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| Name | FELTHAM – James Frederick Octavius |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 65th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2448 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th December 1845 / 19 years / Bruton Somerset England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Hazel / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Australian Colonies – 19 years 6 months New Zealand 18th May 1846-11 September 1865 |
| Length of Service | 21 years 36 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant /24th December 1866 / Aldershot England |
| Campaign Medals | Entitled to New Zealand Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Devonport Devon England |
| Pension Districts | 1867 2nd Plymouth 1867 Tilbury 1867-1905 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/5d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 18th April 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 13th July 1867 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1826 Stourton Mere Wiltshire England WO 97 27th January 1828 British Civil Service Evidence of Age |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FELTHAM Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | PURTILL / PURTELL Catherine 1856 Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1875 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Alicia Ann B 19th April 1876 Fremantle Western Australia M STOKES John 19th June 1899 Norseman Western Australia (recorded as Letitia Annie) D 21st May 1950 Hilton Park Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Ellen May B 25th May 1879 Fremantle Western Australia M BEST Frederick Herbert 1902 Fremantle Western Australia (recorded as May Ellen) Frederick Octavius B 1880 Fremantle Western Australia M BATTARD Roseline 1905 Fremantle Western Australia D 27th May 1918 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 2nd Wife Date/Place of Birth | PURTILL / PURTELL William EPG Sultana 1826, Trough, near Limerick, County Clare, Ireland |
| Mother of 2nd Wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | CARROLL Mary 1836 Ireland 30 October 1855, St. John’s Limerick City, Limerick, Ireland |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1868-1879 Employed Convict department as temporary Assistant warder in various locations around Perth also Bunbury and Australind see Barker |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 13th May 1876 page 2 Birth of child The Herald Saturday 31st May 1879 page 2 Birth of child West Australian Friday 28th February 1902 page 4 Funeral Notice Catherine Feltham The Western Mail Saturday 11th November 1905 page 19 Obituary James Feltham The West Australian Thursday 30th May 1918 page 6 Death of Frederick Feltham |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 31st October 1905 Fremantle Western Australia Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 28th February 1902 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403/1905/200 James Frederick Feltham Will made 13th September 1901 whereby he left his estate valued at £477/19/6 to his 2nd wife and their 3 children -his first wife and children (if any) were unknown.( Catherine had predeceased him in 1902) |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 James Feltham 2448 Private 65th Foot location Wellington NZ 1861 James Feltham 2448 Corporal 65th Foot location Auckland NZ Discharge at own request having served 21 years. The newspapers have many accounts of both the Feltham girls fine singing voices and their regular performances at concerts and entertainments. At the time of her brother Frederick’s death Ellen May Best was living in America –see death notice |