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| Name | Mallard / Millard – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Plymouth 3rd Division |
| Regiment Number (s) | 5958 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1826 19 years old Not yet known |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not yet known |
| Length of Service | 13 Years 9 Months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private 29 September 1839 |
| Campaign Medals | Unknown |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Stated |
| Pension Districts | 1839 – Greenwich Hospital out-pensioner 1849 Bristol 1850-1853 Exeter 1853 30th April – 1855 Plymouth 3rd 1855-1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | £ 7 12s per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | Adelaide 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 14 Dec 1807, Wells, Somerset |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 20 Dec 1807, St. Cuthbert, Wells, Somerset |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MILLARD Giles 1782 Wells, Somerset, England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MITCHELL Elizabeth b 1782 Wells, Somerset, England 25 Dec 1802 St. Cuthbert’s, Wells, Somerset, England |
| Siblings | Mary b 1817 Wells Somerset |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald 19 July 1873 pages 2&3 – Dreadful Destitution = see below The Inquirer 20 October 1880 page 3, death |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13 October 1880 age 76 – Place of Death: Mt Eliza Depot Buried: 14th October East Perth Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Royal Navy Personnel 1831 Ship or unit: Revenge location Hamoaze (Devonport Dockyard)1851 UK Census – Guinea Street, Exeter St Mary Major, Devon, England age 44 an Unmarried Greenwich Pensioner/Labourer in lodgings with the Sillick family Peter Mallard (sic) was treated for catarrh during the voyage of the Adelaide. From 1866 Peter fell into hard times as he had a series of offences charged against him in the Fremantle Police court usually for being drunk and vagrancy. Various spellings of his name were recorded Millard, Mallard, Maillard, Mullaird. 23 July 1866. PETER MILLARD, pensioner with stealing from the dwelling house of the said JOHN BUTCHARD on the 19th inst and taken 2 sovereigns, remanded. 24 July 1866 Remanded Peter Millard, pensioner charged by John Butchard sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. 1868 Peter Millard age 62, pensioner, free, read and write, prot. 12 Oct. Feloniously carrying away articles from the back of the court. Sentence 14 days. Received 13 Oct 1868, Magistrate C. Symmonds Fremantle 16 Oct 1868. Having improperly in his possession on reception into this prison one flannel shirt of Government property, 14 days 4 May 1870. PETER MALLARD, pensioner charged with sleeping in the open air. Cautioned and discharged. 2 December 1871. PETER MAILLARD, pensioner, charged with being drunk and sleeping in the open air on the north beach at 11pm on the 1st inst. Cautioned. 2 February 1872. PETER MULLAIRD, pensioner, drunk and incapable on the recreation ground at 3pm on the 1st inst. 7 days imprisonment. Ultimately the following report was made regarding the desperate plight of Peter Millard. “1873 19 July – On Tuesday the 8th instant, a lad named Gee, herdsman to Mr. L A. Manning, reported at the man to reported at Police Station that he had found a man in a Cave on the South Beach, about four miles, from Fremantle, sick, destitute, and unable to walk. Police Constable Fee was at once sent to the spot with a hired horse and cart. The man was found as described and but for the timely assistance brought to him would have perished in the cave from cold and starvation. He turned out to be a Pensioner named Peter Millard. He was at once brought into Fremantle, nourishment was at once procured for him, and after he had been attended by Dr. Barnett, he was transferred to the Colonial Hospital. |