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| Name | SARGENT – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 17th Dragoons / Lancers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 302 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st December 1827 / 18 years / Heston Middlesex England Labourer / Gardener at discharge |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Dark / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | All ‘at home’ |
| Length of Service | 21 years 276 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th April 1850 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Brighton England |
| Pension Districts | 1850 North London 1850 Brighton 1850 Northampton 1854 Plymouth 1855-1863 Western Australia 1863-1879 New South Wales 1879 Brighton |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1809 Wartling Sussex England |
| 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 | Sarah B c1809 M LEVETT John 1826 Brighton Sussex, England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SMITH Ellen 1818 Wexford Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | James B 1850 Hounslow Middlesex England Benjamin B 11th September 1853 Shoreditch London England D 5th February 1854 Finsbury Street Barnabas England |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | UNKNOWN Philip Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder 1856-1859 with Convict Establishment |
| Newspaper Articles | Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 5th November 1878 – page 1 The Argus Monday 16th November 1863 – page 4 The Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 17th November 1863 – page 4 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 4th October 1863 P and O “CS Northam” from Point de Galle, King George’s Sound, Melbourne and Sydney. Mr and Mrs Sargent unaccompanied by any children joined the ship at King George’s Sound. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th Quarter 1884 Brighton Sussex England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 29th October 1878 Liverpool New South Wales Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to varicose veins in both legs. William applied for admittance to Chelsea Hospital as an in-patient in 1880 which when awarded he declined on 2 November 1880. He again applied again on 7 December 1880 and after being granted he again declined. He then applied on 1 April 1881 and again declined after which the Staff Officer at Brighton was informed no application for in-pension would be granted. 1880 On his application for admission into Chelsea Hospital it said he had no wife or family 1851 Census HO 107/1755/223 Eversholt, Bedfordshire, Church End William Sargent, Head, Married, 41, Police Force, Chelsea Pensioner, born Wartling, Sussex Ellen Sargent, wife, 33, married, born Wexford, Ireland James, son, 1, born Hounslow, Middlesex, England 1881 Census RG11/1079/8 33 Eastern Road, Brighton. John Levett, Head, Married, 85, Butcher, born Herstmonceau, Sussex Sarah Levett, Wife, Married, 72, Born Walling(sic) Sussex William Sargent, brother, widower, 72, artisan, born Walling(sic) Sussex. AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the Stag into the conduct of the Super Intendent Surgeon Caldwell. Mrs Sargent was one of the women who objected to the conduct of Surgeon Caldwell The Authority under which his transfer of pension was recorded was number 1905 which is not available from the National Archives of Australia |