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| Name | AINSWORTH – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 6th Battery |
| 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 M c 1845 St Pancreas 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 See UK GRO Reference: 1850 D Quarter in THE PRESTON UNION Volume 21 Page 644 where mother’s maiden name is BRYAN for registration of William Matthias Ainsworth |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BRYAN Richard 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 |
| 3rd Husband of Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | AYSCOUGH John B c 1810 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1864 Greenough Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd 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 |
| 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 | 1884 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | There are 2 possibilities for the identity of his wife the 1st Being Elizabeth WHALLEY nee ACROYD and the 2nd Eliza Parrot BRYAN. According to the 1851 Census his wife Eliza was born 1809 at Lambeth Surrey. Eliza Parrot BRYAN was the mother of William Matthias AINSWORTH. No birth or baptism has been found for Rose Mary. Greenough Cemetery records the death of Rosa Mary Marchetti as being 27 August 1890 whereas the newspaper death notice said she died 28 June 1890 |