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| Name | TRAYHOURN / TRAYHORNE – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 96th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 35 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th February 1824 / 17 years /Bristol Gloucester England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Bermuda – 3 years Nova Scotia – 8 years Australia – 5 years |
| Length of Service | 23 years 39 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th March 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Thornbury near Bristol England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Bristol England 1850-1871 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Thornbury Bristol England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | TRAYHORN Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BLANEY Rose Ann c1810 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane B c1834 [The regiment was in Halifax at that time] M FLETCHER John 1851 Perth Western Australia See Further Information. D 23rd August 1901 Perth Western Australia (Mary Jane FLETCHER) Bur East Perth Cemetery (Headstone) Susan B 1835 Not yet known [The regiment returned to Britain from Halifax 1835] M RUMMER William Alexander 1852 Western Australia D 8th December 1910 Fremantle Western Australia Buried Fremantle Cemetery Esther Rose (Rosanna) B c1840 Chatham Kent Bp 25th October 1840 Chatham Kent (Treyhorn) M MOULTON Abraham Walter 1858 Guildford Western Australia D 24th May 1886 Bridgetown WA Emma B c1843 Not yet known [regiment in Australia] M BARRETT Joseph S 1863 Perth Western Australia M GREEN 1873 Thomas Henry St. George’s Catherdral Perth Western Australia D 26th June 1934 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Cecilia B 17th January 1843 Port Arthur Van Diemen’s Land Bp 29th January 1843 Port Arthur VDL attachment M CHIPPER George Frederick Whidby 1867 Western Australia D 30th September 1926 Walliston WA Bur Karrakatta cemetery WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | ROWLAND Mary nee KILLMARTIN |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd June 1858 Roman Catholic Church Perth 2nd July 1858 Perth Western Australia (Anglican) |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Perth Lot Y109 of 3 roods Title Application 18th May 1861 Title 1810 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder Convict Establishment, conduct rated ‘Good.’ Policeman appointed 16th August 1851-1853 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA – Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times 15th December 1871 – page 2 Death Notice Richard Trayhorn (sic) The West Australian Thursday 3rd June 1886 page 3 death Esther Moulton The West Australian Tuesday 13th December 1910 page 6 Obituary Susan Rummer |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th December 1871 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Richard may have been the son of Thomas and Susanna Trayhern who was baptised at Thornbury Gloucestershire on 29th August 1804. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 – Richard Trayhurn (sic) 35 Private 96th Depot Chatham Discharge due to age and infirmity. In the 1841 Census [HO7/487/14/25/18 Chatham Barracks Medway Kent England] Richard is a soldier living at the Chatham barracks with his wife Rosanna both are aged c25. Richard is recorded as not born in the county while Rosanna age 25 was born in Ireland. Also with the parents are the children Mary J aged 7, Susan age 6 both of whom were not born in the county but Esther age 1 was. See baptism WO 97 Inquiry held 12th April 1847 at Hobart town. The regiment was under orders to proceed to India it was felt that Richard should be returned to UK as he would not be suitable for the conditions endured by a soldier in India Esther age 10, Cecilia age 6 and Emma age 5, all received medical treatment aboard the Hashemy. Esther and Cecilia for rubella, Emma for diarrhoea. Richard Trayhorne was one of the pensioners who had their cottage built under a scheme authorised by Staff Officer Bruce where by the amount available to pensioners was not enough to cover the cost of the cottage (£47) and they agreed to pay 1/- per day towards the extra expense, however from 1st August to 31st January Richard Trayhorne paid at the rate of 2/- per day. 1862 Richard Trayhorne nominated his step son Patrick … age 15 living Athlone workhouse for an assisted immigrant. (AJCP Reel 1630 piece 123 page 377 The name is possibly Rowland) There seems to be an error in the marriage certificate (online) for Mary Jane as her husband is given as John Fletcher Randall but on all the children’s baptisms his name is John Fletcher and both Mary Jane and John are buried in the East Perth Cemetery as Fletcher. Esther’s daughter May Moulton married John McKernan son of pensioner McKernan 1889 at Bridgetown WA Postings of the regiment: Halifax 1824-1825 Bermuda 1815-1828 Halifax 1828-1835 1835-1840 Home 1840/1 Convict ship to NSW & Tasmania 1843 detachment to NZ 1849 posted to India from Australia It looks as if the children born prior to 1840 were born Halifax. Could not find any Anglican records for Halifax And after 1840 in NSW or Tasmania When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia. |