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| Name | LOTON – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 58th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 576 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th January 1827 / 18 years / Naas Kildare Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / – |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ceylon – 10 years 177 days |
| Length of Service | 15 years 83 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 29th March 1842 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1842 Liverpool 1845 Glasgow 1850 Glasgow 1851 Dublin 1853-1897 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/3d per diem for 11 years 9 months service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 Departed London England via Cork & Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 19th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Naas Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | LOTON John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SCULLY Ann B c1819 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth b 7 July 1841 Edinburgh Scotland Bp 11 July 1841 St. Mary’s Cathedral Edinburgh M ANNEAR Davis Samuel (son of EPG Samuel ANNEAR Scindian) 1858 Perth Western Australia D 19th October 1924 Mt. Lawley WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Mary Anne B 13 February 1849 Glasgow Bp 18 February 1849 S Mary’s Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland M MORRIS Michael 14th December 1869 Kojonup Western Australia D 29th August 1939 Claremont Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC (Marion) |
| 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 | Kojonup Lot P8 10-0-0 acres Assigned 12 June 1868 Title Application 30 June 1868 Title Deed 2610 |
| Occupation after Arrival | 21st September 1853 Appointed Warder without sanction. Dismissed 18th May 1860 1864 Post master Kojonup: 1871 Commissariat department employees: R. Loton, Kojonup, In charge of buildings £9.3s.0d. |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and commercial News Wednesday 26 October 1864 page 4 Appt of Sergeant Loton |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | c1897 Western Australia Bur 21 August 1897 Skinner Street Cemetery St. Patrick’s Fremantle WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 24 May 1885 age 66 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Location Glasgow and Edinburgh Discharge due to Chronic rheumatism Sergeant Loton was second in command of the pensioners on the voyage of the Robert Small 1853 Both his wife Ann LOTON and daughter Elizabeth signed a letter of thanks to the Surgeon Superintendent of the Robert Small In 1879-1882 he is shown as Sergeant of Pensioners at Kojonup in some of the Western Australia almanacs 7th April 1878 Police Lance Corporal Carmody reported that when he tried to hand over the mail to Post Master Loton he found him drunk and abusive. He further stated that his wife who was also the Kojonup school teacher was also in a drunken state and her conduct had been complained of by different people, a meeting had been called by the school board for hearing the complaints. |