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| Name | ROWE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 644 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th December 1825 / 17 years / Harwich Essex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Blue / Brown / – |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 10 years 168 days |
| Length of Service | 14 years 236 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th August 1841 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Framlingham Suffolk England |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Ipswich 1848 South London 1849 1st West London 1851 London Woolwich 1853-1854 Western Australia 1854-1858 Pension forfeited for desertion from EPF 1858-1899 Melbourne |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 18th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 parish of Framlington Suffolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 18th September 1808/Framlington Suffolk England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ROWE Jonathon Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Ann Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Sarah |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder 14th December 1853 to 26th May 1854 William Rowe was one of the pensioners employed by the Convict Establishment without the sanction of the Staff Officer of Pensioners |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday 28th January 1899 Death of William |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1858 to Melbourne |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22 January 1899 Benevolent Asylum Castlemaine Victoria Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 Canterbury Kent England with 16th Regiment. 1853 Sarah Rowe signed a letter of thanks to the Surgeon Superintendent Dr Morris of the Robert Small 1854 deserted from the Pensioner Force in Western Australia and thus forfeited his pension for absconding from Colony for four years, paid in Victoria for about 40 years. |