Private Thomas Scales (1804........)
- Back to . . 58th
Foot Rutlandshire Regiment
Born : 1804
Where Born : Kilmanaheen, Co
Clare, Ireland
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 28th
September, 1844
Ship Arrived on : "Pestonjee
Bomanjee"
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment :1825
Regimental # : 399
Where Enlisted :
Date of Discharge : 1847
age 43
Where Discharged : Parramatta,
NSW, Australia
Died : 1871
Where Died /
Buried : Parramatta, NSW,
Australia
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Bridget
Guerin (gorin),
Born : 1804
Where Born : Co Clare,
Ireland
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died : 28 Jan 1865
Where Died /
Buried : Parramatta, NSW,
Australia
Date Married :
Where Married :
Spouse's Parents :Michael
Guerin (b........d.) & Honorah Bourke(b........d.)
- Descendants :
- Area Settled :
- SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA
- Children :
1. Frederick Joseph SCALES (b.Abt
1843-Chatham, Kent, England d.11 Nov 1880-Waverley, NSW,
Australia)
sp: Mary Ann GREAVES
(b.1846-Parramatta, NSW d 1897-Waverley, NSW, Australia)
m.9 May 1864 Parramatta, NSW
2. Robert James SCALES (b.18 Dec
1846-Parramatta, NSW, Australia- died as child)
- History &
Achievements :
- Thomas boarded the Pestonjee Bomanjee on 14 May,
1844 and sailed from Gravesend on 17 May, 1844 via Rio to
refresh, remained 8 days, sailed 6th July, 1844 and
arrived Hobart, Tasmania on 10 September, 1844, remained
10 days, sailed 21 September, 1844 arriving in Sydney on
28 September, 1844. Thomas disembarked 2 days later on
the 30th.
With insufficient troops in New Zealand to meet the
threat, some of the58th Regiment of Foot, then based in
Australia, was reluctantly dispatched in February 1845 to
NZ because of the unrest with the Maori in the Bay of
Islands, soon to be followed by further troops but
returned to Sydney on 5 December 1846. However, the
entire regiment, including those soldiers of the 58th who
had stayed in NSW was soon recalled to NZ between June
and September 1847.
After 22 years in service and aged 43 years he retired at
Parramatta NSW in 1847.
E- mail address
bmchapman@iprimus.com.au
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& M Chapman (QLD) Australia
Last revised: June 16, 2004.