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| Name | WEDDERBURN – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 30th and 54th Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 892 – Royal Canadian Rifles 535 – 30th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th February 1828 / 21 years / Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland Coachman |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 7 years 3 months North America – 9 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 23 years 176 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th Sept ember 1851 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1851 2nd Edinburgh 1852 Tilbury Fort 1853 -1855 Western Australia 1st July 1855 Adelaide 1857 – 1867 Melbourne |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Linlithgow West Lothian Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | WEDDERBURN Peter |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | JOHNSON or WATSON Agnes |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night Warder Convict Establishment |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register Wednesday 2nd April 1856 page 3 Court dispute South Australian register Monday 11th August 1856 page 3 unclaimed letter |
| Departure from Western Australia | mid 1855 ship unknown |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | D December 1867 Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Peter Wedderburn 535 Private 30th Foot location Bermuda 1851 Peter Wedderburn 892 Royal Canadian Rifles regt location Niagara Canada Discharge due to chronic bronchitis and general disability also weakness of left ankle A Mrs and Mrs P Wedderburn departed Adelaide for Melbourne per the Nonpareil on 3rd November 1856. No marriage has been found and no spouse recorded on the entry for his death. |