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William Jones our man with Wellington by Jeanette Lee June 2021
| Name | JONES – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 6th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 8 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11 April 1808/14 years/London Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 feet 2 inches Fresh/blue/fair |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies 14 years 7 months France 3 years Cape of Good Hope 4 years |
| Length of Service | 35 years 143 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 13th May 1840 / Fort Pitt England Landed Gravesend 13 April 1840 |
| Campaign Medals | Army Gold Medal / Military General Service Medal, 1793-1814 Military General Medal with three clasps for Vittoria, Pyrenees and Orthes |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Known |
| Pension Districts | 1845 1st North London 1845-1855 Leicester 1856-1858 Western Australia 1858-1860 Adelaide SA |
| Pension Paid | 2/1 ½ permanent |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1794 Hounslow London Middlesex 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 | SOLDEN Mary A b 21st May 1824 Bp 30th July 1832 St Pancras London Middlesex |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18th April 1841 St Pancras London MDX |
| Children by 1st Wife | William b 1842 London Middlesex Rose Hannah b 1846 Stamford Leicestershire Mary Ann b 1851 Leicestershire Newspaper account of his death said he had 5 children 4 in Melbourne with their mother and one living with him |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SOLDEN Richard |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DAVIES Mary 2nd September 1811 St Pancras Middlesex England |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The South Australian Advertiser Tuesday 20 November 1860 page 3 Death of William Jones |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1858 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th December 1860 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to suffering repeated attacks of hepatitis and being worn out In the 1851 Census William is living with his wife Mary and three children William, Rose Hannah and Mary Ann at Soar Lane Leicester Mary Solden’s father Richard was deceased at the time of her marriage in 1841, she had three brothers Richard David baptised on 2 November 1813 at St. Andrews Holborn Middlesex, James baptised at St. Pancras on 10th July 1817 and William baptised 27th September 1819 St. Sepulchre London. See our story about William Jones by Jeanette Lee on this page |