Marine Private Henry
Parsons (1768....1819)
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- The New South Wales Corps. (
Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd Regiment
Born :
29 . Aug . 1768
Where Born : Stoke, Damerel, Plymouth
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 26/1/1788
Ship Arrived on : "
Sirius "
Rank attained : Marine Private
Date of Enlistment : 17. Nov 1776
Where Enlisted : Plymouth
Date of Discharge : 23 . April 1791
Where Discharged : Sydney
Enlistment R.N.S.W. Reg : 6. April 1792
Rank attained : Corporal
Transferred Veteran Corps : April 1810
Rank attained : Sergeant
Died : 1. May 1819
Where Died /
Buried :
Sydney
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Mary Swain
Born :
Circa 1761
Where Born
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 1792
Ship Arrived on : " Pitt "
convict
Date Married : 6 Sept 1796
Where Married :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Spouse's Parents :
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Bankstown
- Children :
- 1 . Elizabeth Parsons (b.1794 .Sydney ....d.)
- 2 . James Parsons (b.1796......d.1808 )
- 3 . William Parsons(b.1798.....d)
- 4 . Harry Parsons (b.1800......d.1801)
- 5 . Sarah Parsons (b.1802.....d.)
- 6 . Grace Parsons (b.1805....d.1808)
- 7 . Ann Prasons (b.1807...d.)
- 8 . Mary Parsons (b. 1811....d.)
- 9 . Harry Parsons (b.1813......d.1814)
History
& Achievements :
- Henry Parsons enlisted as a member of the 45th
Plymouth Company. He was stationed on board the ship
" Sirius"
and it was on this ship he left England for Australia.
Following his arrival in Sydney, he served as a member of
Captain John Shea's company, and being sent to Norfolk
Island on the 4th of March 1790 .. Discharging from the
marines he enlisted in the Royal New South Wales Regiment
. Leaving Norfolk Island via the ship"
Supply " . He recieved a grant
of 250 acres at Bankstown . Following the Royal New South
Wales Regiments recall to England ,he transferred to the
Veterans Corps and became a Barrack Sergeant
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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,
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(QLD) Australia