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| Name | EVANS – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th 1st Battalion and 43rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1640 / 1892 / 3525 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd February 1841 / 18 years / Worcester Worcestershire Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 19 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 49 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 15th July 1862 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Hereford Herefordshire England |
| Pension Districts | Chatham 1862-1866 Western Australia 1866 – 1871 |
| Pension Paid | 1/1½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1823 St Peter Hereford Herefordshire |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | EVANS Benjamin |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McCLOUSKEY Ann nee RYAN 1824 (from marriage certificate) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th February 1855 Cannanore, Madras, India (soldier in 25th Regiment) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sophia Maria B 16th September 1853 Madras India bap 20th September 1853 Madras India Illegitimate daughter of Ann and Thomas both present as parents at baptism M FLYNN Timothy 26th December 1868 Western Australia D 9th February 1918 Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Benjamin Thomas B 12th September 1855 Madras India bap 25th September 1855 Bangalore Madras India D 14th August 1856 Bangalore Madras India bur 15th August 1856 Bangalore Madras India Amelia Elizabeth B 29th August 1857 Madras India bap 7th October 1857 Madras India M ALLPIKE John 11th April 1882 Western Australia D 16th April 1909 West Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Frederick Henry B 9th January 1861 Madras India bap 6th February 1861 Madras India D 14th March 1861 Pallavaram India |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | RYAN Henry |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | McCLOUSKEY Robert D 17th March 1849 Fort William (of the 25th regiment) age 32 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | No marriage found for Ann Ryan and Robert McClouskey and her name varies from Ann to Mary. The name Ryan is in the Baptism of Sarah Ann 1846 and a Margaret McClouskey appears as a sponsor several times. Robert was also with the 25th and it was the policy for widows to marry within the regiment. |
| Children by 1st Husband | Lavinia Jane B 5th November 1844 bp 6th November 1844 Madras D 5th February 1848 age 3 Cannanore Bangalore (father Robert mother Mary Ann) Sarah Ann B31 December 1846 bp 13th January 1847 D 26th October 1849 age 2 years 10 months (Father Robert mother Mary) Sarah Ann B 6th October 1850 D 8th January 1852 age 1 year 3 months 26 days |
| 3rd Husband of Wife | GREENWAY John |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 |
| Children by 3rd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | March 1883 Fremantle Herald provides details of inquest into Ann Greenway’s death The Inquirer and Commercial News Wed 7 Mar 1883, Page 5, “Sudden Death in a Railway Carriage” and obituary notes |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th July 1871 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 4th or 10th March 1883 on train Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia (newspaper reports buried next to 1st husband Thomas Evans) |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 Muster & Pay List or Census Stirling, Glasgow & Fort George, 1st Bn, 1st Foot [WO12-1911] 1851 Muster & Pay List or Census Bangalore, India 25th Foot [WO12-4200] Volunteered for the 43rd Regiment 1st March 1855 just after his marriage 1861 Muster & Pay List or Census Fort St George, Madras, India 43rd Foot [WO12-5616] 1862 Discharge : “Febris Intermittens. This man was much exhausted during the hot weather campaign in Central India in 1858-59, during which he contracted Malarious fever. He is subject ever since to frequent relapses, and also suffers from Rheumatic pains; his strength is failing and he is unfit for duty. His disability is attributable to the effects of climate and severe field duty, and it has not been aggravated by vice, intemperance or misconduct.” Four good conduct badges 2nd June 1870 purchase of Fremantle Town Lot 474: may not be Thomas Evans of the 43rd Regiment as regiment is not identified |