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| Name | HIGGINS – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 38th Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 1831 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd August 1839 / 17 years / Lurgan Armagh Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 5 years 4 months Jamaica – 2 years North America – 3 years 3 months Turkey – 4 months Crimea – 1 year 9 months East Indies – 2 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 26 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th Nov 1861 / Camp Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol Clasps Turkish War Medal Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow Clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Armagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd Belfast 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia 1869 Calcutta 1870 2nd Belfast 1882 Lurgan Armagh (WO22/209 1882-1883) |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship amd Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Shankill Lurgan Armagh 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 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | 1 child name not known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1869 to Calcutta India 1870 returned to Belfast Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | See further information |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1841 William Higgins private 1831 location Zante, Ionian Islands 1851 Ditto location Halifax, Nova Scotia 1861 Ditto location Colchester Discharge: At own request having completed upwards of 21 years’ service. In the 1861 Census William was a single man, born Ireland With his regiment at the Colchester Infantry Barracks, however, on 20 September 1867 William Higgins made an order to voluntarily pay £3/8/6 to his wife and child in Lurgan, therefore the marriage must have been between 1861 and 1867. A William Higgins age 65 died 23rd November 1887 Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland |