ATKINSON – William 94th Regiment – Enrolled Pensioner Force WA

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Name	ATKINSON – William
Regiment (s)	94th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	1096
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	12th February 1839 / 18 years / Liverpool Lancashire England Servant / Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	East Indies – 12 years 10 months
Length of Service	17 years 330 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 6th January 1857 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	None
Intended Residence at Discharge	Liverpool Lancashire England
Pension Districts	1857 Preston 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1885 Western Australia
Pension Paid	9d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/3d per diem service in Enrolled Force
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda)
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863
Date/Place of Birth	c1821 Kilmore near Ballina Mayo Ireland
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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	UNKNOWN Mary Kathleen c1824 Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	William John B c1854 Kent England M TAYLOR Susannah Maria 1895 Northam Western Australia D 19th July 1933 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Thomas B c1855 Manston Devon England M FITZGERALD Georgina Harriett 1891 Fremantle Western Australia D 11th December 1891 Swan Street North Fremantle Western Australia Bur Not yet known
2nd Husband of Wife	COYNE Thomas
Date/Place of Marriage	7th March 1887 Northam Western Australia
Children by 2^ndHusband	Not yet known
Land Grants Western Australia	Northam Lot P4 20 acres
Occupation after Arrival	Guard on chain gang and Farmer
Newspaper Articles	Herald 10th October 1868 – page 3 Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 21st August 1867 – page 3
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	5th September 1885 Northam Western Australia Pioneers Section Northam Cemetery Western Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	21st February 1924 Northam Western Australia Northam Pioneers Cemetery Western Australia
Will or Probate	Will made 25th January 1884 – SROWA 3403/1889/929 leaving all real and personal property to wife Mary
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Atkinson 1096 Private location Cannanore India 1851 William Atkinson 1096 Private location Cannanore India Discharge due to reduction in the Army and chronic dysentery contracted when in India. In the 1861 Census William Atkinson age 39 is a general labourer living at 14 Sills Yard Preston Lancashire with his two sons William John age 7 born Crompton Kent and Thomas age 6 born Devon. His wife Mary is not with the family at the time of the census. During the voyage of the Merchantman Private Atkinson was charged with three offences; 6th November 1862 Fighting and abstentious conduct to Mrs Toole – 2 days in cell and loss of liquor for 7 days 29th November 1862 Abusing Private Dunn when on sentry- 20 days in cell and 1 month loss of liquor 1st February 1863 Creating a disturbance – 2 days loss of liquor The Surgeon Superintendent wrote ‘Mrs Atkinson was guilty on several occasions of most foul language and is a woman of most passionate and violent temper’. The Surgeon Superintendent rated Private Atkinson’s conduct as ‘Bad’