Private Thomas McLean
(c.1800........)
- Back To . . 58th
Foot Rutlandshire Regiment
Born : c.1810
Where Born : Ballymona
Occupation : labourer /
Soldier
Date Arrived :
July 1837
Ship Arrived on : HMS
Blenheim
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment : 4th
January 1831
Where Enlisted : Ireland
Regimental # : 723
Date of Discharge :
31 July 1849
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 25 April 1874
Where Died /
Buried : unmarked grave in
Shortland Cemetery
Parents Names : 1824
Spouse's Name : Ellen
Gorman
Born :
Where Born :
Date Arrived :
July 1837
Ship Arrived on : HMS
Blenheim
Died : 28 Jan 1884
Where Died /
Buried :
Date Married :
Where Married :
Spouse's Parents :
Descendants
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For further details contact the
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- Area Settled :
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- Children :
- 1 . William McLean born 08 September 1833 in
Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland
- 2 . Thomas McLean was born 1843 in England /
Ireland, and died 01 January 1913 in Birkenhead,
Auckland, New Zealand. He married Sarah Coldicutt 12
August 1874 in Thames, New Zealand, daughter of John
Coldicutt and Lucy Stokes. She was born 21 July 1853 in
Thames, New Zealand, and died 12 June 1939 in Infirmary,
Auckland, New Zealand.
3. *James McCLean was born 19 December 1854 in Mourangi/
Mahurangi / Maungarei, Auckland, New Zealand, and died 13
April 1936 in 13 Wood Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New
Zealand. He married *Rose Neal 29 May 1889 in Registry
Office, Auckland, New Zealand, daughter of *Moses Neal
and *Sarah Hewson. She was born 1873 in Alford,
Lincolnshire, England, and died 30 January 1948 in 13
Wood Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.
- 4. Sarah O'Lean
5. James McCLean
History
& Achievements :
- Thomas appears on the initial pay list for the
Chatham (Chatham is the Royal dockyards in Kent England)
headquarters for the quarter "ended" 30 June
1843. The regiment then had an officer compliment of
approximately 40 and a total strength of about 1100.
There were 932 privates and 18 buglers, pipers and
drummers. Thomas appears on these muster rolls as a
private in Chatham, and he left England on the ship the
"Lord of Auckland" a 628-ton Jardine on 17 June
1844 with 236 male prisoners on board. I can only assume
that they went to Norfolk Island or some other penal
colony, as they did not land in Sydney until 5th Dec 1844.
On finding out the length of this voyage I obtained
copies of the Muster Rolls for the Quarter pay List for
Oct 1844 to 31 Dec 1844, the Pay was issued in Parramatta
Australia and lists the payment of 1700 privates for a
detachment that was on Norfolk Island on Dec 22 1844.
Judging from the Muster information it records that
Thomas went from Chatham to Sydney - he was in Sydney for
2 Musters then in the 3rd Muster he is on Norfolk Island,
there appears a note which reads "Lord Auckland"
paid in England to 24 October 1844 in full ration 21 Nov,
5 shillings Diem (per day). This shows that he would of
sailed from Norfolk Island to Sydney.
The Muster Rolls of the quarterly Pay List dated for the
period form the 1st of July 1845 to the 30th of September
1845 list Thomas as serving in the Bay of Islands, he was
paid 30 days ordinary pay.
On 14 October 1845 Ellen gave birth to a son they named
James in Auckland, Ellen was called Ellana Gorman and
Thomas is registered as Thomas MCKlane, once again
indicating that the couple could not read or write. This
record was found in the Archives of the St Patrick's
Catholic Church baptism records in Auckland.
On 05 December 1846 Thomas and the 58th returned to
Australia on board the ship the Java, however, between
June and September 1847 the troops were all sent back to
New Zealand including those who had earlier remained in
NSW.
William served along side his father until Thomas took
his discharge 31 July 1849 receiving gratuity of 12-dium
pay. In his discharge notes it says "Service
manifest started 14 July 1829" I don't know if this
refers to the start of Thomas's service or of the start
of the manifest. I think he was discharged because of ill
health or an injury as in 1848 Thomas was in Hospital in
the December for a month.
William - his regimental # 2317, took his discharge
"free and clear" on 31 October 1858. Some of
the members of the regiment had to buy their way out, but
because the 58th were leaving they more than likely
allowed troops to discharge here in NZ. In the years that
William served, the 58th sailed back and forth to England
and Australia/New Zealand many times, I found that
William disappeared off of Roll that included Thomas so I
can only assume he was temporarily used in the service of
another regiment or at sea.
William fell ill and in 1872 on December the 1st he died
of cancer of the stomach in the Thames Hospital on Mary
Street. He is buried in the Shortland Cemetery, in an
unmarked grave.
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& M Chapman (QLD) Australia
Last revised: January 14, 2003.