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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 | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| 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 | Corporal / 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 c 1827 Kerry Ireland (year from death registration, place daughters christening) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th May 1854 Fremantle Western Australia Marriage Certificate 704/1854 records that Robert Hume, pensioner, was married in Fremantle to Mary Haley, widow, servant, daughter Jeremiah Connors according to Catholic Church rites by Chaplain Timothy Donovan |
| 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 |
| 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 (son) Western Mail Saturday 3rd September 1910 – page 31 – death of James HULME Western Mail Thursday 3rd July 1924 – page 2 – death of Mary Myers (nee 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. Took part in Afghanistan campaign 1842 and served with Army of the Sutlej in 1845-6. Was present at the battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah and Sobraon. British Army Worldwode Index 1841 Robert Hulme 409 Private 9th Foot location Meerut Discharge was due to chronic rheumatism and general constitutional derangement contracted in India Robert Hulme was one of the five pensioners who joined the Mermaid at Portsmouth just prior to sailing because the strength of the Convict guard had been depleted when two families were sent ashore because their children had measles and another had died. At the time he was a single man. 19th February 1853 – Charged with gross negligence of duty. Struck off the duty detachment and loss of pension for 2 months. |