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| Name | CROOKS – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 3rd Foot Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 994 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th March 1827 / 19 years / London Middlesex England Bookbinder |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11¼ in Fresh / Blue / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 23 years 76 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th June 1850 / London England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1850 London 1st West 1850 1st North London 1850 1st Edinburgh 1851 1st Liverpool 1854-1857 Western Australia 1857-1867 South Australia 1867-1872 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 South Leith Midlothian Scotland WO97 says 1808 |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CROOKS John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HENDERSON Agnes/Ann |
| Siblings | Agnes B 1814 Bp 27 November 1814 South Leith Midlothian Scotland Jane B c1819 Bp 19 December 1819 South Leith Midlothian South Leith Midlothian Scotland Jean Crooks M FERGUSON Fowler 23 March 1837 South Leith Midlothian Scotland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not Married see NAA B2724 Roll 1 page 56 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | In 1856 James Crooks of the Scots fusilier guards was stationed at Rottnest |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 to South Australia 1867 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1872 Victoria (CROOKE) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 James Crooks 994 location London Discharge due to a cough and impaired general health 1851 Scottish Census shows James Crooks age 40, an unmarried man, living with his sister and brother-in-law Jane and Fowler Ferguson and their family at Binnies Close Leith. On 15 November 1866 James applied to have his pension paid at Melbourne (from Adelaide) as he wished to reside there. This document said he was a single man born at Leith and his parents were deceased but not named. WO23 1873 for Victoria states “off no appearance”- NAA said he was struck off 13 August 1874 see reel B 2712 roll 1 page 94. It was the usual practise that if a pension had not been claimed for some time the pensioner was struck off the roll. |