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| Name | KINNEARD / KINNIARD – James Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 45th 39th and 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 45th Regiment – 1008 39th Regiment – 1010 50th Regiment – 2652 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st November 1835 / 19 years 3 months / Edinburgh Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 8 years 29 days |
| Length of Service | 17 years 234 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th July 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Preston Lane |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Preston 1854 Turkey 1856 Woolwich 1856 1st London 1859 Western Australia 1866 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Drummore (Drumore) Down Ireland |
| 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 | MORKSLEY Margaret 1826 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MORKSLEY Daniel Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | SANDFORD Richard |
| Date/Place of Marriage | September 1874 Holy Trinity Church Adelaide South Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Basket maker in South Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register 1st March 1866 page 2 South Australia Advertiser 7th March 1868 page 2 The Express and Telegraph 12th May 1868 page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 16th February 1866 traveled to South Australia per “Europa” from Vasse Western Australia with wife Mary |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th February 1874 Adelaide South Australia (Sandford) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 30th June 1882 Bay Road Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James R Kinnaird 1010 39th Regt recruiting at Wakefield location Chatham Kent 1851 Janes Kinnaird 2652 Private 50th regt. Location Ashton under Lyne Discharge due to Chronic dysentery and liver disease. In the 1851 Census James Kinwald (Kinnaird) was a single man age 35, born Drumore, Down Ireland living at the Barracks (50th regt) at Burn Hays, Burslem, Wolstanton, Staffordshire England. 6th March 1868 James Kinnard (sic) was suspected of arson of his own dwelling, however, the Attorney General ruled there were no grounds for putting him on trial. James Kinnaird was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital on 6th January 1874, he was 58 years of age a married man, and a Roman Catholic, living at Adelaide, his occupation was basket maker and he said he was born in Down Ireland and had arrived in the Europa. |