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ROBERTS / ROBARTS – Jacob Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion

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Royal Artillery Badge
NameROBERTS / ROBARTS – Jacob
Regiment (s)Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion
Regiment Number (s) 1386
Date/Age/Place/Trade or
Profession at Attestation
21st December 1835 / 18 years 8 months / Leicester Leicestershire England
Ostler
Description – Height
Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars
5 Ft 9 in
Fair / Light Blue / Light Brown / None
Overseas Service/DurationCanada – 5 years 2 months
Fort Garry – 2 years 2 months
Corfu – 5 years 8 months
Length of Service21 years 79 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargeGunner and Driver / 9th June 1857 / Woolwich Kent England
Campaign MedalsNone
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Not shown
Pension Districts1857 Canterbury
1858 Leicester
1858-1867 Western Australia
1868 New South Wales
Pension Paid8d per diem
Date of Departure and Place
England or Ireland
26th August 1858 Plymouth England
Ship and Date of Arrival
Western Australia
EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858
Date/Place of Birthc1816 Uppingham Rutland England
Date/Place of Baptism9th October 1816 Not yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
ROBERTS Walter
Not yet known
bap 20th December 1772 Uppingham Rutland England
bur 4th February 1838 Uppingham Rutland England
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
BARRETT Alice
Not yet known
bap 26th April 1772 Foxton Leicestershire England
3rd March 1797 Uppingham Rutland England
SiblingsLydia bap 19th April 1801 Uppingham Rutland England
Elizabeth bap 13th September 1803 Uppingham Rutland England
Jane bap 24th October 1805 Uppingham Rutland England
Mary bap 2nd June 1808 Uppingham Rutland England
Rebecca bap 23rd May 1818 Uppingham Rutland England
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
Not yet known
Date/Place of MarriageNot yet known
Children by 1st WifeNot yet known
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
Not yet known
Newspaper ArticlesInquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 16th January 1867 page 2 Passenger list Kestral
Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 25th October 1887 page 4
Accidental Death of Jacob Roberts
Departure from Western
Australia
12th January 1867 to New South Wales per Kestral
Date/Place of Death/Burial22nd October 1887 Parramatta New South Wales
Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife
Not yet known
Will or ProbateNone known
Further InformationBritish Army, Worldwide Index:
1841 Jacob Roberts, gunner & driver, 2nd Battalion RA, location Montreal
Discharge due to rheumatic pains in back of neck and loins.