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| Name | THOMPSON – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion Depot Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 21716 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th May 1846 / 17 years 10 months / Lisburn Armagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 5 years 3 months Crimea – 10 months Gibraltar – not stated |
| Length of Service | 21 years 81 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 13th September 1867 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None found possibly Crimea and Crimea/Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Swansea Glamorganshire South Wales |
| Pension Districts | 1867 Cardiff 1873 Greenwich 1874-1883 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1½d per diem 1868 Increased to 1/8d per diem from date pension commenced 1887 Increased to 1/10½d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
| 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 | May 1828 Dromore Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | THOMPSON James |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CAMPBELL Eliza B 1838 Jersey Channel Islands Bp 28th January 1838 Sr. Helier, Jersey Channel Islands |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th September 1858 St Mary Portsea Hampshire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert James B 1861 Woolwich Kent England M McMULLIN Margaret Patience Daughter of EPG Samuel Efford and Eliza Clark 1886 Fremantle Western Australia D 4th May 1932 Hollywood WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery (Anglican) William John B c1867 Gibraltar D 2nd January 1874 at sea aboard Naval Brigade Arthur B 1869 Glamorgan Wales M HALL Carrie 1894 Fremantle Western Australia (Carrie died 1896 age 27 and is buried in the Congregational section of the East Perth Cemetery) M UNKNOWN Eliza although an Arthur thompson married an Edith Hall in 1898 Fremantle Western Australia D 14th November 1905 Davies road Claremont age 37 years Bur East Perth Cemetery Congregational section Alice Mary B 2nd February 1871 Swansea Glamorgan Wales Bp 1st March 1871 St Mary Glamorgan Wales Single woman 1927 Step mother’s Funeral notice) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CAMPBELL John (Royal Artillery) B c1796 Ireland Buried St. Helier 12th February 1846 |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | REED Lucy B c1801 England |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | EFFORD Elizabeth Ann daughter of EPG Samuel Efford c1847 Gilbraltar Mother Eliza CLARK |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1875 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Elizabeth Margaret B 1876 Fremantle Western Australia D 1934 Perth Western Australia Buried Karrakatta Cemetery in the same grave as her mother and sister Alice Anglican FC 0453 William Henry B 1878 Fremantle Western Australia Edith Lucy B 1880 M TAPPER Arthur J 1909 Claremont WA D 8th December 1950 Claremont WA Bur Karrakatta cemetery Western Australia Alice Maud Ethel B 1882 Fremantle Western Australia D 23rd December 1910 Claremont Western Australia bur Buried Karrakatta Cemetery in the same grave as her mother and sister Elizabeth Margaret Anglican FC 0453 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot P48 of 1 acre 2 roods 15 perches 2nd April 1883 Title application 24th August 1883 Grant of Deed issued Title 5/1473 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Thursday 1st November 1883 page 3 Death Robert Thompson The Herald (Fremantle WA) Saturday 10th November 1883 page 2 Death of Robert Thompson The West Australian Friday 17th November 1905 page 5 Funeral Arthur Thompson. The Daily News Monday 19th September 1927 page 12 Funeral Notice Elizabeth Thompson The West Australian Friday 6th May 1932 Page 14 Obituary Robert James Western Mail (Perth WA) Thursday 23rd June 1921 Page 37 Old Time Memories. The West Australian Friday 6th May 1932 page 14 Obituary Robert James Thompson |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 31 Oct 1883 Convict Prison Guard Room Fremantle |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 1875 age 38 (Fremantle) Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 19th September 1927 Claremont Western Australia Buried Karrakatta Cemetery in the same grave as her daughters Elizabeth Margaret and Alice, Anglican FC 0453 |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3458 1883/020 Elizabeth Ann Thompson applied for letters of Administration for the estate of her late husband Robert Thompson. She did not believe the value of said estate to be more than one hundred pounds |
| Further Information | 1871 Census RG10/5456/112/39 25 Catherine Street Swansea Robert Thompson Head M age 41 Chelsea Pensioner Staff officer in Militia Artillery Born Ireland Eliza Thompson Wife M age 33 Born Jersey Robert James Thompson Son age 10 Scholar born Woolwich Kent Wm John Thompson Son age 4 Born Gibraltar Arthur Thompson Son age 2 born Glamorgan Swansea Alice Mary Daughter age 2 months born Glamorgan Swansea In the 1841 Census (HO 107 1461/13/37 Aquila Road, St. Helier, Jersey Channel Islands, John Campbell age 45 an Army Private born Ireland is living with his wife Lucy age 40, born England and their children Mary age 5, Eliza, age 3 and James age 3 months, all the children were born on Jersey. By the time of the 1851 Census John Campbell has died and his widow Lucy is married to Samuel Simington, age 43 a Chelsea Pensioner born Ireland. Lucy, age 50, is a laundress and Mary age 15 is an ironess (sic), Lucy and James are both scholars and are joined by another sister Lucy age 7. November 1880 Robert Thompson was on the Nominal roll for the Enrolled guard, he was living in Barracks with his wife and 6 children. Although he was discharged as a sergeant he was employed as a Lance Corporal in the Guard. Robert Thompson gave evidence at the inquiry into the escape of 2 prisoners from the Convict establishment 21st April 1880. 1st July to 30th September he was employed at the Fremantle magazine. Robert Thompson died 31st October 1883 at 11pm in the Convict prison guard room. He was buried on 2nd November with Military honours |