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| Name | FARMER – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th and 98th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | Not yet known / 2726 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th October 1841 / 18 years 1 month / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Dark / Dark Brown / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 15 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 20 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th May 1863 / No place given -Inquiry Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej medal (1846) clasps for Ferreshah and Sobraon: Punjab Medal (1849) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 5 Pulford Street Pimlico London England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 2nd West London 1865 Woolwich 1866 Tilbury 1866 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | September 1823 St. Andrews Dublin Ireland (WO97) 24th December 1823 St. Peters Dublin Ireland (Civil Service Evidence of age) |
| 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 | CANNY (KENNY) (COODY) Eliza or Elizabeth B Kilkenny Ireland (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1868 Perth Western Australia (RC) Francis B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia (RC) D 1873 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | FITZPATRICK Michael – 103rd Regiment arrived “NORWOOD” 1867 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th December 1878 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | MAUD B 1879 Fremantle Western Australia M BARRAN George 1895 Fremantle Western Australia D 26th August 1966 Willagee Western Australia Buried Fremantle Cemetery WA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 31st October 1867 received 15/0d for services as temporary Assistant Warder 26-28th October 1867 employed intermittedly until dismissed 5th November 1875 (dissatisfied with rate of pay) see Barker Joined the Police Force (served 18th February 1876 to 20th October 1877): Probationary Constable promoted to 2nd Class in 1876 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Thursday 22nd November 1883 – page 3 Western Mail Thursday 30th December 1920 – page 19 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1877 Fremantle Western Australia bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Possible death Elizabeth Fitzpatrick 2nd September 1918 age 91 years, buried Fremantle Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Peter Farmer 2726 Private 98th Foot location Peshawar 1861 As above location Canterbury In the 1861 Census RG09/519/199/53 St. Mary’s Northgate Canterbury Kent England Peter Farmer is a single man serving with his regiment. |