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Robert Holgate EPG Gazette 2002 No 4
| Name | HOLGATE – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battery |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th February 1826 / 19 years / Burnley Lancashire England Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Brown / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 3 years 3 months West Indies – 5 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 361 Days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner Driver / 11th January 1848 / Jersey Channel Islands |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Jersey Channel Islands |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Jersey 1856-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Colne Lancashire 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 | McCOY Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B Not yet known bap 1860 St Patrick’s Fremantle (as an adult) Henrietta Elizabeth B Not yet known bap 1860 St Patrick’s Fremantle (as an adult) |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1868 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1882 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |