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| Name | MAKER – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines |
| Regiment Number (s) | 6986 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1847 aged 19 at Plymouth, England |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not yet known |
| Length of Service | 6 years |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private 15th September 1853 (Pension commenced) (ADM 157/149/283 Folios 283-285) |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1854 Taunton 1854 1st Plymouth 1855 3rd Plymouth 1855 Dartmoor |
| Pension Paid | £ 6 0s 0 d per annum expires 31 August 1855 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 Fremantle |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1827, Somerset, England (ADM 157/149/283Folios 283-285. George Maker, born Somerset. Attestation papers to serve in the Royal Marines at Plymouth 1847 when aged 19) |
| Possible Date/Place of Baptism | 27 September 1827 Stawell, Somerset |
| Possible Father Date/Place of Birth | MAKER / MEAKER Thomas |
| Possible Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | PURHAM Betsey 11 May 1823, Moorlinch, Somerset, England |
| Siblings | See 1841 census in Further Information |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Invalid 1841 England Census in Stawell, Moorlinch, Bridgwater, Somerset, has Thomas Maker age 40 an Agricultural Labourer, wife Betsey Maker 45, George 13, Eliza 10, Charles 12, Thomas 4 and Charlotte 2 all born Somerset – HO107/964 1855 July on Sick List of the Adelaide |