Thomas Tennant
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Birth |
Birth year of birth i think may be wrong as he was of age on marriage in 1839 as was Catherine and of age was then 21 . If he is 3 years older than her she was born earliest 1818 and he was 3 years older that would give 1815 When he was discharge in 1858 age was 39 which makes birth year 1819 age in 1861/1871 census was 43/53 which makes birth year as 1818 christened on April 9, 1815 in Barton In The Clay, Bedford, England.
THOMAS TENANT Male
Christening: 09 APR 1815 Barton In The Clay, Bedford, England |
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Military |
He
enlisted at
St Albans
Hertfordshire England Dec
5 1836 Joined the 28 Reg. of Foot as a recruit Dec 16 1836 served around and at Chatham England. |
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Marriage |
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Military |
Transferred to the
63 reg. of
Foot 1 Mar 1839 still
a
Private. reg.nr. 1203 He left Chatham England for Madras India Mar 8 1839. |
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son |
Henry James "Harry"
TENNANT b 2 July 1839 Dover Kent England Spouse 1)-Margaret Annie KEENAN (m 24 Aug. 1862) Spouse 2)Hanora "Nora\Nano" O'CONNELL (m 9 Oct. 1869) d 8 Nov. 1913 Coutts Alberta Canada |
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Military |
In
1840
Thomas was at
Madras
and
Nov 1842 at
Poonamallee India. He
was enroute to
Bellary
India
Dec 1842 and there
until
1846. Promoted to
Corporal 3 May
1841 and to
Sergeant 17
Mar 1855. A soldier was paid according to rank and received extra pay with each good conduct badge. Thomas received 1st good conduct pay 2 Feb 1845, 2nd 2 Feb 1847 and 3rd 5 Dec 1851 all of which he forfeited by promotion to sergeant. |
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| 1841 census | in India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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son |
Thomas Clare TENNANT b 29 Sept. 1845 Bellary Karnataka India Spouse Katherine Jane HOOPER (m about 1871) d bet 1889-1894 |
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Military |
He was at Secunderabad Mar 1846, at Voucalachy Jan 1847 and back at Poonamallee Mar 1847. He left India on board Lady Flora which disembarked 04 Sept 1847 to Chatham, marched from Chatham April 1848 and arrived at Manchester same month, at Newcastle under Lyne until Dec 1849. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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son |
Joseph Francis TENNANT b 6 July 1848 Newcastle under Lyne Staffordshire England Spouse Laurie HUTCHESON (m 1879) d 27 May 1925 (Yorkton Sask.?). Canada /Neche Pembina N. Dakota USA |
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| census 1851 | since census was taken in March should be at Ashton (under Lyne) (Lancashire)England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Military |
He was at
Ashton England
from Jan 1850 until
May 1851 left for
Ireland
and arrived at
Limerick 3
June 1851, at
Dublin April
1852 - June 1854, from
Cork to
Birr Limerick July 1854.
In June 1855 was awaiting embarkment at
Dublin
and embarked for
Malta 8 July
1855 arriving at Malta
29 July 1855. He was court martialed 14 Feb 1856 at Malta for having been drunk on or about 11 Feb 1856 at Strada Lorre Barracks and found guilty. He was sentenced to be reduced to Private with 2nd good conduct pay from 14 Feb 1856. His wife Catherine received his pay while he was sick or awaiting court martial at Malta so his family must have been with him to Malta. He had been sick for some time before 11 Feb 1856 (maybe he was celebrating his recovery.) and hospitalized from Dec. 1855 until Feb 1856. He was promoted to Corporal for 2nd time 17 April 1856. May 1856 he was at Balaclava which is in the Crimea and left there for Halifax Nova Scotia Canada arriving May/June 1856. He received 3rd good conduct pay 14 Feb 1857. He was hospitalized at Halifax 16 days in Nov 1857 and 59 day in Jan/Feb 1858 before his discharge. He remained in Halifax until 4 Nov 1858 when he was discharged. He was examined at Chatham England 22 Nov 1858 and recommended for discharge being subject to chronic rheumatism. He was officially discharged 21 Dec 1858 "having served 22 years and 15 days of which 11 1/2 years were abroad - 8 1/6 in the East Indies, 3/4 Malta, 1/6 in the Crimea and 2 5/12 at Halifax." The medical report states "This man suffers from chronic rheumatism and is worn out by long service." His age is stated as 39 9/12, height 5 ft. 7 3/4 in. light brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion and labourer by trade. no marks or scars. Intended place of residence Bristol, conduct was reported as good during his period of service.
Military
PRO Kew Gardens London. Pro - Muster Rolls & Paylists - Pension records &
discharge documents. |
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| census 1861 |
on same page nr 113 (there was a Thomas Warren living with them in 1871 (relation??)
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Occupations |
1838-1869 British Army 1869 Tradesman 1871 Labourer |
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Census |
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Death |
found in 1871 census London Ontario |
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Diverse |
I haven't been able to find any trace of him and Catherine after 1871 |
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