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| Name | COOTE – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 22nd 61st and 82nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1951 – 82nd Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th January 1843 / 22 years / Boyle Roscommon Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Grey / Red/ piece missing from left ear |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 2 years 1 day |
| Length of Service | 10 years 273 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd November 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Perth Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Perth 1854 Plymouth 1855 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem – Temporary 18 months until 13th June 1855 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Mullingar Westmeath Ireland |
| 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 | LYNAM/Leinam Ellen 1833 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th August 1853 St. John the Baptist, Perth, Perthshire Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 19th May 1855 at sea on board “Stag” bap 10th June 1855 Perth Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | DUNCAN Henry – 73rd Regiment arrived on “Clara” 1857 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1861 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1858 Store Labourer (from below newspaper article) |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 2nd June 1858 – page 4 (Indian Relief Fund) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1861 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1863 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Thomas Coote’s transfer to the 61st regiment was cancelled as he was not fit to serve in India Discharge due to extensive varicose veins in both legs causing much pain when he stands or walks, unfit for further service. British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Coote 1951 82nd Regiment location Portsmouth 1851 Census HO 107/1658 Portsmouth Thomas Coote, Not married, 30. Private, 22nd regiment, born Mullingar. Westmeath, Ireland AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the Stag into the conduct of the Super Intendent Surgeon Caldwell. No mention of Mrs Coote. It is possible that daughter Elizabeth Coote became a sister of the St. Joseph’s order in 1881, Elizabeth Mary Magdelene Cootes died at Albany on 16th March 1920. |