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| Name | ROFFEY – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th and 59th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | – / 664 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th September 1827 / 20 years / Rochester Kent England Baker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 2 years 157 days West Indies – 1 year 117 days |
| Length of Service | 20 years 354 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th February 1849 / Birr Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Lambeth England |
| Pension Districts | 1849 South London 1850-1857 Western Australia 1857-1865 East London |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Lambeth Surrey 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Single |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not 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 | 16th August 1850 Assigned Lot P12 South Perth |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1851 School Master aboard the Scindian Convict Establishment overseer of 12 prisoners acting as a warder on Gregory’s surveying party |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 The inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 4th March 1857 page 2 Passenger list Dolphin (Roffy) |
| Departure from Western Australia | 2nd March 1857 left Western Australia for England per Dolphin |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th September 1865 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Richard Roffey 664 Corporal 59th ft location Templemore Cork and Jersey Discharge due to wasting bodily and activity After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private Richard Roffey, plumber and glazier, 1/-, 17th January, single 30th January 1851 Captain Henderson proposed that a gratuity of £5 be paid to the pensioners who instructed the children on the Scindian namely Corporal Gordon and Private Roffey – the Governor divided the £5 between the two men. AJCP Reel 775 Entry book of correspondence 1848-1851 SROWA Vol 221/133 Richard Roffey was assigned South Perth lot P12 of 5 acres on 16th August 1850, however due to the problems of isolation and only being accessible by river all the lots were abandoned despite Captain Bruce’s efforts to establish a wood cutting enterprise which also failed. |