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| Name | HUGHES – Evan |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th March 1831 / 20 years 11 months / Oswestry Salop England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Dark / Blue / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Bermuda – 4 years 2 months Canada – 2 years 4 months Nova Scotia – 1 year 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 36 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th April 1852 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Woolwich 1854-1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d 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 | c1810 Llangenniew Montgomery Wales |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Elizabeth c1817 Not yet known |
| 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 |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LAVERTY Mary c1822 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1861 Guildford Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Police Constable 1855 at Fremantle and 1857-1861 York Employed ticket-of-leave man 1864 at Toodyay |
| Newspaper Articles | The inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 7 July 1880 page 3 Death of Evan Hughes |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th June 1880 Colonial Hospital Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 4th December 1858 Mount Bunlees/Barlee ? Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 11 May 1868 Toodyay WA |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1851 Location Woolwich Discharge: Due to rheumatism first contracted in Montreal, Canada Mrs Hughes was treated for Catarrh during the voyage of the Ramillies as was Evan for rheumatism. |