/15 May 1837: Enlisted in Her Majesty's 58th Regiment of Foot at Derry, Northern Ireland, aged 20, labourer, 5ft 10-1/2", born Inver. Bounty paid to recruit 2.10s.0d. Regimental Number 906.
28 Jun 1840: Baptism entry for son, John, lists address as Forehouse Barracks, Portsmouth, Southampton, England.
21 May 1841: 58th Regiment present at the execution of the Crosshill Murderers, at Crosshill, 3 miles from Glasgow, Scotland.
06 Jun 1841: Muster Roll says “Permitted to find own lodging or billeting on the Scots” Glasgow/Edinburgh
07 Jun 1841 census for Edinburgh Castle, Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, aged 20, soldier, born Ireland [with the 58th Regiment]
17 Jun 1844 - 23 Nov 1844: AGINCOURT to Norfolk Island/Sydney/Van Dieman’s Land, Tasmania, Australia (130 days sea pay) with 224 male convicts aboard with 58th Regiment as escort.
/11 Oct 1845 The NewZealander reports 214 of the Rank & File of the 58th Regiment arrived at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, from Sydney.
5 Dec 1846 The NewZealander reports the 58th Regiment finally departed from the Colony.
19 Dec 1846: JAVA NZ to Sydney (19 days sea pay last quarter 1846 per Muster Rolls).
14 Jun 1847: 1 Jul 1847: THOMAS LOWRY Sydney to NZ (19 days sea pay)
30 Sep 1848: Took discharge in Auckland [see Discharge Papers]
04 Oct 1848: joined Armed Police Force [see request from Commissioner of Police to Governor of NZ]
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1815 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 12th Mar 1886 | VIEW SOURCE |
