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| Name | OAKLEY – Charles Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Portsmouth Division 16th and 42nd Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 898 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st July 1839 / 21 years 6 months / Lewes Sussex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | “Vanguard” 1840-1843 |
| Length of Service | 21 years 16 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 23rd August 1860 / Not yet known NAA said 20 March 1862 |
| Campaign Medals | 2 Medals 1 clasp Syria for action of Vanguard 9th August 1842 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Plymouth 1865-1868 Western Australia 1868-1890 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | £16.16.0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 Stoughton Chichester Sussex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 22nd February 1818 Stoughton Chichester |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | OAKLEY William Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Elizabeth Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BURTON/BARTON Harriet B abt 1842 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | July 1866 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Charles Thomas b 1867 M WRIGHT Ellen 31 October 1888 Fremantle WA D 29 November 1891 Fremantle WA Harriet Mary b 1869 Perth Western Australia M 1889 BURGESS Edward James in Perth Western Australia D 1954 Perth Western Australia William John b 1871 Perth Western Australia (2-3 years after his registered “father” left Western Australia) M 1897 COOKSON Ellen, Perth Western Australia D 1957 Perth, Western Australia aged 86 death registered surname BARKER |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife Date/Place of Marriage | BARKER Thomas M 1873 Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Thomas John b 1873 (deduced) M 1899 READ Eva May in Perth Western Australia D 1931 Perth Western Australia aged 58 John Abraham 1876 Perth Western Australia M 1899 MERCER Sarah Jane in Perth Western Australia D 1946 Nedlands, Perth Western Australia aged 69 George b 1879 (deduced) M 1911 RICHMOND Kathleen Isobel, Perth Western Australia D 1961 Perth Western Australia aged 82 Elizabeth Maude b 1880 Perth Western Australia M 1900 M BENNETT Herbert Kennish, Perth Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Musician (Transfer Document NAA) |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Thursday 10 December 1891 Death of son Charles Thomas The West Australian Monday 15th January 1912 page 8 Obituary of Harriet Barker |
| Departure from Western Australia | To Victoria via South Australia 1868 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Harriet BARKER died 11th January 1912 and is buried in the East Perth Cemetery but her body was exhumed and reburied Karrakatta Cemetery. |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1863 Harriet Burton arrived in Western Australia per Burlington as a 21yo servant 1868 Charles Oakley left Western Australia but his wife and son remained in Western Australia. From that time one third of Charles’s pension was paid to his wife in WA until 1877 when it was discontinued and Charles received his pension in full. Charles pension was paid in Victoria up to 30th June 1890 when it was reported as being unclaimed and discontinued. 1912 Harriet Barler’s obituary does not mention her marriage to Charles. |