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| Name | THROSSELL – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 17th Dragoons / Lancers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 301 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th November 1827 / 18 years / Hounslow Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 ½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 8 years 318 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 12 October 1836 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Fermoy |
| Pension Districts | 1836 Drogheda 1845 Cambridge 1846 Northampton 1850-1855 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 3rd April 1809 Titchmarsh Northamptonshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 21st May 1809 St Mary the Virgin Northampton England (C of E) |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | THROSSELL Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | FREYER Mary 7th March 1791 Titchmarsh Northamptonshire England |
| Siblings | John Bp 26th February 1792 Titchmarsh Northampton England Sophia Bp 3rd April 1801 Titchmarsh Northanpton England Ursula Bp 20th February 1803 Titchmarsh Northampton England Anne Bp 19th May 1807 Titchmarsh Northampton England Mary Ann Bp 29th December 1811 Titchmarsh Northampton England George Bp 7th November 1813 Titchmarsh Northampton England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LEDSAM / LIDSAM Jane Ann c1810 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1832 Cloyne Co Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B 1835 D 16th January 1904 Wagga Wagga New South Wales George B 23rd May 1840 Fermoy Ireland M MORRELL Anne 6th June 1861 Perth Western Australia D 30th August 1910 Northam Western Australia Charles B c1844 Ireland Not found any reference to this child except departure on the Vivid 1/11/1855 D Not yet known John William B 3rd Qtr 1848 Thrapston Northamptonshire England D 3rd Qtr 1848 Thrapston Northampton England Mary Jane B 5th September 1850 Fremantle Western Australia M RANFORD Henry Howard 17th August 1869 Port Adelaide South Australia D 14th December 1919 Marrickville New South Wales Australia Buried Rookwood Cemetery |
| 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 | 1st August 1850 gate keeper Convict Establishment resigned 20th January 1853 16th January 1853 Police Sergeant then Inspector |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 South Australian Register Tuesday 24th August 1869 page 2 Marriage of Mary Jane Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW) Saturday 16th January 1904 page 2 Death of Thomas The Beverley Times Saturday 3rd September 1910 page 5 Short Obituary George Throssell (Many articles extolled his virtues at length) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th April 1855 Perth Western Australia 28th April 1855 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd October 1854 Perth Western Australia 3rd October 1854 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged through being injured by a horse falling on him and the metatarsal bones in his left foot damaged After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Lance Corporal Michael Throssell, agricultural steward, 6d, 1st February, married 3 children Burial gives name as John Michael THROSSELL After the death of their parents the children moved in different directions May Jane being only 5 years of age went to Adelaide and was adopted by her uncle Mr Robert Cottrell, Thomas went to New South Wales, and a Charles Throssell to Adelaide, only George remained in the State. Of all the children of pensioners George THROSSEL was arguably the most successful. After his father’s premature death he started working life for businessmen Padbury and Fermander before became a very influential shop owner in Northam. After entering politics he was the Commissioner for Lands in the Forrest government before becoming premier for a short period following the death of Lord Forrest. He was the father of Hugo THROSSELL winner of Victoria Cross World War 1. Their Australian Dictionary of Biography entries are linked to this page. |