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William Thomas Pollet by Peter Conole and Jean McDonald – April 2009 EPG Gazette
| Name | POLLETT / POLLITT – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1517 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th April 1840 / 19 years / Liverpool Lancashire England Collier |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¾ in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 120 days East Indies – 6 years 191 days |
| Length of Service | 8 years 143 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private/ 12th September 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Moodkee Medal (Sutlej) with clasp Ferozeshar |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bolton Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Bolton 1852 1st Liverpool 1853 Leeds 1857 Newcastle 1858-1862 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th March 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Astley Wigan Lancashire 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 | DAVIS Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth b 1853 (Deduced) M LESTER James Edward 1874 Geraldton WA D 28 February 1921 Perth WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Unknown Abraham B 2nd Qtr 1854 Bolton Lancashire England M HEDGES Ada Jane not yet known D 1886 M TOKIN Catherine 1900 Yalgoo Western Australia D 26th September 1912 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Hybert Raglan B 4th May 1858 At sea D 10th May 1858 At sea Bur at sea Edward bap 17 September 1859 Fremantle Western Australia M CUMMINGS Barbara 1885 Fremantle WA D 20 December 1919 Palmyra WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery Jane B c1859 Western Australia M O’NEIL Peter 1877 Geraldton Western Australia D 19 October 1935 Geraldton Western Australia Bur Utakarra Cemetery Geraldton WA James William B Not yet known M GREEN Mary Ann formerly McKERNAN nee AHERN 1883 Geraldton Western Australia Daughter of Pensioner John AHERN 68th Merchantman 1863 D 1909 Geraldton WA William Thomas B 1860 Western Australia M GOODBODY Mary Jane 1886 Roebourne Western Australia daughter of Pensioner GOODBODY Matthew 43rd & 29th Regt Merchantman 1864 D 20th September 1924 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant warder Convict Establishment 12 November 1859, in charge of brickyard Claisebrook |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Thursday 26 September 1912 page 6 Funeral Notice Abraham Pollett The West Australian Monday 7 March 1921 page 6 Obituary of Elizabeth Lester Geraldton Guardian and Express Tuesday 22 October 1935 page 2 Obituary Jane O’Neil |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th February 1862 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In action at Punniar on the 29th December 1843 served in the Army of the Sutlej in 1845 Present at the actions of Moodkee and Ferozeshuhuh wounded Ferozeshuhuh on the 22nd December 1845 EPG Gazette article says his wife was Mary Davis – unknown source – not all children recorded therein |
