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| Name | PIKE – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 62nd and 53rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 62nd Regiment – 1203 53rd Regiment – 2609 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th February 1835 / 19 years 2 months / Bristol England Drover |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey / Red / Gunshot wound on forefinger of left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 19 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 5 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th February 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845-6 (2 medals for service in the field) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bristol England |
| Pension Districts | 1856-1859 Bristol 1859-1864 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 near 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 | GARDNER Caroline B 1836 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th August 1859 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | UNNAMED B 1860 Fremantle Western Australia D 1860 Fremantle Western Australia Caroline B 1861 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known Mary Ann B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GARDNER Thomas – 48th Regiment arrived on board “Sultana” 1859 B 1814 Chittenfall (Chiddingfold) near Goldalming Surrey England |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DEVOYE Mary Ann B 1816 Gosport Hampshire England M Not yet known D 1887 |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | PICKMAN (aka DAVIS) James John B 1831 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1865 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Alfred Pickman DAVIS b 7th October 1879 Adelaide SA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | See further information |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Chronicle 9th June 1906 page 31 The Advertiser 2nd June 1906 page 2 The Advertiser 15th June 1909 page 2 (death of J. J. Davis) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th August 1864 Military Hospital Western Australia 12th August 1864 Skinner Street Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 30th May 1906 Adelaide (Caroline Davis) bur West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Thomas Pike served in the 62nd Regiment from 1835 to 1846 and was most probably engaged at the battle of Ferozeshar in December 1845 and later at Sobraon 1841 British Army Worldwide Index Thomas Pike 1203 Private 62nd Foot location Hazarubaugh 1851 Thomas Pike 2609 Private 53rd Foot location Rawalpindi Discharge due to chronic rheumatism although he had suffered a gunshot wound to his forefinger on his left hand. Thomas and Caroline must have had a ship board romance as they married 10 days after the ship berthed in Fremantle. The reverend Mr G. Bostock took up the cause for the deplorable condition of the widows of Pensioners one of whom was Caroline Pike (Pyke). It appears her husband opened up a small shop in North Fremantle which failed and left him with a lot of debt. In order to pay off these debts he obtained a grant of land at North Fremantle and put in a crop which he hoped would clear him from debt, however, before that could happened he died of Lockjaw leaving Caroline with 2 small children to support and a lot of liabilities. She received £14 from the Pensioners Benevolent Fund and a further £2 for the value of the crop all of which she paid to creditors and was forced to live with and on the generosity of her father pensioner Thomas Gardner. Captain Finnerty and Colonel Bruce considered she was not entitled to charity; fortunately, she obtained employment as a laundry servant in the home of the Comptroller General on 4 November 1864. Reference Cons 36/547/45 2 February 1865 Resident Magistrate Fremantle |
