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| Name | FOWLER – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Portsmouth Division 58th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2745 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th May 1830 / 19 years / Salop/ England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fair / Hazel / Light Brown / ringworm on upper left thigh |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Wellesley – 2nd April 1831 to 21st January 1832 Trinculo – 21st April 1832 to 20th November 1832 Comus – 7th February 1833 to 28th August 1836 Pelorus – 28th January 1837 to 5th August 1842 Helena – 26th December 1843 to 16th July 1850 Imaum – no dates recorded-receiving ship Port Royal Jamaica Time served at afloat or at foreign stations 17 years 11days At home 3 years 11 months and 24 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 5 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 8th May 1851/ Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Medal for China |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1851 Wolverhampton 1855-1863 Western Australia 1864-1867 South Australia 1867-1875 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | £19/16/0 per annum 13th January 1877 Increased to £33/12/0 per annum to age pension |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1811 Worfield near Bridgnorth Shropshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | (Possible Baptism) 28th May 1810 Kidderminster, Worcestershire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FOWLER Samuel |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Betsy (Elizabeth) |
| Siblings | Samuel Bp 27th May 1804 Joseph Bp 8th March 1807 D 24th May 1809 Sarah Bp 4th October 1811 Richard Bp 17th May 1815 All baptised at Kidderminster, Worcestershire, parents Samuel and Elizabeth Fowler. |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WELSH or WELCH or WALSH Louisa bap 7th July 1805 St. Mary’s Portsea Hampshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th February 1837 St. Mary’s Portsea Hampshire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Louisa (Luiza) B 10th July 1837 bp 11th September 1837 St. John’s Cathedral Portsmouth Hampshire England (Mother Louisa Libbard Welch) D September 1837 Portsea Hampshire England Louiza B 5th January 1842 Bp January 1842 on board HMS Imaum Unknown Bp 12th January 1845 Port Royal Kingston Jamaica Edward B 6th October 1846 Barbados Bp HMS Imaum D 9th February 1847 St. Michael Barbados Fanny B 1850 Jamaica M MALONY Thomas 1870 Victoria D 1929 Geelong Victoria (Sarah Frances) Frances Elizabeth B 12th May 1859 Fremantle Western Australia-This may have been a baptism for Fanny B 1850 as there is no corresponding record of a birth in WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WELCH Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SIBBERT Sarah Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 31st December 1857 assigned North Fremantle Lot P7 (Swan Street) of 1 acre; Application for title made 5th May 1863 (Title No 1512) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Advertiser Friday 13th November 1863 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 8th November 1863 on board “Rangatira” E. Fowler, wife and child |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th August 1889 Geelong Victoria Geelong Eastern Cemetery Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1882 Geelong Victoria (possibly) Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Salop later became part of Shropshire. ADM27/52/31 Year of Allotment 1837 ship Pelorus Folios 73-74 shows Edward FOWLER providing payment to wife Louisa. In the 1841 census Louisa Fowler is living at Military Row, Portsea Island, Hampshire. She is aged 30 a marine’s wife born in the county. From the births and deaths registered of children of Edward and Louisa Fowler at Jamaica it appears that Louisa was one of the forty wives of marines at the West Indies station at Jamaica who were allowed to accompany their husbands. 1851 Census HO107/1660/143 page 13 : 2, Marine View Mill Lane, Alverstoke, Near Gosport Edward Fowler, Head, Married, 43, Corporal RM, born Kidderminster, Worcestershire Louisa Fowler, wife, Married, 47, Dressmaker, born Portsea, Hampshire Fanny Fowler, Daughter, 1, born Jamaica In the 1851 census the place of birth for Edward, Kidderminster, is different from his attestation papers. The National Archives of Australia on his record of transfer entry (1867) his place of birth is also Kidderminster, he also has 1 child above the age of 14. It also records his parents as being Samuel and Betsy. Also records medal for service in China and 4 Good Conduct badges. AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 – Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the “Stag” into the conduct of the Superintendent Surgeon CALDWELL. Wife not mentioned. |