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89th Regiment Royal Irish Fusiliers Cap Badge
Warder at Fremantle Prison, built 1859
NameHOOPER – Thomas
Regiment (s)89th Regiment
Regiment Number (s) 1505
Date/Age/Place/Trade or
Profession at Attestation
21st May 1839 / 19 years 11 months / London Middlesex England
Hair Dresser
Description – Height
Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars
5 Ft 6¾ in
Sallow / Hazel / Brown / None
Overseas Service/DurationNone
Length of Service14 years 161 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargePrivate / 31st October 1853 / Cork Barracks Cork Ireland
Campaign MedalsNone
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Templemore Tipperary Ireland
Pension Districts1853 Kilkenny
Pension Paid6d per diem Temporary for 3 years until 25th November 1856
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 Birthc1819 Clapham Southwark Surrey England
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
Not yet known
Not yet known
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
Not yet known
Date/Place of MarriageNot yet known
Children by 1st WifeNot yet known
Land Grants Western
Australia
None
Occupation after
Arrival
Employed as assistant warder from 29 January 1857 – 17 May 1859
Newspaper ArticlesNot yet known
Departure from Western
Australia
Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/BurialNot yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife
Not yet known
Will or ProbateNone known
Further InformationBritish Army, Worldwide index
1841Location Clonmel & Carrick on Suir
1851 Location Dublin
Discharge: Due to disease of both lungs.