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| Name | ELLIS – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1185 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st July 1839 / 18 years / Salford Lancashire England Fustian Scourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 3 years 5 months East Indies – 5 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 341 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th August 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1855 1st Manchester 1858-1871 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Overdam (Darwen [Over]) Blackburne Lancashire England |
| 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 | CASEY / CAREY Ann or Honora Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 20th October 1856 Manchester England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B 4th Qtr 1857 Manchester M ROBINSON George 1874 Pinjarra Western Australia D 27th February 1936 Bunbury WA Bur Bunbury Cemetery Agnes B 1860 Fremantle Western Australia D 10th February 1882 Fremantle WA Thomas B 18th March 1863 WA D 1926 Bencubbin Western Australia age 63 John Charles B 8th September 1864 Fremantle Western Australia Emma B 5th June 1867 Western Australia D 1868 Fremantle W Frederick B C1872 Fremantle (deduced) Western Australia M STANTON Sarah Elizabeth1895 Fremantle WA D 22nd September 1918 Adelaide South Australia Bur West Terrace Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CAREY James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | ABBOTT Mary Ann |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | GRAY Henry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1874 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 15th February 1882 page 7 Death of Agnes Western Mail Saturday 27th November 1909 page 34 Honora Gray death The Advertiser (Adelaide SA) Thursday 26th September 1918 Funeral Notice Frederick Ellis South West Times (Bunbury) Wednesday 4th March 1936 page 2 Obituary Mary Robinson |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th December 1871 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 19th November 1909 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1841 Thomas Ellis 1185 2nd Foot Private location Deesa 1851 As above location Clonmel Discharge due to hematemesis, palpitations, dyspepsia, emaciated and weak. In 1863 Thomas Ellis nominated his sisters in law Emma (16) Elizabeth (14) and Agnes (11) Carey as Government immigrants. He gave Mr Thomas Flint and James Carey of Victory Vault Ancoat Street Manchester as references. 25th June 1868 Ann Ellis charged her husband Pensioner Thomas Ellis with assaulting her-he was cautioned and discharged. There are sundry charges of being drunk against Thomas and the occasional charge against Ann. It appears that son Frederick was born after the death of his father Thomas in 1871. 9th July 1881 Ann Ellis applied for a land grant however as her husband Thomas Ellis, 2nd regiment did not apply she was not entitled. |