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EPF Disbanded 1887 EPG Gazette October 2011
Disbandment of EPG EPG_Gazette_2003_-_Vol_4-2__Apr
| Name | WATSON – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 49th Foot from 13th February 1840 to 30th June 1844 61st Foot from 1st July 1844 to 2nd July 1861 |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1392 – 49th Regiment 2378 – 61st Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th February 1840 / 23 years / Hertford Hertfordshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | China – 1 year 6 months East Indies – 13 Years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 24 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 2nd July 1861 / Pembroke Dock Wales |
| Campaign Medals | China Campaign 1848-9 Indian Mutiny Punjab with Chillianwallah and Goojerat Clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Welwyn Hertfordshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd North London 1862 Cardiff 1862 Tilbury 1862-1893 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem Increased to 1/6 for service in the Enrolled Force 4 June 1878 reverted to 1/-. Increased 18 January 1881 to 1/6 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Weston Baldock Herefordshire England |
| 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 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | GRIFFITHS Eliza 1824 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Harry bap 9th July 1862 Tenby Pembrokeshire, Wales Joseph bap 9th July 1862 Tenby Pembrokeshire, Wales D March 1863 aged 9 months from Croup Bur Skinner Street Cemetery 21st March 1863 Benjamin B 1865 (deduced) M SMITH Ellen Margaret Hannah Louisa 1894 Perth Western Australia D 14th July 1949 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Alice Susannah B 1866 Fremantle Western Australia M ROSE Gavin J 1883 Perth Western Australia D 27th May 1922 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GRIFFITHS Benjamin Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Susannah Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle lot P64 of 2 acres (between Thompson and Bay Roads) Assigned 11th Nov 1881 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Temporary Assistant Warder 1879 |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Wednesday 25th May 1870 – page 4 – Thomas Watson land forfeited by non-payment of balance of purchase money Perth Town Lot V75. The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 6th April 1887 – Page 5 – in the list of EPG men when disbanded The Daily News Saturday 29th April 1893 – page 2 – death Thomas WATSON West Australian – Monday 29th May 1922 – page 1 – death Alice Susannah ROSE West Australian Tuesday 20th July 1948 – page 1 – death of Benjamin WATSON |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 28th April 1893 Claremont Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 12th May 1899 Claremont Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows Thomas with the 61st at Peshawar Pakistan 1861 British Army World Wide Index shows Thomas with the 61st at Pembroke Dock In the 1861 Census Private L (sic) Watson a single man born Western Hertford, is with his regiment at the Hut Barracks St. Mary’s Pembroke Dock, Wales Discharge: Free at own request having served 21 years AJCP – Reel 1663 piece 165 Despatches – January -June 1870 page 188 Appendix C – WATSON subscribed to the Pensioner Benefit Fund 1886 – SROWA – Cons 527/1886/2774: Resident Magistrate Williams requested that an aged man named Thos Watson about 62 suffering from general breakdown in health requires entry to the Depot. |