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Battle of Ferozeshah 1845
| Name | ARBUCKLE – John a.k.a. AITKEN Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honorable East India Company Bengal Horse Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 769 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th August 1841 / 21 years / Edinburgh Scotland Brickmaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / Nil |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC To India 10th September 1841 per Nankin To UK 1 December 1861 per Maria Somes 22 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 3 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 7th November 1861 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Gwalior Star |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd Glasgow 1862 1st Glasgow 1863 Tilbury 1863-1871 Western Australia 1870 2nd Glasgow 1874 2nd Glasgow |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1st January 1820 Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ARBUCKLE Walter B 29th November 1796 Glasgow Scotland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | AITKEN Jane Jean B 26th April 1796 Glasgow Scotland D c1823 |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | STAUNTON Margaret (nee GRAHAM) 1st October 1823 Cawnpore Bengal India |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 28th November 1849 Lahore India |
| Children by 1st Wife | Jane B 1857 India M FERGUSON Duncan 27th December 1880 Portsea Island Hampshire (father Henry Arbakel) D 28th November 1880 Cathcart Renfrewshire Scotland (Father Henry Arbuckle) See further information |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GRAHAM Thomas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | VANCE Agnes b c1837 Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | AITKEN Henry AKA aka ARBUCKLE 11th March 1862 Calton Glasgow |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Jessie Morton B 16th November 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M REEVES George William c1878 Western Australia (no marriage record found) D 14th December 1942 Subiaco Western Australia bur Methodist Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia MON B plot 0216 with husband George Robert Henry B 19th August 1865 Perth Western Australia M CHINNERY Sarah Ann 9th March 1890 M BINNEY/BURNEY Blanche 1902 Perth Western Australia D 11th June 1951 South Perth Western Australia bur Salvation Army Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Agnes Aitken B 21st June 1867 Perth Western Australia James B 28th July 1869 Fremantle Western Australia Father James Mitchell D 26 November 1952 Williams Western Australia |
| 3rd Wife | THOMSON Elizabeth B 1821 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd April 1879 Glasgow |
| Children by 3rd Wife | Nil |
| 2nd Wife’s 2nd Marriage | REEVES George 1872 Fremantle WA He later married his step daughter Jessie c 1878 He died 15th April 1904 at North Fremantle WA buried with Jessie (above) |
| 2nd Wife’s 2nd Marriage Children | George REEVES Father George REEVES mother Agnes AIKEN Born 1871 Fremantle WA M BARKER Mary Jane 1891 Albany Western Australia D 28th January 1949 North Fremantle Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1867 employed as Coachman to Governor Labourer |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times 7 February 1868 page 3 Assaulting wife The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 21st July 1871 page 4 Trial of Agnes Arbuckle and Mary Jane Gallagher. The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 8th September 1871 page 2 Passenger list Robert Morrison (Jane Arbuckle) The West Australian Wednesday 16th December 1942 page 1 Death notice of Jessie Reeves The West Australian Wednesday 30th December 1942 page 1 Death notice from Robert and James West Australian Sunday Times Sunday 10th November 1901 page 12 Marriage of Robert and Blanche The West Australian Thursday 27 November 1952 page 24 Death of James |
| Departure from Western Australia | 18th January 1871 departed for London via Champion Bay per “Robert Morrison ” (name of Jane Arbuckle given in newspaper article |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th January 1885 Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland bur Glasgow |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Unknown but pre-November 1863. She possibly died on the Maria Somes on the voyage from India to the UK (family history.) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 24th March 1878 Fremantle Western Australia as Agnes Reeves aged 41 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 3rd Wife | 24th August 1898 City Poorhouse Glasgow |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | A child William Stanton(sic) was born on 27th November 1848 and baptised 23rd April 1849 at Lahore to Margaret and Michael Stanton (sic) which suggests Margaret’s first husband was Michael Stanton/Staunton. William Stanton died aged 9 months 24th April 1849 Lahore India. Sergeant Michael Stanton was buried at Lahore on 18th September 1849 age 37 years. 2nd Battalion Light Artillery There is some doubt as to the identity of Jane Arbuckle who returned to England in 1871 whether she was the Jane who was born in 1857 in India the daughter of John Arbuckle and Margaret Graham or Agnes Aitkin (called Jeanie within the family) born Western Australia 1867 the daughter of Agnes Vance and John Arbuckle. In the 1881 Census for Jane and Duncan Ferguson Jane’s place of birth was recorded as Peshawar, East Indies although the birth has not been found. After John Arbuckle was dismissed from the Governor’s service he was charged with assaulting his wife on numerous occasions. He avoided gaol by agreeing to depart the colony (temporarily) per “Hougoumont” in charge of a consignment of horses sailing on 4th February 1868. He apparently returned from Madras as on the 5th March he lodged a notice in the Perth Gazette saying he was no longer responsible for his wife’s debts as she had left her home in his house without his consent. On the marriage certificate of John Arbuckle (widower) to Elizabeth Thomson on 2nd April 1879 at Glasgow. He said his father was Walter Arbuckle and mother Jane Aitken. He gave his occupation as a journeyman, boiler maker. While his Statutory Death record lists his 3 wives, Margaret Graham, Agnes Vance and Elizabeth Thomson. It also said his father was Walter Arbuckle a slater and his mother was Jane Aitken, his brother Alex Arbuckle was the informant. |