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| Name | MORTON – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 95th 80th and 95th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 814 – 95th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd January 1824 / 18 years / Manchester Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fair / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 10 years 9 months Ceylon – 7 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 23 years 227 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th August 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Templemore Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Birr 1851 Kilkenny 1853 – 1861 Western Australia 1861 – 1875 Sydney New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1806 Burnall Derbyshire 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 | UNKNOWN Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Joseph B c1839 D 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1856 Convict Establishment Rottnest Island |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 3rd April 1861 page 2 The South Australian Advertiser Monday 15th April 1861 page 2 Passenger list Aldinga Evening News (Sydney NSW) Monday 19th December 1881 page 2 death of Samuel MortonThe Sydney Daily Telegraph (NSW : 1879 -1883) Tue 20 Dec 1881 Page 2 for army pensioner |
| Departure from Western Australia | 27th March 1861 S. Morton to South Australia per “Kestrel” 13th April 1861 departed SA per Aldinga for Melbourne Samuel and Bridget Morton 17th April 1861 departed Melbourne for Sydney per Wonga Wonga Samuel and Bridget Morton |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th December 1881 110 Clarence Street Sydney NSW |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1863 age 41 Sydney NSW |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Samuel Morton 814 Private 95th regt location Colombo Ceylon Discharged due to ‘being worn out from length of service’. His character was described as ‘they have been very good. He is in possession of two good conduct badges with pay’. (WO97) 21st September 1852 As Samuel Morton was above the age of men usually chosen for the guard the Staff officer at Kilkenny was asked to thoroughly satisfy himself that Morton was physically fit enough for the guard before sending him to Tilbury Fort Son Joseph age 13 received medical treatment aboard the Dudbrook Arr. Fremantle with wife and child. Oct 1856 appears on provision account of Rottnest Detachment E.P.F. Jan 1857 contributed 2/- to Florence Nightingale Fund 1879 resided New South Wales, pension paid Sydney The last mention of son Joseph is at the inquest into his father’s death in 1881 see Goulburn Herald Tuesday 20th December 1881 page 2 |