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| Name | CROWE – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 62nd 44th and 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1762 – 44th Regiment 3407 – 50th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th January 1834 / 19 years 10 months / Westminster Middlesex England Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 16 years 330 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th December 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Edenmore Road London England |
| Pension Districts | 1851 London 2nd West 1851 2nd North London 1853 Deptford 1854 2nd North London 1854-1855 Western Australia 1855 Victoria 1855 Sydney NSW 1858 2nd North London 1860 Jersey 1860 2nd North London 1860 Jersey 1861 2nd North London 1861 2nd Plymouth 1862 Falmouth 1862 Bath 1863 2nd North London 1863 Falmouth 1864 2nd North London 1868 Jersey 1869 Taunton 1870 Exeter |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1814 St. Andrews Dublin 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 | Name Unknown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet 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 | Not none |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 25th July 1856 – Foss Court Martial |
| Departure from Western Australia | Arrived Melbourne 6 December 1854 on the Amason/Amazon Samuel Crowe and wife 1858 to England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th March 1870 Exeter Devon England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Suffering from dyspepsia and general debility British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Corporal Samuel Crowe recruiting at Mountrath location Chatham Kent 1851 3407 Private Samuel Crowe 50th Regt location Ashton Under Lyne 1851 Census HO 107/1490/180/79 Samuel Crowe, Chelsea Pensioner, a single man is living at Harrow Street Marylebone London In 1852 there were two marriages at Marylebone between Samuel Crowe and either 1. Marie Josephine Fardean 2. Margaret Pierce Cooke 1853 Lambert 1. Mary Ann NevillOn 27th June 1854 Thomas Crowe received medical treatment for an ulcer during the voyage of the Ramillies Prior to quitting the Colony Samuel Crowe refunded passage money of £15 to Captain Foss who misappropriated the money. It was one of the offenses Foss was charged with under “conduct disgraceful to the character of and officer and a gentleman.”Thanks to Maureen Innes a a volunteer researcher for the Qld Police Museum. Samuel was recruited in Sydney as a Camp Sergeant for the NSW Native Police in 1857 to serve in Port Curtis (now known as Gladstone Qld). His service appears to have been less than a year. I’ve included some Qld State Archive references below in which he is mentioned in case they might be of interest in your research. 1. QSA ITM17618 1857 Letter from Molison and Black to Government Resident John Wickham 16 November, Letters addressed to the Government Resident by the Colonial Secretary, Sydney, on the Native Police, Mfilm 1494 – appears to be a request from the Native Police for reimbursement of the cabin fare charged for CROWE. The response mentions that Sgt CROWE demanded a cabin and if he exceeded his authority it was a problem for the Native Police to rectify – they would not reimburse the fare. His general health on exiting the Army, extreme working and living conditions in northern Queensland, and his less than auspicious start no doubt contributed to his short career in the Native Police. |