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| Name | SYFAS – Daniel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 14th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 807 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th January 1832 / 18 years 1 month / Northampton Northamptonshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5Ft 7 in Sallow / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 year 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 89 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th October 1853 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Preston Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Preston 1854 1st Liverpool 1856 3rd Plymouth 1857 2nd Plymouth 1857 1st Liverpool July 1857 – late 1857 (no pension details) Western Australia Late 1857 2nd Plymouth 1865 – 68 1st Liverpool |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd May 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | April 1812 Barton Woodstock Oxfordshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 5th April 1812 Charlbury Oxfordshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SYFAS (CYFAS) John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Elizabeth Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | SYFAS Hannah bap June 1800 Charlbury Oxfordshire England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Margaret B 1825 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | July – September 1845 Darlington Durham England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth Ann B c1853 Ireland M BROOK Edward James Colgrave 19th October 1875 Walton-in-the-Hill Lancashire England D Not yet known Hannah (1) B 29th July 1855 St. Augustine Liverpool Lancashire England Buried 4th April 1856 aged 9 months John B January-March 1857 Princetown Devon England M TYLDESLEY Margaret Ann October-December 1878 Liverpool Lancashire England D Not yet known Hannah (2) (Annie) B October – December 1859 Liverpool Lancashire England M GRIBBIN John October-December 1878 Braddan Isle of Man D Not yet known Margaret B c1864 Liverpool Lancashire M McQUILLAN John 18th May 1885 Liverpool Daniel B c1866 Liverpool Lancashire England M COLLINS Eliza D 1907 West Derby Lancashire England |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left Western Australia in late 1857: no details known: pension paid Plymouth Devon 1857 – 68 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th April 1868 Liverpool Lancashire England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Daniel first enlisted in the Army under the name Daniel Pigeon, however in 1846 when the War Office became aware of the deception, they ordered all records to be amended with the man’s actual name. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Daniel Pigeon 807 Private 14th Foot Location Newry 1851 Daniel Syfas 807 Private 14th Foot Location Athlone Discharge due to general debility 1861 Census the Saffus(sic) family is living at 30 Court, Burlington Street Liverpool Lancashire Daniel age 46, labourer/pensioner born Gt Rollright Oxfordshire Margaret age 46 born Ireland Elizabeth age 8 born Ireland John age 4 born Devonshire Hannah age 1 born Liverpool. In the 1871 Census the widowed Margaret age 46 is living with her children John 14, Hannah 11, Margaret 7 and Daniel 5 at 76 Tatlock Street Liverpool, Margaret is working as a charwoman |