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| Name | THORNTON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1675 (16th) 98 (Royal Canadian Rifles) |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th May 1841 / 20 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 Year North America – 7 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 59 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th July 1862 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1862 2nd Glasgow 1864 Tilbury 1864-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 2th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Bleris Antrim 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 | UNKNOWN Eliza c1830 (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| 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 | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th November 1868 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 31st December 1891 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In both the 1841 and 1851 UK Census James Thornton is an unmarried soldier residing at the Infantry barracks at Canterbury and Hythe. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Thornton 1675 recruit 16th Foot 10th May 1841 Enlisted at Glasgow age 20 location Canterbury 1851 James Thornton 1675 Private 16th Foot depot location Hythe 1861 James Thornton 98 Private Royal Canadian Rifles location Montreal Discharge: Having claimed it at the termination of having completed 21 years’ service he is entitled to permanent pension James Thornton and his wife Eliza arrived on the Merchantman 1864, their conduct on board was ‘very good’. |