Notes for Charles Windsor
Charles, an unskilled labourer, enlisted as a private in the New South Wales Cor ps in London on 18 September 1789 and arrived in Sydney on the transport 'Neptun e' in 1790. He went to Norfolk Island on board the 'Kitty' in February 1793. He was ordered 200 lashes in March 1793 for "irregular and disorderly behaviour" , but as the offence was his first, was forgiven. In June 1793 he was ordered 40 0 lashes for "unsoldier-like behaviour in refusing to come to his Superior Offic er, Sergeant Whittle". He received 150 lashes before Lieutenant Abbott remitte d the remainder. He was involved in a dispute with William Dring in December 1793. William accuse d Charles of having an affair with his wife, Ann. Commandant Phillip Gridley Kin g wrote that Dring had 'found Windsor repeatedly connected with his wife'. Drin g complained to Leiutenant Abbot who ordered Charles to keep away from Dring's w ife. Dring confronted Charles and struck him, this action resulting in him bein g fined and placed on a good behaviour bond. King blamed Charles' conduct for ca using the dispute between emancipist and soldiers which erupted into a near rio t on the island on Christmas Day. Charles left Norfolk Island for Sydney aboar d 'Francis' in February 1794. He was promoted to corporal about 1748 and, by 180 0, to sergeant. He was later demoted and on September 1st 1808, was a corporal a gain, described as 38 yeard, 4 months, 8' 81/2" in height, dark brown hair, haze l eyes and a long, swarthy complexioned visage. He returned to England with hi s family when the Corps was recalled in 1810 and took his discharge on July 5, 1 812. He was listed as a Chelsea pensioner in 1812 In 1817 he applied for permiss ion for himself and his family to return to the colony. They arrived again on ' Minerva' in 1818 and were living at the Brickfields Sydney in 1822. He was desc riben in 1828 as 56, a labourer employed by William Ikin, innkeeper of Liverpool . He died at Sydney Hospital on April 6th, 1840 and was buried the same day.
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