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| Name | ROGERS – Mark Dore |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 83rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1197 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th August 1836 / 20 years / Stockton Cheshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Hazel / brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | London Canada see Further information East Indies – 7 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 36 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22 September 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Jersey |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Jersey 1857 Stockport 1858 Cork 1859-1872 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 | 1818 Kingston near Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 7th June 1818 St Mary’s Portsea Hampshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ROGERS James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Catherine Not yet known |
| Siblings | George bap 7th June 1818 St Mary’s Portsea Hampshire England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HALLIGAN / HOLERGAN Mary Ann/ Marianne B 1827 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7th January 1849 Fermoy Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mark Dore B 1856 Liverpool England M WATERS Emma Matilda 7th October 1885 Newcastle (Toodyay) Western Australia D 1st February 1919 Perth Western Australia Martha Dore B 11th August 1858 Stockport Cheshire England Bap 22nd August 1858 Stockport Cheshire M SLATER ENFIELD Arthur Henry 13th January 1883 St Luke’s Adelaide South Australia D 15th October 1932 Adelaide South Australia (Slater) Elizabeth B 3rd April 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M CURRIE / CURRY Neil 1884 Perth Western Australia D Not yet known Possible son Frederick B Not yet known M MAHER Mary 28th September 1861 (tentative) D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HOLERGAN Terrence |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | COLLINS Maria nee YATES |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd June 1869 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None known |
| 3rd Husband of 2nd Wife | EPG GIDDINGS/GEDDINGS George |
| Date/Place of Marriage | September 1872 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Newcastle (Toodyay) 19th January 1863 purchased South Perth Location Sub 63 of 3 acres 2 roods 38 perches @ 30/- per acre 27th September 1864 purchased Perth Town lot N117 (Corner Bulwer and Beaufort Streets) of 6 acres @ £6 per acre |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1868 Assistant Warder Newcastle (Toodyay) |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer 21st May 1862 page 2 Death of Mrs Rogers The West Australian 9th March 1883 page 2 Marriage of Martha Rogers |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th June 1872 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial of 1st Wife | 17th May 1862 Pensioner Barracks Fremantle Western Australia bur St Patrick’s Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Will dated 15th June 1872 available at State Records Office of Western Australia Cons 3403 Item 1872/419 Probate To his wife Maria, Mark Dore Rogers left the whole of his personal property and goods. His grant of land situated in the township of Newcastle WA he left to his eldest son Mark Dore Rogers. Executors Frederick Scanlon & John Litton. |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide Index Rogers M?D 1197 Private 83rd Foot location London Canada 1851 Rogers MD 1197 Private 83rd Foot location Karachi India The 83rd Regiment was stationed at Canada from 1834-1843 1843-1849 England and Ireland including Fermoy in 1848 1849-1857 India Mark Dore Rogers first wife, Mary Ann, was killed by a random lightning strike at the Fremantle Pensioner Barracks although the child she was breast feeding at the time was unhurt. |