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| Name | CLEWS – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 80th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 464 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th December 1824 / 15 years / Newcastle under Lyme Staffordshire England Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 4 years New South Wales – 8 years |
| Length of Service | 20 years 325 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th December 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Congleton Cheshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1849 2nd Manchester 1854 Western Australia 1858 New South Wales 1859 Hobart 1871 Launceston |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Stockport Chester England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CLEWS Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BEECH Mary nee VALENTINE B 1822 Ardwick Lancashire |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6TH JULY 1846 St. Mary’s Chatham Kent |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | VALENTINE John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday 17th July 1858 page 5 Shipping list Éclair Adelaide Observer Saturday 24th July 1858 page 5 Shipping list Admella |
| Departure from Western Australia | 30th June 1858 Thomas and Mary left WA arriving Adelaide 14th July 1858, they departed on the Admella on 19 July 1858 for Sydney via Melbourne. 1859 to Hobart Tasmania |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 9th April 1887 Fingal Tasmania |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 27th August 1896 Fingal Tasmania |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Clews 464 Private 80th Foot Location Parramatta NSW Discharge due to chronic rheumatism In the 1851 Census HO 107/2224/527 Thomas Clowes is living in Chapman Street Salford with his wife Mary age 29 and born in Ardwick Lancashire. Thomas’s age has been reversed as he was 42 years of age not 24. (Discrepancy between Mary’s age on Census and age at time of death) |