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| Name | RYAN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th Dragoons / Lancers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1462 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th February 1840 / 18 years 2 months / Queens Square Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fair / Hazel / Sandy / Gunshot wound to right heel |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 6 years |
| Length of Service | 7 years 124 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd June 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845-6 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bradford Yorkshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Halifax 1848 South London 1849 Halifax 1853 Tilbury Fort 1853-1867 Western Australia 1867 South London 1868 Halifax 1869 Hull 1870 Chelsea in-pension |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | June 2 1853 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | December 1821 St Olaves London Surrey 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 | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | COLLINS Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | William John B 1854 Fremantle Western Australia D 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 | 3rd August 1855 -23rd February 1867Assistant Warder in Western Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | Herald Fremantle Saturday 27th April 1867 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 20th April 1867 to Adelaide per St Magnus (Regan) 13th May 1867 to Melbourne per Coorong 21st May 1867 to London per Highflyer |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | D 19th February 1884 Chelsea Hospital London England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Ryan 1462 Private 16th Dragoons location Meerut Served in the action at Maharajpore 29th December 1843 and wounded at Aliwal 28th January 1846. Discharge due to loss of power in the right foot due to a gunshot wound in the heel at Aliwal, leg wasted. On retirement from the Convict Establishment James Ryan was awarded a pension of £18/16/9 per annum from 23 February 1867 increased to £21/12/11 per annum. He applied for an increase on 22nd October 1867 and 15th November 1867 after returning to England but it was disallowed. He requested that his passage money be refunded and that was also refused. See Barker page 186 When he applied for admittance into the Chelsea Hospital it said his family was provided for. 26th January 1874 wife applied for allowance from his civil pension and on 20th March 1884 his widow for balance of his pension There are some anomalies in the shipping records as son William John is listed as James, place of birth Ireland and occupation of James Ryan is ‘farmer’ on the Highflyer. |