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| Name | FAIRBROTHER – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 38th 31st and 29th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | -/-/ 2439 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th June 1825 / 17 years / Oldbury Stafford England Key Filer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 2½ in Fresh / Hazel / Light Brown / SFB tattooed on left forearm |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 21 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 137 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25 July 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None stated |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | West Bromwich (Bromage on record) Stafford England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Wolverhampton 1850-1857 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 West Bromage (sic) Staffordshire 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 | Not yet known |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 arrival of Scindian |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | May 1857 “supposed to have perished in the bush in May”(note in pension record) – presumably in Western Australia as no record of departure |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Height 5 Ft 6 in on discharge paper |