Barrie, George

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PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/AliasGeorge BARRIE
Birth date and placec. 1821 Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census ResidencesDownfield, Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland (1841).
5 Mills Cottages, Woolwich, Kent (1851).
See Musters below (1851, 1861).
TradeMason.
Physical DescriptionHeight: 5 ft. 8 ins. Complexion: sallow. Eyes: blue. Hair: dark brown.
Marriage date and place19 February 1844 St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent.
SpouseMary DOIG.
ChildrenAlexander George b. 1845, Woolwich, Kent.
Thomas b. 1849, Chatham, Kent.
Mary b. 1853, Fremantle, Western Australia.
Death date and place
Burial date and place
Will and Probate
Death Notices
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and CompanyRoyal Artillery 7th Battalion.  1 Aug 1848 transferred to
Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank #2073 Sapper
Attestation date and place13 Jun 1843 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
Service/CampaignsWestern Australia, 10 years 10 months.
MustersWO11-126 20th Company,Woolwich (1851).
WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-207 (1862) Western Australia.
PromotionsNone.
Medals, Clasps and BadgesFour Good Conduct Badges.
Casualty/MedicalNone.
Courts MartialNone.
Discharge date and place23 Aug 1864 Chatham.
Length of Service21 years 72 days.
Chelsea Pension ReferenceWO97-1359-66.
Post Discharge ResidenceConvict Prison, Chatham.
Pension District
Pension1/- per diem.
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
ShipAnna Robertson.
Departure and Arrival datesDep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851.
Occupations post-arrival in WAInstructing Warder. [Barker p.81].
Guildford Convict Depot Feb 1852 to Dec 1852.
Land AcquisitionNone in Western Australia.
Ship ex-WALincelles.
Departure date and destinationDep. Fremantle 27 Apr 1862 for Cape of Good Hope and London.