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| Name | COPE – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 2nd Madras European Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 628 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd March 1840 / 18 years / London England Baker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5 in Dark / Black / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC To India: 13 April 1840 per Reliance From India to UK: 5th September 1861 per General Caulfield |
| Length of Service | 22 years 9 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th September 1861 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Mortlake Surrey England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 – South London 1863 – Salisbury 1864 – East London 1864 – Tilbury October 1864 – March 1870 Western Australia April 1870 – March 1879 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Baptism | bap 20th July 1821 Mortlake Surrey England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | COPE John 1791 Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | POOLE Elizabeth 1801 Not yet known 11th October 1818 Mortlake Surrey England |
| Siblings | Elizabeth bap 29th September 1819 Mortlake England John Isaac bap 24th July 1823 Mortlake Surrey England James bap 31st October 1824 Mortlake Surrey England D 29 May 1900, Jarrahdale, Western Australia Isaac bap 17th June 1827 Mortlake Surrey England Mary Jane bap 25th January 1829 Mortlake Surrey England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CARROLL Ellen Unknown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 24th December 1865 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| 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 | Inquirer & Commercial News 26th August 1868 – page 3 The Herald 17th July 1869 – page 3 Perth Gazette & WA Times 25th March 1870 – page 2 West Australian 2nd December 1897 (Obit.) |
| Departure from Western Australia | 19th March 1870 per Emily Smith with wife Ellen for Adelaide NB Returned to Western Australia: details not known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd December 1897 Jarrahdale Western Australia bur Jarrahdale Pioneers Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Character described as “Unexceptionable” on discharge Discharge due to ‘time expired.’ First selected as a convict guard in 1861 but left sick at Weymouth Devon. The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman recorded his conduct as ‘very good.’ Thomas Cope is buried with his brother James in the Jarrahdale Pioneers Cemetery WA, headstone records both deaths. |
