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| Name | JONES – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 6th and 59th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 481 – 59th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st May 1828 / 20 years / Manchester Lancashire England Iron Monger |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fair / Black / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years 70 days |
| Length of Service | 20 years 352 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th April 1849 / Birr Kings Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wellington Shropshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Salop (Shropshire) 1850 Nottingham 1854-1855 Western Australia 1855-1871 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Wellington Salop (Shropshire) 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 | OSGATHORPE Sarah B c 1821 Nottingham Nottinghamshire England Bp 10 September 1821 St Peter’s Nottingham |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd Qtr 1850 Radford Nottinghamshire |
| Children by 1st Wife | George B c 1851 Frederick B 1855 mother Sarah Aysthorpe Fremantle WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | OSGATHORPE William |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Mt Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser Friday 22 June 1906 page 2 Death of Sarah Jones |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1855 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th July 1871 Mount Barker South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 17th June 1906 Mt. Barker South Australia |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Due to “…want of bodily strength and activity.” In the 1851 Census Thomas is living with his wife Sarah at 1 Corn Street Nottingham Son George age 3 suffered from diarrhoea on the Ramillies There is more information available on the Osgathorpe family via census records etc on Findmypast South Australia WO22 states £13.4.5 deducted to pay for passage Thomas Jones, a married man, was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital on 17th January 1870, age 60, he was a Protestant living at Mount Barker and working as a labourer, he said he was born in Shropshire, England and had been 20 years in the Colony, however, no ship of arrival was given |