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| Name | TRETT / TRETTS / TRETS – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 96th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 627 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th October 1830 / 18 years 2 months / Norwich Norfolk England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / scar against the left eye |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 4 years – circa 1830-1836 Australia – 7 years 9 months – circa 1842-1846 New South Wales and 1847-1850 Tasmania India – 3 years 8 months circa 1850 -1853 |
| Length of Service | 22 years 274 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th July 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Norwich Norfolk England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Norwich 1855 Plymouth 1856-1909 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1812 Burlingham near Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 25 Oct 1812 Burlingham St Andrew, Norfolk, England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | TRETT Richard Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DUNHAM Honora Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | John B 18th March 1805 Burlingham Norfolk, England Bp 22nd March 1805 St Edmund’s Church Burlingham Norfolk England. Benjamin B 9th March 1811 bap 11th March 1811 St Andrews Burlingham Norwich England Vertue (sic) bap 18th August 1814 St Andrews Burlingham Norwich England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CARR/KEIR Alice Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th October 1836 Gorbals Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B 1837 M1 MATTHEWS William 16 June 1851 Lahore India (aged 14) M2 BETTS/BATES Richard 1857 Western Australia (children Andrew 1864) M3 SMITH George (children Walter Andrew b&d1858, Alice Maud 1859-1920 WA, Mary 1861, Minnie b&d 1867) M4 TURNBULL Charles 1867 (children Charles Henry 1869- 2/9/1952 in NSW, Ada Amelia 1873-1956 WA) D Possibly 1885 aged 46 Western Australia (Mary Ann Turnbull Reg 13332) Benjamin Bp 23rd February 1840 St. Philips Salford Barracks Lancashire (mothers maiden name Carr) Alice b 1845 d 6th October 1850 Cawnpore Bengal India (father 96th Regiment) Sarah Jane B 28 April 1848 Hobart, Tasmania (mothers maiden name Core) Elizabeth B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia (mothers maiden name Carr) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Spouse | DEAN Ellen nee NANGLE 1st husband James DEAN dies 1872 Perth Western Australia B c1825 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd spouse | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Head servant for WW Browne 1866 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wed 9 Jun 1858 Contributes to Indian Relief Fund The Inquirer and Commercial News Wed 4 Mar 1863 – Contributes to Lancashire Relief Fund The Perth Gazette & West Australian Times Friday 27th April 1866 page 3 Witness into the inquiry of the death of WW Browne The Herald Sat 6 Jul 1872 witness at trial of William Stubberfield for arson The Daily News Mon 11 Sep 1882, witness in court case against men charged with shooting at horses. Trett lives near Lake Sutherland. The West Australian 22nd June 1897 page 3 List of Pensioners attending Queens Diamond Jubilee banquet including R Trett The West Australian Friday 12th February 1909, Western Mail, Saturday 20th February 1909 page 17 and The Evening Mail Tuesday 16 February 1909 page 4 are Obituaries for Robert Trett. The Funeral Notices mention two granddaughters: Mrs Ada Amelia Taylor (1873-1956) nee Turnbull m Samuel Taylor 1891 WA (living Victoria Road East Fremantle 1906) with Robert Trett and (2) Alice Maud Brown (1860-1920) nee Smith m (1) Henry Adams 1876 m (2) Robert “George” Brown 1882 WA. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th February 1909 (aged 95 years) Victoria Road Richmond (East Fremantle) now Staton Road Western Australia. Congregational Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia. Death certificate #35 quotes Issue: Living – Nil, Place of Birth Norfolk, Years in WA 52, Married Glasgow, Scotland. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Death not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 1875 Perth Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1832 Regimental Court Martial, sentenced to 200 lashes 1841 British Army Worldwide Index Robert Trett 627 Private 96th Location Depot Chatham 1851 British Army Worldwide Index Robert Trett 627 Private 96th Location Lahore India 1853 Discharge due to Fever, ophthalmic and emaciation and debility 1882 residing near Lake Sutherland (near what is now Beatty Park) 1897 5th June entertained at a banquet for Enrolled Force survivors held in St George’s Hall, Perth as part of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations 1903 & 1906 Electoral Rolls, Victoria Road East Fremantle, this is now Staton Road. Mary Ann Trets first husband William Matthews was also a soldier of the 96th Regiment. The Funeral Notices mention two granddaughters: Mrs Ada Amelia Taylor (1873-1956) nee Turnbull m Samuel Taylor 1891 WA (living Victoria Road East Fremantle 1906) with whom Robert Trett had been living. (2) Alice Maud Brown (1860-1920) nee Smith m (1) Henry Adams 1876 m (2) Robert “George” Brown 1882 WA. |