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| Name | REDFORD – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1650 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th March 1842 / 17 years 10 months / Rochdale Lancashire England Steam Loom Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu Malta Turkey and Crimean Campaign – 4 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 302 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th March 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal/Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Bolton 1858 2nd Manchester 1858-1860 Western Australia 1860 2nd North London 1861 Bolton 1861 Preston 1861 2nd Manchester 1864 Toronto |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 Breightmet Bolton Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 11th July 1824 Bolton-Le-Moors Lancashire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | REDFORD Joseph Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | GREEN Sarah 23rd May 1801 Bolton-le-Moors |
| Siblings | All baptised Bolton-le-Moors Father Joseph Redford Mother Sarah Ellen Bp 11th October 1801 Mary Bp 18th August 1805 Ellen Bp 11th June 1809 D 11 June 1809 Bur Bolton Church Alice Bp 11th October 1812 Alice Bp 9th January 1814 Joseph B & D 23rd August 1815 Sarah Bp 22 February 1818 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | STARKEY Catherine B c1826 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th November 1861 Manchester England |
| Children by 1st Wife | George Starkey B 1860 England M Sarah D5th July 1922 Toronto, Peel, Ontario Canada Bur St. James Cemetery. John W B 1864 Ontario Canada M DUNLOP Mary Ann 10th February 1886 Toronto Canada D 30th December 1932 Toronto Canada Joseph T B 1865 Ontario Canada M TAYLOR Adda Mary nee BOGARD 19th January 1909 Cuyahoga Ohio USA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860 to England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 7th March 1896 Toronto, York, Ontario Canada |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1896 Toronto, York, Ontario Canada |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In the 1841 Census Joseph Redford age 20 is living in the home of Robert and Mary Longworth, in Markland Street Bolton. He is a weaver and was born Lancashire British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 Joseph Radford 1650 location Corfu, Ionian Islands. Discharge: Due to stiffness in the left shoulder result of being wounded on 10th July 1855 in the trenches before Sebastopol. Pension shows still being paid in Toronto in 1875 1871 Census Canada Province Ontario Family 264 East Street Joseph Redford b 1828 England occupation Bailiff Catherine Redford b 1828 Ireland George Redford b 1860 England John W Redford b 1864 Ontario Joseph Redford b 1865 Ontario 1891 Census Canada Province Ontario York East Joseph Redford age 65 and his wife Catherine age 65 are living at York East Ontario, he describes himself as a gentleman, the sons have left home. George Starkey Redford’s date of birth on his death certificate was 24th April 1860, his mother’s maiden name Catherine MURRAY. His occupation given as inspector, interior décor. On the entry of death for John Redford it said he was born on 14th May 1863 and his mother’s maiden names was Catherine MURRAY. His former occupation was police officer. Joseph T Redford married Adda Mary Taylor nee BOGARD at Cuyahoga Ohio USA on 19th January 1909.At the time Joseph was a saloon keeper. He was a naturalised citizen of USA. The baptisms of the children of Joseph and Catherine Redford have the maiden name of their children as MURRAY so it appears she may have been married previously to someone called STARKEY. |