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| Name | CAPLE / CAPEL |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | William 56th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 487 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th December 1826 / 17 years / Bristol Somerset England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / Marks of Blistering on Chest |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 7 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 139 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th January 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ballyjamesduff Cavan Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Cavan Ireland 1847 Bristol 1850-1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Wincombe Somerset 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 | UNKNOWN Elizabeth c1812 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Patrick B 1839 D Not yet known John B c1842 Not yet known M PRESCOTT Rhoda 1867 Western Australia D 4th May 1926 Perth WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery William B c1844 Bristol England M COOK Charlotte 20th October 1866 St Johns United Church of England and Ireland Fremantle Western Australia D 5th July 1917 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | Assigned Perth Lot 110 Y 3 roods Hardinge street Title application 18th May 1851 Title 1804 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 30th October 1850 – page 3 Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named Inquirer Wednesday 18th May 1870 page 2 Sale of Y110 Western Mail Friday 13th July 1917 page 28 Obituary William Caple (son)Western Mail Friday 13th July 1917 page 28 Obituary William Caple (son) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th October 1880 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 24 February 1892 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 William Caple 487 Private 56th Foot depot location Newry and Armagh Discharge due to asthma William was branded with a D for desertion in 1837. William Caple age 40 received medical treatment for ophthalmia during the voyage to WA as did Mrs Caple aged 38 for phlegmon and son John age 8 for diarrhoea and haemoptysis. When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia. William Caple was one of the pensioners who had their cottage built under a scheme authorised by Staff Officer Bruce where by the amount available to pensioners was not enough to cover the cost of the cottage (£47) and they agreed to pay 1/- per day towards the extra expense.) In furtherance of this plan I obtained from Captain Wray RE plans and specifications upon which Tenders were invited at my request by the Deputy Commissariat General. The result was that Mr. C. King of Perth tendered to construct a 2 roomed bricked cottage, with shingled roof, upon each allotment for the sum of £47 per cottage, a remarkably low tender, one in short which I believe can have benefited the contractor no further than enabling him to convert into money a portion of the building materials he had on hand. AJCP reel 764 CO18/105 page 208 24th February 1858 Letter from W. Caple, 56th, as to his arrest for deliberately taking up service at Baylup (?) while on Military duty and in possession of a cottage and grant at a Military Village. He was struck off for 6 weeks for leaving the local force without permission of the Local Commander. (CSR Vol 493, 4 Jan – 27 June 1862. |