Private Abraham Jarrett (1798......1858)

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Born : 1 April 1798
Where Born : Parish Tudeley, County Kent.
Baptised : 8 April 1798 / : Parish Tudeley, County Kent.
Occupation: Soldier / Labourer
Date Arrived: 19 August 1825
Ship Arrived on: “Norfolk”
Rank on Discharge: Private
Date of Enlistment: 10 July 1819
Where Enlisted : Maidstone.England
Regimental # : 843
Transferred to : 17th Regt 1st January 1832 .
Date of Discharge: 31 July 1835
Where Discharged: Sydney
Died: 25 October 1858
Where Died / Buried: Church of England Queanbeyan
Parent's Names: Joseph Jarrett (b.......d.)and Sarah Jarrett[nee East] (b.......d.)
Spouse's Name: Ann Wildbore
Born :1793
Where Born : Hinckley, Leicester. England
Baptised : 26 February 1793 / Hinckley, Leicester. England
Occupation:Housewife and Mother
Date Arrived: 19 August 1825
Ship Arrived on: “Norfolk”
Died: 9 Feb 1878
Where Died / Buried: Ballina.NSW
Date Married: 23 April 1817
Where married: St Mary’s Church, Hinckley, Leicester. England
Spouse's Parents: George Wilbourn (b.......d.) & Mary Wildbore (b.......d.)

Descendants

Some information was kindly supplied by Doreen Jarrett doreenj@satnav.com.au

Some information was kindly supplied byVynetta Page vyncla@hotkey.net.au

Area Settled:

Children:

1 . Male Child --born about 1815 Chatham Kent England
2 . Elizabeth b. 17 July 1816, England d. 8 May 1909, West Maitland. NSW
3 . Ann -- Baptised 21 March 18 Saint Mary,Hinckley ,Leicester. England
4 . Harriot- born 1 June 1820 Baptised - 4 June 1821 Clonmell, Co. Tipperary. Ireland.
5 . Thomas born 1 June 1822 . Baptised - 9 June 1822 St Nicholas Galway , Ireland . d . America
3 . John b. 1824, Chatham. Englandd. 28 Sept 1900, Ballina. NSW
4 . George b. 1 Sept 1827, Sydney. NSW d. 19 Feb 1897, Darlington. NSW
5 . Charles b. 30 Aug 1829, Parramatta. NSW d. 9 Jly 1908, Ballina. NSW
6 . Harriet b. 14 Aug 1833, Moreton Bay. Qld. d. 1894, NSW

History & Achievements:

Abraham Jarrett served with the 57^th West Middlesex Regiment in Sydney and Parramatta and at the end of 1830 when the Regiment went to India transferred to 17^th Leicestershire Regiment serving in Sydney and Moreton Bay. He returned to Sydney in July 1835 when he got his discharge. He received a gratuity of 6ms pay of 9 pounds 2 shillings and 6 pence, which was an indulgence for good service during 16 years. He was on the pay-roll as a Police Constable in 1839 before taking up residence in Queanbeyan where he died.

The DC of Abraham states he was born at Gravesend, England, but Enlistment papers say "Parish Tudeley, County Kent". The night Abraham Jarrett died in Queanbeyan the bell tolled, as he was the oldest resident of the town.

E- mail address
bmchapman@iprimus.com.au
Last revised: November 05, 2003