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| Name | FARROW – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 45th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1719 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th July 1839 / 21 years / Windsor Berkshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 1 year 9 months Monte Video – 10 months Cape of Good Hope – 12 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 27 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 2nd October 1860 / South Camp Aldershot England |
| Campaign Medals | 2nd and 3rd Kaffir Wars from 1846-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Preston 1862 2nd North London 1862 Preston 1862 Tilbury 1862-1863 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FARROW Joseph Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DICKSON Jane 1831 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th February 1861 St. John’s Preston Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DICKSON John Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | TRUEMAN John – Enrolled Pensioner 86th and 64th arrived Clara 1864 departed Western Australia for South Australia per “Emily Smith” 1866 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 12th July 1864 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Weekly Chronicle Saturday 12th May 1866 – Page 2 Wednesday 9th May – Emily Smith from Fremantle April 24th – John Trueman and Jane Trueman in steerage |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th November 1863 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide Index shows Thomas with the 45th in Belfast Ireland 1851 British Army Worldwide Index shows Thomas with the 45th in Natal South Africa 1851 (2) British Army Worldwide Index shows Thomas with the 45th in King Williamstown, East London and Cape of Good Hope 1861 UK Census (GR 09/3132/19/41) : 34 Fylde Road, Preston, Lancashire Thomas Farrow, Head, Marr, 40, Pensioner, born Suffolk Jane Farrow, Wife, Marr, 30 born Ireland Discharge: At own request (service upwards of 21 years) Thomas Farrow died of throat disease. |