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| Name | HAMILTON – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 6th Battery |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th September 1830 /18 years / Edinburgh Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 feet 11 in Dark / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 9 years 5 months Jamaica – 4 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 197 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th April 1852 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Woolwich 1855-1890 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1813 West Church Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HAMILTON William Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DELANEY (nee CAMPBELL) Elizabeth (Widow) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26th May 1834 Gibraltar |
| Children by 1st Wife | William George B 30th May 1835 bap 16th June 1835 Gibraltar D Jamaica 1850 from Cholera James Alexander B 26th October 1836 bap 14th November 1836 Gibraltar D Jamaica 1850 from cholera Charlotte Elizabeth B 5th December 1839 bap 16th December 1839 Gibraltar D Jamaica 1850 from cholera Thomas Wilson B 16th October 1843 Hulme Lancashire England bap 26th October 1843 Hulme Lancashire England D 4th February 1939 Peppermint Grove Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Archibald Hamilton B 22nd June 1845 Hulme Lancashire England D Jamaica 1850 from cholera |
| 2nd Wife | BYE Tabitha |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1851 Lewisham London England |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None |
| 3rd Wife | PEARSE Christina (nee MUNRO) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1868 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd wife | William Daniel B 1869 Fremantle Western Australia M 1892 CHRISTIE Elizabeth Perth Western Australia Christina Charlotte B 1871 Fremantle Western Australia M WARD Edward 1897 Perth Western Australia D 16th June 1903 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder in Convict establishment from 23rd May 1855 until his retirement, He had worked as a prison warder in England 1852-1855 prior to coming to WA. |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 25th September 1867 page 3 Tabitha’s death The Daily News 6th May 1890 page 3 George’s death Western Mail Saturday 27th November 1909 page 34 Christina’s death The West Australian Tuesday 16th June 1903 page 1 daughter Christina’s death The West Australian Thursday 9th February 1939 page 21 extensive obit for William Thomas with a photo |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th May 1890 Canning Western Australia Presbyterian Section opposite present East Perth Cemeteries site |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 1850 Jamaica West Indies Mother and four children died within a week of Cholera. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 8th November 1867 Mahogany Creek Western Australia bur Old Guildford Cemetery Lot 42 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 3rd Wife | 22nd November 1909 – 306 Bulwer Street Perth Western Australia Presbyterian Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | On the 30 May 1912 the Solicitors Messrs Lawrence Jones & Co wrote to the Officer in Charge, Royal Garrison Artillery Records, Dover inquiring into the relatives and next of kin and services of George Hamilton late of the Royal Artillery regarding an inheritance where the records relating to George Hamilton’s service and the death of his first wife and children was sourced. A George Hamilton is also mentioned in Barker’s dictionary of “Warders and Gaolers”. This is most likely George, albeit described as arriving on “The Stag”. |