Archibald Clunes Innes, 1799-1857
| Contents: | Archibald Clunes Innes: Profile Biography Research Notes |
Life Events
| Born: | 14 May 1799 | Keiss, Caithness, Scotland [01]. |
| Baptised: | 23 May 1799 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland. |
| Arrived: | 22 November 1822 | Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, on the ship Eliza. Departed from London, 5 August 1822 [02] [03] [04]. |
| Married: | 15 October 1829 | St James' Church of England, Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, to Margaret McLeay [1802-1858] [05] [06] [07]. |
| Died: | 29 August 1857 | Newcastle, Colony of New South Wales [08] [09]. |
| Buried: | 2 September 1857 | Christ Church Cathedral Cemetery, Newcastle, Colony of New South Wales [Grave: Plot No 213] [10] [11]. |
Golden Colony Roles
| Victoria: | Gold Commissioner: | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 |
Career
| Original | Gazetted | From | To | Age | R | Title | State | Department | District | S | Comments | FN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813-09-23 | 1813-09-23 | 1814-11-02 | 14 | Ensign, 3rd Regiment of Foot | British Army | Lieutenant. | ||||||
| 1814-11-03 | 1814-11-03 | 1816 | 15 | Lieutenant, 3rd Regiment of Foot | British Army | |||||||
| 1816 | 1816 | 1816-10-22 | 17 | Lieutenant, 3rd Regiment of Foot | British Army | On half pay. 58th Regiment. | ||||||
| 1816-10-23 | 1816-10-23 | 1817-06-25 | 17 | Lieutenant, 58th Regiment of Foot | British Army | 3rd Regiment. | ||||||
| 1817-06-26 | 1817-06-26 | 1821-10-22 | 18 | Lieutenant, 3rd Regiment of Foot | British Army | Captain. | ||||||
| 1821-10-23 | 1821-10-23 | 1827-11-12 | 22 | Captain, 3rd Regiment of Foot | British Army | Major. | ||||||
| 1827-11-13 | 1827-11-13 | 1828-06-12 | 26 | Major, 3rd Regiment of Foot | British Army | Retired. |
References
Notes
| 01⇑ | Innes's gravestone has 14 May 1800. |
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| 02⇑ | Ship News; The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 29 November 1822, p 3 [Trove; 14 November 2024]. |
| 03⇑ | J S Cumpston; Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Sydney, Volume 1 1788-1825; Roebuck Society, Canberra, 1977; p 137. |
| 04⇑ | Innes was in charge of a detachment of the 3rd Regiment escorting 160 male convicts. |
| 05⇑ | Married - Innes-McLeay; The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 17 October 1829, p 3 [Trove; 14 November 2024]. |
| 06⇑ | New South Wales, Australia, Butts of Marriage Licenses, 1813–1835 [Ancestry (Membership required) ; 14 November 2024]. |
| 07⇑ | The newspaper report says 15 October 1829, the document on Ancestry says 14 October 1829. |
| 08⇑ | Births, Deaths and Marriages NSW Death Index D1857-003719. |
| 09⇑ | Deaths - Innes; The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 August 1857, p 1 [Trove; 14 November 2024]. |
| 10⇑ | Maj Archibald Clunes Innes [Find a Grave; 14 November 2024]. |
| 11⇑ | Find a Grave says that Clunes was buried at Christ Church Cathedral Cemetery and the gravestone was moved to Port Macquarie Historical Cemetery, Port Macquarie. Uncertain whether his body was also moved. |
| 12⇑ | Retrieved from Ancestry (Membership required) . Please contact me if you are the owner of this image or have a better quality version. |
Further Reading
| Biography: | Ronald Howell; Riches to Ruin: A Man, A Mansion and a Lake; Hastings District Historical Society, 1993. |
| Biography: | E Flowers; Archibald Clunes Innes (1800-1857) [Australian Dictionary of Biography; 3 April 2024]. |
| Profile: | Archibald Clunes Innes [Wikipedia; 23 October 2024]. |
Updates
| 2024-10-13 | Page formatting revised. |
| 2024-04-03 | Page created. |
