SMALL – Hugh 81st and 61st Regiment – Enrolled Pensioner Force WA

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Name	SMALL – Hugh
Regiment (s)	81st and 61st Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	1701- 81st Regiment 2275 – 61st Regiment
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	24th June 1842 / 18 years / Cavan Cavan Ireland Butcher
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 6 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	East Indies –13 years 9 months Mauritius 1 years 2 months
Length of Service	19 years 352 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 10th May 1862 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	Punjaub Medal with 2 clasps Indian Mutiny Medal with Delhi clasp
Intended Residence at Discharge	Plymouth Devon England
Pension Districts	1862 Cavan 1863 1st Liverpool 1864 Tilbury 1864-1867 Western Australia 1867-1892 South Australia
Pension Paid	1/0d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	30th January 1864 Portland
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	CLARA 13th April 1864
Date/Place of Birth	c1824 Drumlane Belturbet Cavan Ireland
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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	UNKNOWN Bridget B 1827 Cavan Ireland
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	Elizabeth B 1857 Cavan Ireland
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	Butcher, labourer
Newspaper Articles	The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 30th November 1866 page 2 Bridget Small and unnamed Small were passengers Inquirer and Commercial News 8th May 1867 shipping list Emily Smith H Small South Australian Register Thursday 20th October 1898 page 4 Death notice Bridget Small
Departure from Western Australia	4th May 1867 to South Australia per Emily Smith
Date/Place of Death/Burial	30th October 1892 Hindmarsh South Australia West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide Old Catholic grid E9 site 80
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	19th October 1898 Port Adelaide South Australia West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide Old Catholic grid E9 site 80
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Hugh Small 2275 Private 61st Foot location Peshawar 1861 Hugh Small 2275 Private 61st Foot location Devonport Served with the Army of Punjaub in the campaigns of 1848-1849 and was present at the Chenah and in the battle of Sadoolapore Chillianwalla and Goojerat and with Major Gen Sir NR Gilbert’s field force in pursuit of the enemy to the Kyber Pass in March 1849 (Medal and 2 clasps) served at the sieges and assault and capture of Delhi 1857 (medal and clasp) Discharge due to chronic rheumatism, pain around old wound (wounded left elbow by musket ball at Chillianwalla) tape worm, congestion of liver and spleen. Hugh Small was gazetted to have received prize money for Delhi. Hugh Small was admitted five times to Royal Adelaide Hospital on 30th May 1870, 31 May 1877, 19th June 1876 25 February 1879, and 12th May 1880. Each time he said he was a married man, a Catholic, born Cavan Ireland, a butcher or a labourer, he had been 7 years (1870) and 14 years in the Colony and had arrived on the Emily Smith. He lived at Clare, Hoyleton, Heyeton, and Gouger Streets. Bridget Small was admitted on 18th March 1865 age 40, married Catholic residence Bay born Cavan Ireland, 3 months in Colony arrived from Melbourne on the Aldinga Elizabeth Small was admitted 7th June 1867 age 10, Single, Catholic, living Adelaide born Cavan Ireland 4 years in Colony arrived Clara Hugh and Bridget Small are memorialised on a headstone at the old RC Cemetery at West Terrace, also on the head stone are Peter Small 1848-10th February 1933 and his wife Teresa Agnes Small who died 3rd December 1939.