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| Name | PALMER – Charles Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 70th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 861 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th February 1831 / 17 years 10 months / Hatfield Hertfordshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fair / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 2 years 73 days Malta – 1 year 266 days West Indies – 3 years 70 days Canada – 2 years 24 days East Indies – 2 years 194 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 161 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal 14th September 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Possibly Chatham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Chatham 1853 3rd Plymouth 1855-1865 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/4d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1813 Whitechurch Ramsgate Kent 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 | BASSETT Anastasia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 1841 La Prairie Canada Letitia/Eleticia B 1843 Quebec Canada bap 16th April 1863 Toodyay Western Australia (Letitia Robinson (sic), Father Charles Henry Parmer (sic) Mother Anastasia M 1859 ROBERTSON John Toodyay Western Australia Thomas B 1845 Newry, Ireland (GRO Regimental Birth Indices 1761-1924) Phoebe B 1848 Cork Ireland (GRO Regimental Birth Indices 1761-1924) D 26th June 1849 India Bur 27th June 1849 Dum Dum India Pheobe(sic) B 4th March 1851 India Bap 23rd March 1851 Fort William Bengal Matilda Ann bap 22nd May 1853, Chatham Hill Luton, Kent England D Not yet known Mary Matilda B 1855 Western Australia D 1907 age 55 Perth Western Australia (Matilda) |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Newcastle Lot S15 6 acres (Application to Purchase 1st December 1860) Newcastle Lot S13 4 acres Assigned 31st October 1864 Title 7th March 1865 Title 2054 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th July 1865 Toodyay Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 27th June 1868 Toodyay Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 861 location West Indies and La Prairie Canada 1851 Corp 861 location Cawnpore India Discharge: Chronic pain and dyspnoea The 70th regiment was stationed 1831 Ireland, 1834-1836 Gibraltar, 1838 Barbados, West Indies, 1841 Laprairie Canada, 1843 Portsmouth & Manchester England, 1845 Newry, Dublin & Templemore Ireland, 1848 Cork Ireland, 1848 East Indies, Charles was discharged Chatham 1852. By following these postings we are able to get some idea of the children of this marriage although there may have been more. WO23/59 shows this man having gone to South Australia. However, believe this has been transcribed incorrectly from the information concerning the ship arrival “Adelaide”. |