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| Name | TOPPING – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 37th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1592 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th September 1839 / 17 years 6 months / Leeds Yorkshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Halifax Nova Scotia – 8 months Ceylon – 10 Years 8 months Bengal – 2 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 Years 6 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th March 1861 / Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Preston Lancaster England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Preston 1862 Tilbury 1862-1866 Western Australia 1866-1886 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Leeds Yorkshire 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 Bridget c1822 Ireland |
| 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The South Australian Register Monday 24th January 1887 page 2 Death of William Topping |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1866 ship unknown |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th December 1886 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index (1) shows William with 37th at Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 1841 British Army World Wide Index (2) shows William with 37th at Limerick and Birr Ireland 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows William with 37th at Kandy and Colombo Ceylon 1861 British Army World Wide Index shows William with 37th at Chatham England 1861 UK Census: 2 Swarbrick Court Preston William Topping, head, married, 39, Chelsea Pensioner, born Leeds Yorkshire Bridget Topping, wife, married, 39, born Ireland.1871 pension paid South Australia to wife as he is in asylum William Topping died in the Parkside Asylum from stomach cancer and mania 25th December 1886, he was a widower at the time of his death. |