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George Clark by Daryl Nelson July 2012 EPG Gazette
| Name | CLARKE/CLARK – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 192 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th March 1822 / 13 years 7 months /Southampton England No trade |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 4 years 7 months Mauritius – 2 years 6 months East Indies – not given |
| Length of Service | 19 years 290 days – underage service not included |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23 June 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Cabul medal awarded to the 9th regiment |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Salford Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Manchester England 1850-1855 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | St Anne’s Cork Ireland |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 9th April 1828 – no place no name |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 1834 deduced from age at death M CRAKE John 23rd June 1851 Fremantle Western Australia D 16th April 1928 Fremantle WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | WILSON Jane daughter of EPG Alexander Wilson B c1828 England Bp 10 August 1828 Chatham Kent England (Mother Jessie) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1853 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 16th August 1850 assigned P9 South Perth of 5 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14 June 1850 arrival of Scindian The West Australian Tuesday 17th April 1928 page 12 obituary of Mary Crake |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th July 1855 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army worldwide Index 1841 George Clarke 192 Private 9th Foot location Meerut Discharge due to chronic dysentery Wounded in Afghanistan in 1842 in the right foot (amended to the left foot) 27th August 1842 at Mamookhail (Mammoo Khail) 27th August 1842 FIBIS have information regarding this battle in one of it references On arrival he was a widower with one child. George Clarke a widower arrived in WA with his daughter Mary aged 16 years. After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation. Private George Clark, general labourer, 1/-, 21st January, widower, 1 child George Clarke was one of the Scindian pensioners assigned 5 acres of land at South Perth however they all resigned their allotment due to the isolation of the land being only accessible by water and the difficulty in clearing the heavy timber. In Mary Crake’s obituary it erroneously gave her father name as Joseph Clarke and said they arrived in the ship Scindia. It also said he was a bandmaster which is highly probable as he was an Army drummer when underage and again in 1831. Jane Clarke most probably married John Brown at Fremantle 1857 but no evidence to support this. |
