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| Name | STANMER / STAMMERS Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Artillery Coastal Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1511 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th September 1848/20 years 7 months/ Steyning Sussex Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’10” Dark/Hazel/Dark Brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu 6 years 5 months Crimea 11months Malta 2 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 28 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner/15th March 1870/ Shoreham |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea with clasp Sebastopol Turkish Crimean |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Charlton Street Steyning Sussex |
| Pension Districts | 1870 Brighton 1873 Greenwich 1874-1877 WA 1877 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1 per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1827 Steyning Sussex |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Bp 19 Mar 1827 Steyning Sussex england |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | STAMMER (SIC) John B 1802 Sussex |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Jane B 1806 Sussex |
| Siblings | Jane B 1831; Sarah B 1833; Thomas B 1835; Mary B 1837; Caroline B 1840 all born Sussex |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | AUKETT/ANKETT/HOCKETT Emily Sarah nee WELSH 1836 Steyning Sussex |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 31st December 1864 Steyning Sussex |
| Children by 1st Wife | George Edward born Perth 1875 Father Robert Stammer Mother Emily Hockett (sic) M ATKINSON May Veronica 31st July 1920 St George’s Church Goodwood Adelaide SA D 4 January 1948 Ashford Springbank Adelaide SA Bur West terrace Cemetery Adelaide |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WELSH George |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Wife’s 1st Husband | AUKETT/ANKETT/HOCKETT Unknown |
| Wife’s 3rd Husband | FRANKS Thomas 17th August 1885. Emily Sarah Stammer (sic) widow age 49 married FRANKS Thomas age 70 at his residence Woodbury Stirling West Adelaide SA. |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 25th April 1877 page 1 Passenger list Amur The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide) Saturday 14th June 1890 page 2 Funeral notice Emily Franks |
| Departure from Western Australia | 22nd April 1877 left WA for South Australia per Amur |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th November 1883 Goolwa Encounter Bay South Australia Bur 1883 Currency Creek Cemetery Hindmarch SA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 13th June 1890 Crafters Adelaide SA Bur Stirling East Cemetery Adelaide SA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Robert Stanmer Gunner and Driver RA 1st Battn 5th Company location Corfu Ionian Islands 1861 Robert Stammer (sic) 1511 Gunner Coastal Brigade location Woolwich, Manchester, Folkestone, Portsmouth, Devonport, Leith Fort, Tower of London, Pidgeon House Fort (Dublin) Spike Island Discharge claimed after completion of 2nd period of limited engagement 1841 Census HO 107/1098/4/40 The 14 year old Robert Stammer (sic) is living with his parents and siblings (5) at Beaches Row Steyning Sussex. His father is an agricultural labourer. 1871 Census RG 10/1094/27/6 Robert Stammer (sic) is living at Solders Return Steyning with his wife Emily S. There are no children in the return but visitor George WELSH in the 1871 census. |