Private Peter McCauley
(.1784......1848.)
- Back To . . .17th
Foot Leicestershire Regiment
- 48th Foot .The
Northamptonshire Regiment
- 40th Foot Second
Somersetshire Regiment
- 57th Foot West Middlesex
Regiment
Born :
circa 1784
Where Born : unknown
Occupation : Shoemaker / Soldier
Date Arrived : 1821
Ship Arrived on : "Lady
Ridley"
Rank on Discharge : Private
Regimental # : 803
Date of Enlistment 48th
Regiment:
24. May 1809
Transfered 40th Regiment : June
1824
Transfered 57th Regiment : 24th March 1826
Transfered 17th Regiment : 1st January 1831 age 47 years
Where Enlisted : Enniskillen Ireland
Date of Discharge :31. August . 1832
Where Discharged : Moreton Bay, Brisbane
Died : 23rd December 1848
Where Died /
Buried : unknown
Parents Names : unknown
Spouse's Name : Mary McCauley (nee)
Unknown
Date Married : unknown
Where Married : unknown
Spouse's Parents : unknown
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- Descendants
This information was kindly
supplied by Ken Black . For more information please
conact Ken .
E-mail black_family@hotmail.com
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History
& Achievements :
- Private Peter McAuley enlisted in the Army as a
member of the 48th Regiment and served in the
- Peninsular Wars against Napoleon. He came to
Australia in 1821 as a convict guard on board the
transport "Lady Ridley"
During the voyage his wife gave birth to twins,one of
which died during the voyage to Australia. Peter was an
overseer of the building of roads. On June the 9th 1821
an article appears in the Sydney Gazette related to the
absconding of convicts from McAuleys gang.
- Peter transferred to the 40th Regiment during
June 1824 when the 48th Regiment were transferred to
- India. He served with a detatchment in Morteon
Bay Penal Colony, with Captain Henry Miller . Captain
Miller was the Officer who founded the Penal Colany.
- Andrew transferred to the 57th Regiment but
remained stationed at Morteon Bay. Andrew
- transferred to the 17th Regiment and it was from
this Regiment that Andrew took his discharge . Five
months prior to his discharge, Andrew's eldest son Peter
was reported as being drowned in the Brisbane River.
- In the Colonial Secretary's corresponence Andrew
was reported as being" very insubordinate in his
military
- capacity and dissatisfied at doing any military
duty whatever "
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Australia
- Last revised: March 07, 2002.