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| Name | RANDAL / RANDALL – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 1st and 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3108 (2nd Battalion) |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th July 1847 / 18 years / Westminster Middlesex London Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / Wound by a fragment of shell damaging flexor tendons of left thigh (Crimea) |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 3 years Crimea – 1 year |
| Length of Service | 7 years 342 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th June 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal: clasps for Alma and Sebastopol Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Symons Street Chelsea London England |
| Pension Districts | 1855 2nd West London July 1857 – 1875 Western Australia May have moved to South Australia post 1880 (no pension details) |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1881 increased to 1/2d for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 3rd September 1829 St Luke’s Chelsea Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | bap 28th March 1830 St Luke’s Chelsea Middlesex England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | RANDAL Charles c1826 Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary B 1794 Kettering, Northamptonshire (HO107/1474/408/63) Not yet known |
| Siblings | George b 1826 London Middlesex Charles b 1834 London Middlesex Elizabeth b 1837 London Middlesex |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HOLGATE Mary Ann b 1841 Barbados bap 29th June 1860 (RC) as an adult Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd November 1857 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Elizabeth B 1st September 1858 Fremantle Western Australia M HALLIDAY William c1873 M GROUT Charles D 20th September 1943 Beaconsfield Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Robert Michael B 31st March 1860 Fremantle Western Australia John Joseph RANDALL b c1870 M BEARD Mary Eleanor Elizabeth 1895 Northam Western Australia D September 1919 age 49 Perth Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HOLGATE Robert – Royal Artillery 2nd Battery arrived “Runneymede” 1856 c1807 Colne Lancashire England |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McCOY Mary B c1813 England |
| Wife’s Second Partner | WESTON John |
| Children of 2nd Partner | WESTON Elizabeth b c1867 M PAINE James D 27th November 1952 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WESTON Harriett Elizabeth B 1st December 1867 Fremantle Western Australia M HANNAH Michael 1896 St. George’s cathedral Perth Western Australia (Harriett Beard) M JOHNSON Robert 1920 Fremantle Western Australia D 1st March 1951 age 81, Swanbourne Western Australia |
| Wife’s Third Partner | BEARD Henry (Convict 4494 on the Clara 1857) |
| Children by 3rd Partner | BEARD Henry born 1871 Bunbury Western Australia died age 1 month BEARD Henry born 1873 York Western Australia D 1959 Nedlands Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Temporary Assistant Warder Perth Prison 1859 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Advertiser Monday 26th July 1897 page 5 Jubilee banquet The Express and Telegraph Wednesday 13th July 1898 page 2 Funeral Notice Thomas |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | July 1898 Goodwood Adelaide South Australia Bur West Terrace Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | WESTON Mary Ann Holgate 24th October 1909 Wagin Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 Thomas Randal 3108 private 2nd Batt Rifle Brigade location Kingston, Canada Discharge: Wounded in left thigh by a shell fragment on 18th October 1854 (Crimea) In the 1841 Census Thomas is living at 8 Symons Street Chelsea with his parents Charles and Mary Randall and siblings George, Charles and Elizabeth. His mother and brother Charles and sister Elizabeth are still living there in the 1851 census. Thomas Randell was present at the banquet in 1897 celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee at Adelaide SA In 1869 after the death of Robert Holgate his widow Mary was living with her daughter Mary Randall aka Weston in Bunbury when they gave evidence at a murder trial. The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times 8th October 1869 page 3 In all Mary Holgate was the mother of 7 children registered under the names Randal, Weston and Beard although she only appears to have married once to Thomas Randal as he was living in South Australia until he died in 1898. |