Lieutenant Thomas
Laycock (Junior) (.1786 ....1823)
- Back To . . .The
New South Wales Corps. ( Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd
Regiment
Born : Circa .1786
Where Born : Baptised
London
Occupation :/ Soldier -
Date Arrived : 21
September 1791.
Ship Arrived on : HMS
"Gorgon "
Rank on Discharge : Lieutenant
Date of Enlistment : 30 December 1795
Where Enlisted : Sydney
Date of Discharge : 1810/1
Where Discharged : England
Left again for England:
12 May 1810
Ship left for England " "H.M.A.S
Dromedary "
Returned : “Fame” 8 March 1817
Died :
7 November 1823 age at Death: 37
Where Died /
Buried : Bringelly / V18235917 2B
Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England
Parents Names : Thomas
Laycock b.1756...d.1809) & Hannah
Laycock. (nee Pearson ) 1758-1831
Spouse's Name (1):
Isobella
BUNKER
Date Married :
1809
Unofficial
25
Mar 1810 official
Where Married : Both at
Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England
Born : 9 September 1787
Where Born : England
Occupation : Soldiers Wife
Date Arrived : 1806
Ship Arrived on : “Elizabeth”
Left again for England:
12 May
1810 “HMS Dromedary”
Returned : “Fame” 8 March 1817
Died : 13 May 1817
Where Died /
Buried : Devonshire
Street Cemetery Sydney
Spouse's Parents :
Eber Bunker 1761-1836 and
Margaret nee Thompson died 1808 Sydney
Spouse's Name (2):CONNELL,
Margaret
Date Married :
8 July 1817
Where Married : Both at
Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England
Born :
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Left again for England:
Returned :
Died : 25
January 1824
Where Died /
Buried :
Spouse's Parents :
- LAYCOCK, Thomas EM 547423 Marriage
Spouse: BUNKER, Isabella
Index Year: 1809
Reg Year: 1809 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V1809877 3A Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England unofficial Marriage (1)
- Reregisted
LAYCOCK, Thomas EM 547424 Marriage
- Spouse: BUNKER, Isabella
Index Year: 1810
Reg Year: 1810 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V181079 5 Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England Official (1)
- LAYCOCK, Thomas EM 547426 Marriage
Spouse: CONNELL, Margaret
Index Year: 1817
Reg Year: 1817 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V18172062 3A Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England
(1)
Descendants
Area Settled
Children :
History
& Achievements :
Thomas, became an ensign and
later lieutenant in the Corps. He was the first white man
to cross Tasmania
- from Port Dalrymple to Hobart in 1807 He took part in the
Rum Rebellion Thomas Jnr married Isabella Bunker,
daughter of whaling captain Eber Bunker (an American). He
was promoted Captain in the 98th Regiment in September
1811 and served in the American war.
Arrived in
Australia September 21, 1791 on "HMS
Gorgon". An ensign in theNSW Corps in 1795.
Supported the Rum Rebellion and rose to Captain in the
98th regiment. Served in the American War 1812-1814, sold
his commission and returned to Sydney in 1817.
-
- Descendants
Information supplied by Sharon
Casey sharoncasey@ah.inspired.net.au
- Area Settled :
-
- Children :
History
& Achievements :
- Thomas, became a lieutenant in the Corps. He was
the first white man to cross Tasmania - from Port
Dalrymple to Hobart in 1807 with the aim obtaining relief
for the famine stricken population in Port Dalrymple. He
took part in the Rum Rebellion - reportedly the only man
injured (he fellthrough a manhole while searching for
Bligh and injured his 'principal joint'). Thomas Jnr
married Isabella Bunker, daughter of whaling captain Eber
Bunker (an American). He was promoted Captain in the 98th
Regiment in September 1811 and served in the American
war.
Arrived in Australia September 21, 1791 on "HMS
Gorgon". An ensign in theNSW Corps in 1795.
Supported the Rum Rebellion and rose to Captain in the
98th regiment. Served in the American War 1812-1814, sold
his commission and returned to Sydney in 1817.
Reference
(1) Australian Vital Record Series 1788 - 1905 Discs 1
to 4
Family Members, Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
Relatives and Descendants
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