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| Name | TAYLOR – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 726 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd February 1826 / 17 years /Ipswich Suffolk England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5 ½ in Sallow / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 17 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 2 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th October 1847 / Athlone Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Ipswich 1850-1862 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Wingfield Suffolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SMITH Rosina Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 17th February 1851 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | DICKIN John B Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1862 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th March 1862 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Taylor 726 Private 2nd Foot location Deesa Discharge due to weakness and infirmity After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private James Taylor, farm labourer, 1/-, 20th January, single |