 28th July 1862 per Laughing Water to Melbourne (with wife and 4 children) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th February 1883 Lismore New South Wales aged 71 years Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1890 Lismore New South Wales Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Samuel Carson 1060 Private 73rd foot location Montreal Canada on a ship 1851 Samuel Carson 1060/22nd F 631 Private 73rd foot location Cape of Good Hope He was in the West Indies from 10th May 1833-10th March 1837. Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and scurvy and impaired constitution He was paid a Gratuity of £5 while at pension in Cape of Good Hope |