Peter served in the 63rd Regiment of Foot ("West Suffolk") 1825-1847. He would have served mostly in India and Australia, the latter as a convict guard[1]. His daughter was born during his service in India
Peter immigrated to Australia as a Military Pensioner and worked his passage as a convict guard on board "Lady Kennaway" arrived 6/6/1851.[2]
Lived: Westbury (12 Five Acre Row) Tasmania (by allotment during military pension)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter: