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| Name | HEATHCOTE – Isaac |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 1st and 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1913/2015 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th September 1841 / 22 years / Leicester Leicestershire England Bricklayer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / Scar of a boil on left shoulder blade |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 6 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 7 years 249 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 1st March 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Sheffield 1851 Manchester 2nd 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem Temporary 2 years until 16th April 1852 |
| 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 | c1819 Bakewell Derby England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 30th August 1818 Monyash Derby England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HEATHCOTE James 1786 Derbyshire |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Martha 1785 Derbyshire M 13th November 1809 Bakewell Derbyshire England |
| Siblings | Hannah bp 7th February 1813 Sheldon Rebecca bp 17th March 1816 Sheldon Isaac bp 30th August 1818 Monyash Mary bp 15th October 1820 Sheldon George bp 26th January 1823 Monyash Sarah bp 17th July 1825 Sheldon James bp 3rd January 1830 Bakewell All born Derbyshire |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night warder 15 December 1851 – 15 October 1852 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 10th December 1852 Attacked by a bull Inquirer Perth Wednesday 15th December 1852 – page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to Chronic Catarrh In the 1841 Census Isaac, age 22, is living at Bakewell, Derbyshire with his parents James, age 55,and mother Martha, age 56, and his siblings James, age 11, George, age 18, and Mary, age 20. All born in the County. All the baptisms can be found on Findmypast. 1n the 1851 Census Isaac Heathcote is a police constable at Stretford, Lancashire The Perth Gazette recorded that a pensioner Isaac Heathcote had been nearly killed by a wild bullock in the bush. It emphasised the folly of employing men not accustomed to handling cattle in country areas. In March 1855 there was an unclaimed letter for Isaac at the Post Office |