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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | McMULLEN / McMULLIN – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 4th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st July 1826 / 18 years / Armagh Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Brown / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 6 years 11 months Canada – 6 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 263 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 11th April 1848 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Woolwich 1850-1891 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 /Portsmouth Hampshire 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 | CHESTER Ann c1816 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 31st August 1835 St Mary Magdalene Woolwich Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane B c1838 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada M 1st GOLDING William 7th March 1860 Perth Western Australia M 2nd LIDDELOW John Augustus 1877 Perth Western Australia D 3rd November 1908 West Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia John B 1840 Quebec Canada (Army Chaplain’s return) M EFFORD Margaret Patience 1867 D 31st July 1869 Freshwater Bay WA |
| 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 | 18th September 1850 Assigned Locations P229 and P252 at Freshwater Bay totalling 10 acres 18th August 1859 Lt Col Bruce requests he be granted Fee Simple as he had filled his obligations-7 years occupation and 7 years’ service in Enrolled Force 18th May 1859 Thomas McMullen application to purchase P 228 17th August 1859 Thomas McMullen application to purchase P 230 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Small Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 4th October 1867 page 2 Stabbing of John McMullen by Josiah Penny The Daily News 19th September 1889 page 3 Land for rent Western Mail (Perth WA) Saturday 6th December 1890 page 13 Dispute over Freshwater bay location P230 The West Australian 30th April 1891 – page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th April 1891 Perth Western Australia 30th April 1891 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 21st July 1889 Perth Western Australia 21st July Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403 1891/1055 |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas McMullin (sic) Gunner and Driver 4th Bn RA 1st Co location Quebec Canada Discharge due to chronic rheumatism – “In the winter of 1838 on the march from St. John New Brunswick to Quebec during the rebellion he caught a severe cold which brought on pains in his shoulders and loins.” After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private Thomas McMullen, groom and labourer, 1/-, 21st January, married 2 children |