Private John Thompson (1785......1858)
- Back To . . .Royal
New South Wales Veterans Regiment ,
Born :
24 September 1785.
Where Born : Samlesbury Lancashire
Occupation : Labourer, Soldier
Regimental Number
:
Date Arrived : 26
. August 1826
Ship Arrived on : "
John Barry"
Rank on Discharge : Private
Rank Attained: Sergeant
First Regiment of Foot (or Grenadier) Guards
Enlisted : First
Regiment of Foot (or Grenadier) Guards
Date of Enlistment :25th
Day of November 1803
Where Enlisted : Horsham in the County of
Sussex at the age of Eighteen
Date of Discharge : Period of Service: From 25
Novr. 1803 to 16 May 1825.
Where Discharged Westminster
Date of Enlistment Veterans
: 8. December 1825
Where Enlisted Veterans:
Mullingar in Ireland
Date of Discharge Veterans:
25 . January. 1830
Where Discharged Veterans: Hobart, Tasmania
Died : 12. August . 1858
Where Died /
Buried :
Launceston Tasmania / Cypress Street Cemetery C of E
Section
Parents Names : John Thompson (b.....d.) &
Alice Murray (b.....d.)
1st Spouse's Name
: Harriet Thompson
Date Married :
Where Married :
Born : c.
1797
Where Born :
Occupation : Soldiers Wife
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died :30. June 1840 age 46
Where Died /
Buried : Launceston
Tasmania
Spouse's Parents :
2nd Spouse's Name
: Eleanor Hunt
Date Married :25
. May 1842
Where Married : Launceston
Born :
Circa 1790
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 26August 1826
Ship Arrived on : "
John Barry"
Died : 21. April 1859 age 69
Where Died /
Buried : Campbell
Town , Hobart
Spouse's Parents :
THOMPSON, Harriet CD 877618
Death
Sex: Female
Age at Death: 46
Death Date: 30 Jun 1840
Reg Year: 1840 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 362 (1)
THOMPSON, Eleanor CD 877047
Death
Sex: Female
Age at Death: 69
Death Date: 21 Apr 1859
Reg Year: 1859 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 51 (1)
- Descendants
This information was kindly
supplied by a descendant of Charles Bennett
Tricia Sullivan e-mail address lsullivan@vtown.com.au
- Area Settled :
- Launceston Tasmania
- Children :
- 1 . Elizabeth Maria Thompson (b.27/3/1827......d.14/9/1915)
m 1846 Launceston
John Denny (b........)
- 2 . John Burns Thompson (b.27/3/1829........d.23/2/1898)
m 1855 Caharlotte Ives (b.1834.....d.)
- 3 . James George Thompson (b.3/12/1830.......d.31/1/1831
)
- 4 . Augustus Thompson(b. 1832.......d.1884 Hobart )
m 1864 Mary Anne Featherstone (b.....d.1878 Oatlands
)
- THOMPSON, Augustus CC 2028328
Christening
Sex: Male Father: John
Mother: Harriett U
Event Date: 17 Jul 1832
Reg Year: 1832 Reg State: Tasmania
Ref Number: 4530 (1)
History
& Achievements :
Private John
Thompson began his military career as a member of the Grenadier
Guards . John would have discharged in England and enlisted in
the Royal
New South Wales Veterans Company Regiment (; service in Australia ; 1810 -
1823 & 1826 - 1833) arriving
in Australia as part of the Number 3 Company Royal Veterans of
Tasmania 1826 - 1833 .
These men arrived in Van Diemans land 26/8/1826 on the ship
" John Barry"
Following his discharge, John applied for and recieved a grant of
land at Frederick Street Launceston. This grant was at Veteran's
Row . John married Eleanor Hunt, the widow of fellow soldiers , .
William Hunt , . and , . Alexander
Fullerton
.
- John
Thompson's obituary was recorded in the Launceston Examiner . It
states the following. " At his residence , Frederick Street
, Mr John Thompson aged 74, Late Sgt Grenadier Guards. Bur Cyress
St C of E Section "
- His Majesty's 1st (or Grenadier) Regt of Foot Guards,
whereof F. M. His Royal Highness The Duke of York, K.G. AND G.C.B. is
Colonel.
- These are to Certify
- I. That John Thompson born in the Parish of Lamesbury [clearly
written but just possibly Lauresbury or Lainesbury or Lancesbury or
something similar, although several people looking at it say it is
Lamesbury, and I have a photocopy for anyone to check] in or near the town
of --------- [unfortunately blank] in the County of Lancaster was enlisted
for the aforesaid Regiment at Horsham in the County of Sussex on the 25th
Day of November 1803 at the age of Eighteen for Unlimited Service.
- II. That he has served in the Army for the space of 21 Years and 234
days after the Age of Eighteen, according to the subjoined Statement of
Service:
- In What Corps: Grenr. Guards.
- Period of Service: From 25 Novr. 1803 to 16 May 1825.
- Private: 21 years, 234 days.
- Total: 21 years, 234 days.
- III That by the authority of HRH The Commander in Chief, dated 7th
May 1823, he is hereby discharged in consequence of Length of Service.
- IV. That he is not, to my knowledge, incapacitated by the Sentence of
a General Court Martial, from receiving Pension.
- V. That his general conduct as a Soldier has been good.
- VI. That he has received all just Demands of Pay, Clothing, etc.,
from his Entry into Service to the date of this discharge, as appears by his
receipt underneath.
- VII. I, John Thompson, do hereby acknowledge that I have received all
my Clothing, Pay, Arrears of Pay, and all just Demands whatsoever, from the
time of my Entry into Service to the time of this Discharge.
- Certified by Jno Christie, Segt, Clerk[?] Gendr Guards. Signature of
Soldier, John Thompson.
- VIII. To prevent any improper use being made of this Discharge, by
its falling into other hands, the following is a Description of the said
John Thompson. He is about Forty Years of Age, is five Feet seven Inches in
Height, Brown Hair, blue Eyes, fair Complexion, and by trade or Occupation a
Weaver. Given under my hand and the seal of the Regiment at Whitehall this
16th day of May 1825.
- Signed ..... [illegible] Commanding Officer. [End of Document]
References
- WO 97/213/18 JOHN THOMPSON
- (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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