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| Name | AINSWORTH – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 6th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd March 1825 / 18 years / Bolton Lancashire England Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / Scar on the fore part of right leg |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Jamaica – 5 years 1 month Halifax Nova Scotia – 2 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 68 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 14th April 1846 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1846 2nd North London 1848 1st East London 1848 Preston 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| 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 | c1807 Blackburn Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | AINSWORTH James/Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BRYAN Elizabeth Parrot B c1809 Lambeth, Surrey, England M c 1845 Holborn London MDX |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 28th September 1847 Blackburn Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Rosa Mary B c1847 Middlesex England M MARCHETTI Giovanni 26 November 1861 Newcastle Western Australia D 28 June 1890 Greenough Western Australia William Matthias B 17 November 1850 Preston Lancashire England D 1886 Guildford age 35. |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WHALLEY George Died 1st Qtr 1845 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1844 Blackburn Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Husband | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | AYSCOUGH John B c 1810 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1864 Greenough Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Toodyay Lot S2 Harper Road 4 Acres Assigned 25 January 1869 Title Application 17 July 1869 Title 2733 This man died in 1863 so title to the land not known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Victorian Express Saturday 7 July 1890 page 4 Death Rosa Marchetti Also 5th July 1890 page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th March 1863 Toodyay Western Australia Bur Old Toodyay Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Eliza ASCOUGH 14TH December 1884 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 William Ainsworth 6th Bn RA location Clonmel In the 1851 Census William Ainsworth and his family are living at 25 Berry Street Preston, Lancashire. William is aged 44, a Chelsea pensioner born Chatham (sic). His wife Eliza is aged 42, a stay maker and was born Lambeth Surrey while daughter Rosa is age 4 and born St. Pancras. Son William M is just 5 months of age and was born Preston Lancashire. No birth or baptism has been found for Rosa Mary. |