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| Name | NORRIE – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 92nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 531 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th July 1826 / 22 years / Turniff Aberdeenshire Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Dark / Grey / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 1 year 11 months Malta – 5 years 2 months West Indies 5 – years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 337 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th May 1848/ Limerick Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Aberdeen Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Aberdeen 1850 2nd Edinburgh 1852 Tilbury Fort 1853 – 1856 Western Australia 1856 –Van Dieman’s Land 1856 – 1875 South Australia paid from September 1856 |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1804 Tyrie Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| 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 Anna / Hannah B c1812 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | DAVEY Jane B c1825 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 19th June 1874 Cypress Cottage North Adelaide South Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | P18 North Fremantle relinquished 1856 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Shepherd (SA) |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth WA 1855 -1901) 30th April 1856 page 2 South Australian Register (Adelaide SA: 1839 -1900) 10th May 1856 page 2: 13th March 1858 page 3,: 3rd March 1858 page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 27th April 1856 departed Western Australia for South Australia (and on to Van Dieman’s Land) with wife Anna per Guyon |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th May 1875 Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1. 13th April 1874 Adelaide South Australia 2. Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In the 1851 Census HO 107 George Noire (sic) is living at 9 Society Street Edinburgh with his wife Hanah (sic). George is age 46 and a Chelsea Out-Pensioner working as a porter at the Royal Infirmary, he was born Tyrie Aderdeenshire. Hannah is age 39 and born Ireland. In 1855 in a survey of the pensioner Village North Fremantle George Norrie and his wife are listed as Protestants they have no children SROWA Cons 36 Volume 334 folio 30 Shortly after the survey the temporary home of George Norrie was burned down with the loss of all his belongings and cash. In 1856 George Norrie relinquished P18 North Fremantle in favour of Henry Lord 4th February 1875 George Norrie was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide hospital, age 63, born Aberdeen, Presbyterian, a married man living Elder Street, worked as a shepherd and had been in the Colony for 18 years (no ship of arrival) |