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| Name | CARTER – Matthew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 15th Hussars / Dragoons |
| Regiment Number (s) | 231 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th April 1825 / 18 years / Cambridge Cambridgeshire England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / Marks of Leeches on right side and of bleeding in both arms |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 10 years 104 days |
| Length of Service | 25 years 165 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd October 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cambridge England |
| Pension Districts | 1851 Cambridge 1851-1863 Western Australia 1863-1875 Madras |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 29 March 1807 St. Peter’s Cambridge England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 10 May 1807 St. Peter’s Cambridge England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CARTER Edward Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not Married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | In the York Census taken on 31 December 1859 Matthew Carter age 54, single, protestant, could both read and write, free, arrived on the Minden 1851, born England he was domiciled at the premises of LE Burges of York. |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 11 February 1863 page 2 Departure to Madras |
| Departure from Western Australia | February 7th 1863 per York to Madras India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | A Matthew Carter age 78, pensioner died Madras 11 July 1881 and is buried at Poonamallee Cemetery, Madras |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In the British Army Worldwide Index for 1841 Matthew Carter, 231, 15th Hussars is located at Bangalore, India Discharge due to being worn out from length of service. 1851 Census HO 107/1760/908 Matthew is living with his cousin Mary Fletcher at Fishers Lane, St Peter, Cambridge, England. Matthew was recorded as living on the premises of LE Burges in York 1859 and when he left the Colony in 1863 it was on the same ship as SP Phillips (of York) with a consignment of horses. |