Private George Lawson (c.1774......1827.)
- Back To . . .The
New South Wales Corps. ( Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd
Regiment
- 73rd Regiment .......1st
Battalion Royal Highland
- 46th South Devonshire .Macquaries
own Regiment
- 48th Foot .The
Northamptonshire Regiment
Born :
circa 1774
Where Born : Dublin
Occupation : Weaver / Soldier
Date Arrived : 25.
June 1802
Ship Arrived on : "Hercules
"
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment : 1796 ; Enlisted in the 16th
Regiment
Where Enlisted :
Date Transferred : unknown . transferred to the
102nd Regiment
Date Transferred : unknown . transferred to the 73rd
Regiment
Date Transferred : unknown . transferred to the 46th
Regiment
Date of Transfer 48th
Regiment :
25/8/1817 from the 46th Regiment
Transferred at : Sydney
Date of Discharge :10/3/1821 " Debility"
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 1827
Where Died /
Buried :
Launceston ,Tasmania
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name :
Date Married :
Where Married :
Spouse 's Parents
:
Information Kindly supplied by Byron
Deveson E-mail Address bdeveson@bigpond.com
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Launceston
Tasmania
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- Children :
- 1 . Ann Lawson (b.1809......d.)
- 2 . Viana Lawson (b1810......d.)
- 3 . George Lawson (b.1814......d.)
History
& Achievements :
- Very little is known about Private George Lawson . George served in the Army for a total
of 25 years & 240 days . Governor's
body guard till discharge in 1821 .
- Recorded in the " Colonial Times "
- George Lawson - Chief Constable of Launceston
" drowned 27 June 1827 leaving a wife and 6
Children, 2 Grown up
- George was appointed Chief District Constable at
Launceston Government General Orders 10 January 1823
- For his military service he was
not awarded the General Service Medal .
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- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay
Musters, Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records,
Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
- The information is intended for short
Historical value only,
- E- mail address
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