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About Robert Powrie, SV/PROG
Robert Powrie (Pourie), b. 5 May 1784, in Inchture, Perth. He was a shoemaker in Errol, Perthshire.
At the age of 19 he enlisted in the Royal Artillery on 25 Nov 1803. He was a NCO in His Majesty's Royal Artillery involved in taking the Cape under Sir David Baird. He married Esther on 27th August 1816 in St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town. He was a Private for 6 years and 143 days, a Corporal for 8 years and 345 days, a total of 15 years, 123 days. The reason for discharge was reduction and he was admitted to the pension list at 11 pence per day from 1 Feb 1819, at the age of 34 and 4/12 years of age when discharged. He was 6 foot tall, with dark brown hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion.
After his discharge he sailed back to South Africa on the the Naval Ship Cumbria (Cumbrian) as an emigrant on with Ester Deacon his wife, a midwife and two small daughters.
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Robert Powrie, SV/PROG's Timeline
| 1784 |
May 5, 1784
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Inchture, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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| 1817 |
July 23, 1817
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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| 1819 |
August 28, 1819
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London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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| 1821 |
July 3, 1821
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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| 1823 |
March 14, 1823
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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| 1824 |
January 29, 1824
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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| 1826 |
February 9, 1826
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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| 1827 |
December 19, 1827
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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| 1829 |
August 31, 1829
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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