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| Name | HULME – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 409 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th May 1826 / 17 years / Manchester England Cotton Spinner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 2 years 195 days East Indies – 11 years 134 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 129 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th September 1848 / Liverpool England |
| Campaign Medals | Afghanistan, Sutlej with clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st Manchester 1851-1876 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2½d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/6d for service in Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1806 Eccles Manchester 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 | CONNOR Mary Kerry Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th May 1854 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 6th April 1855 Fremantle Western Australia M 1st EWING James Duncan Fremantle Western Australia M 2nd MYERS Reuben 1886 Fremantle Western Australia D 24th June 1924 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia James B 29th November 1857 Fremantle Western Australia M MULCAHY Ann 8th October 1882 Western Australia D 30th August 1910 West Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Anne B 19th April 1860 Fremantle Western Australia D possibly 1861 age 1 Robert B 15th April 1862 Fremantle Western Australia M NEALE Annie 1894 Perth D 14th September 1904 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CONNOR Jeremiah (Darby) (possibly) |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle lot P55 2 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Saturday 24th September 1904 – page 31 – death notice Robert HULME Western Mail Saturday 3rd September 1910 – page 31 – death of James HULME |
| Departure from Western Australia | None known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1876 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1883 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1842 – Gunshot wound to right foot while forcing the Khyber Pass and again left cheek at Ferozeshah. 19th February 1853 – Charged with gross negligence |