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| Name | RAWSON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2130 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th October 1846 / 20 years / Chesterfield Derbyshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fair / Dark / Brown / |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 2 years Turkey – 4 months Crimea – 4 months |
| Length of Service | 10 years 159 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th March 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean Medal with Alma clasp Crimean-Turkish Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wingfield North Derby England |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Derby 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1866 Western Australia 1866-1879 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| 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 | 1826 South Winfield near Appleton Derbyshire 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 | PEDARY Catherine nee LEARY – sister of LEARY/O’LEARY Daniel 48th and 57th Regiment arrived “York” 1862 traveled on this ship with Brother and her adopted daughter 1834 Queenstown Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 23rd December 1863 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | LEARY Frederick Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN CATHERINE Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | PEDARY Charles |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Child by Adoption | JOHNSTONE Ellen Norah or Elanora B 1861 Sheffield Yorkshire England M COLLINS David 23rd October 1884 Adelaide South Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register Monday 29th January 1866 – page 2 Passenger list Emily Smith Express and Telegraph (Adelaide SA) Thursday 4th August 1904 page 1 Funeral notice CatherineRegister 17th May 1905 – page 6 Rawson v Collins Advertiser 15th August 1905 – page 3 Rawson v Collins |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1866 to South Australia onboard “Emily Smith” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th February 1908 Prospect South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd August 1904 Adelaide South Australia Roman Catholic Section West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 William Rawson 2130 Private 19th Foot location Quebec Canada Discharge due to reduction in the army and unfit for further service due to an enlargement of the scrotum the result of a bruise when on duty in Turkey and a gunshot wound to the left leg suffered at the battle of Alma William Rawson arrived in Western Australia as a single man; he received medical treatment during the voyage of the Merchantman. The Surgeon Superintendent rated his conduct as Very Good. William Rawson was admitted 3 times to the (Royal) Adelaide hospital between 1874 and 1881 aged between 48 and 55. He said he was a married man, Roman Catholic, living at Wright street in Adelaide and had been born in Derbyshire. He had arrived on the Emily Smith. His wife Catherine was admitted to the hospital on 6th January 1877 age 35, she erroneously said she had been born in Manchester, the additional information was the same as for William Catherine Pedary was the sister of LEARY/O’LEARY Daniel 48th and 57th Regiment, she arrived on the “York” 1862 with Daniel and her adopted daughter RG9 piece 3495/64/3 1861 In the 1861 English Census Catherine Predary (27) widow and her adopted daughter Elenr (sic) Johnstone are living with Catherine’s brother Daniel Leary at Court 27 Marcus Street Brightside Bierlow Sheffield Yorkshire. Both Catherine and Daniel said they were born Queenstown Ireland. Elanr (Eleanor) was 2 months of age born Sheffield Yorkshire After the death of his wife there was a court case between William and his step daughter over property he considered he inherited from his wife’s estate. It is reported in The Register 17 May 1905 page 6, The Advertiser 15 August 1905 page 3, The Register 29 August 1905 page 8 |