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| Name | OLIVER – Stephen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 6th Dragoon Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 234 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th October 1825 / 19 years / Armagh Ireland Cabinet Maker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¾ in Fresh / Black / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 15 years 187 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 26th April 1841 / Newbridge |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wolverhampton |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Wolverhampton 1853 – 1856 Western Australia 1856 –Van Dieman’s Land 1856-1871 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 9d 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 | C1806 Disertenagh (sic) near Cookstown Tyrone Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | OLIVER Stephen |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HALL Margaret B 1812 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HALL John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1853 Placed in charge of Fremantle Police but lost job due to alcohol issues (WA Police Record of Service) 5th October 1853 appointed Night Warder Convict Establishment resigned 29th February 1856 1855 Warder Convict Depot |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Times Tuesday 25th March 1856 page 2 Passenger list Thane of Fife Weekly Times (Melbourne Victoria) Saturday 25th February 1871 page 7 Inquiry into the death of Stephen Oliver The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian Saturday 25th February 1871 The Herald Saturday 18th February 1871 page 2 nown |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left 5th March 1856 per “Thane of Fife” for South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th February 1871 Victoria (WO23_62_00182) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1882 St’ Kilda Melbourne Victoria age 70 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged due to ‘unfit for further service’ due to an inguinal hernia Stephan Oliver was chosen specifically for the Guard because he was a sergeant and had a wife and no dependent children. He was also to be advised he was going to WA and not to the goldfields. Despite this he was employed as a corporal aboard the Dudbrook. Stephan received medical treatment aboard the Dudbrook for rheumatism. Stephen Oliver gave evidence in the trial of Charles Tranailles’ conduct aboard the Dudbrook. The Surgeon Superintendent considered his conduct during the voyage to be ‘extremely good’ 9th March 1853. Captain Bruce advised the CS that Sergeant Steven Oliver’s Military duties finished in the middle of April however in the event of his services being required in the Police Force earlier he would find a substitute.Refer Barker’s “Warders and Gaolers” Stephen Oliver died as the result of a beating by Thomas Allen who was found not guilty of manslaughter |