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Death record from Archives Office of Tasmania | Australia | VIEW SOURCE |
My great-great-grandfather was born circa 1805-1808 in Ahoghill in Antrim Ireland,
He joined the Royal Artillery as a gunner and driver but was pensioned off due to a serious leg injury. In 1841 he was living in Fifeshire wih his wife Ann and newborn son Alexander and was working as a weaver.
He seems to have dissapeared off records for about 11 years but had other children in that time.
He came to Tasmania as a prison guard aboard the convict transport Aboukir in 1852 and settled at a place called Brighton or Pontville as it was back then and died in 1888 in Hobart Tasmania.
I dont know if his family were from Ahoghill or from somewhere else and settled in the area, I also dont know if he had any siblings or other family but I thought this would be a good place to start.
Peter
Brisbane Australia
| Additional Information | ||
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1807 (circa) | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 30th Jan 1888 | |
| Townland born | Ahoghill | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Ann Baird | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Edinburgh Scotland 20 September 1831 at North Leith Edinburgh | |
| First Child | Alexander Aitken born Fife in 1841 but may not have been first child | |
| Names of Children | Other children were Eliza, George, Thomas and Charles and possibly Bridget and Robert | |
| Occupation | David served as a gunner and driver in the Royal Artillery and then after moving to Tasmania Australia he had a small farm | |
| Place of Death | New Town Pauper Establishment, New Town Tasmania Australia | |
