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Alexander Henderson

Alexander Henderson

Born
1815-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1886-03-12 12:00:00
Gender
Male

/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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Donegal

Co. Donegal or Dún na nGall (aka Tír Chonaill) in Irish, is located in the north-west of Ireland. We are a coastal county with a beautiful, rugged Atlantic coastline. Our county town is Donegal Town and we have a population of approximately 160,000. We look forward to assisting you in the search for your Irish ancestors. 

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Inver (Donegal)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Inver (Donegal). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

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Alexander Henderson