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| Name | CAMPBELL – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 42nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 366 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th July 1825 / 18 years / Paisley Renfrew Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Hazel / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 6 years 1 months Malta – 6 years 11 months Corfu – 1 year 10 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 31 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th August 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 1st Glasgow 1850 1st Edinburgh 1851 Preston 1851 Halifax 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| 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 Margaret c1821 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Charles B 1851 Not yet known D 22nd May 1852 age 7 months Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 27th February 1852 The Inquirer Perth Wednesday 3rd March 1852 – page 2 The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 5th March 1852 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th April 1852 / Freshwater Bay Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Worn out from climate and service. In the 1851 Census Pensioner William Campbell is a single man age 43 a lodger in the home of Henry Rowlandton at Back Lane Preston. He was born in Scotland. No marriage found for William and Margaret and from the 1851 census which was taken on 30th March there is only a very small window between that and the sailing date of the Minden – 16th July 1851. The Surgeon listed William’s son Charles as being 8 while the East Perth Cemetery said he was 7 months of age when he died, no birth has been found and if he was really age 8 years he could have been the son of a former marriage of Margaret. William Campbell was drowned at Freshwater Bay when he went to the assistance of William Sydenham who also drowned. On 12th March 1852 the Comptroller General was authorised to pay the widow of Pensioner Campbell fourteen shillings from the wages due to William Sydenham from his employment with J. Herbert of Perth. ( ref: SROWA Cons 488/30 Letter 270 page 1016) |