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| Name | DAIN / DEAN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 967 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st May 1832 / 18 years / Macclesfield Cheshire England (Silk) weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years 5 months West Indies – 2 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 38 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 21st October 1853 / Birr Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Macclesfield Cheshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Stockport 1862 2nd Manchester 1862 Tilbury 1862-1872 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0 per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1814 Pres(t)bury Macclesfield Cheshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DEANE William (tentative) Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | NANGLE Ellen c 1820 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1848 Clonmel Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B c 1851 not known M PICKETT William 1868 Perth Western Australia D 30th November 1923 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia James bap 3rd January 1858 St Michael Macclesfield Cheshire England M KING Alice 29th December 1876 Wesleyan Church Maitland Daly District South Australia D 23 Apr 1929 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Alfred B 20th November 1858 bap 4th March 1861 Sunderland St Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Macclesfield Cheshire England M 1) HOWLETT Annie 1883 Fremantle Western Australia 2) DOYLE Rebecca 1913 Perth Western Australia D 20th April 1945 Palmyra Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Joseph bap 26th April 1863 Perth Western Australia M (Tentative) MAGUIRE Rose 29th February 1884 Adelaide South Australia (Ref:138/667) D 12th February 1939 Pirie St Adelaide (late of Broken Hill) (Tentative) (Ref:610/801) |
| 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 | TRETT Robert – 96th Regiment arrived onboard “William Hammond” 1856 B 28th September 1812 Burlingham St Andrew Norwich Norfolk England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 25th February 1863 reference to Lancashire Relief Fund |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd March 1872 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia (as DEAN) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 22nd April 1875 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Dain 967 Private 47th Foot location Barbados 1851 James Dain 967 Private 47th Foot location Buttevant and Waterford Discharge due to chronic rheumatism In the 1861 Census RG 09/2576/50/19 94 Arbourhay Street Hurdsfield Macclesfield James is living with his wife Ellen age 41 and daughter Elizabeth age 10 both born Ireland and sons James and Alfred aged 4 and 2 respectively both born Macclesfield. James is a Silk hand loom weaver (which was a cottage industry carried on in the upper floor of the tenements). Extensive records of army service locations available |