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| Name | ARMITAGE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 68th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 813 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th December 1830 / 18 years 11 months / Leeds Yorkshire England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Sallow / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 4 months Jamaica – 3 years 6 months Canada – 2 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 185 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th June 1852: Date approved no final discharge date or place recorded |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Huddersfield Yorkshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Halifax 1852 1st Manchester 1854-1877 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1873 – Increased to 1/3d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Huddersfield Yorkshire England |
| Possible Baptism | 5 Feb 1813 High Street Methodist, Huddersfield |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Possible John ARMITAGE ( Occupation: Mason) |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Possible UNKNOWN Sarah |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CRAIG/GRAGGS Elizabeth B c1834 Ireland Bp 16th February 1834 Kilbrogan, Christchurch County Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18th June 1854 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 27th June 1855 Fremantle Western Australia M WORTH James H. 1873 Perth Western Australia William Henry B 1856 Western Australia Bp 21 December 1856 D possibly October 1921 Broome Western Australia Sophia Amelia B 1858 Western Australia M GRESNEY or GRANEY Thomas 1878 Perth Western Australia D 24th March 1928 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary Ann B 1860 D 23rd November 1881 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Clara Kate B 1862 Perth Western Australia M McMullen David 1885 Perth Western Australia D 11th July 1930 West Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Benjamin Henry B 1865 Western Australia M CAMM Elizabeth 1886 Perth WA (Henry) D 6th January 1933 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ruth Gertrude B 29 March 1868 Perth Western Australia Bp 17th April 1868 (Maria Ruth) M DUFFY William Vincent 1888 Perth Western Australia D 1st February 1940 Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ada Sarah B 24th February1870 Perth Western Australia M SMITH Howard Bristow 1889 Perth Western Australia D 13th November 1939 Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia George Joseph B 1872 Western Australia Bp 22 February 1892 Perth WA M HOLLINGSWORTH Margaret Letitia 1896 Fremantle Western Australia D 1st June 1938 Bellevue Western Australia Memorialised Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CRAIG/GRAGGS Benjamin EPG 80th Regiment (Sea Park) c1805 Cloneneagh (Clonenagh) Queens Ireland |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Possible MAGGS/MAGOR/MEYER/MAYER Elizabeth B c 1806 England M Chard Somerset between 6th and 15th January 1833 / or M Charlton Mackrell Somerset for Mayer 9th January 1833 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot Y107 Corner Roe, Melbourne and Hardinge streets Perth 3 roods Title application 17 January 1865 – Title 2053 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Times Tuesday 6th July 1875 page 6 Drunk Daily News Saturday 7th June 1884 page 3 Death of Eliza Armitage Sunday Times 30th October 1921 page 8 Death of William Henry Armitage The West Australian Monday 26th March 1928 page 1 Death notice of Sophia Amelia Graney The West Australian Monday 7th January 1933 page 1 Death notice Harry Benjamin Armitage The West Australian Thursday 2ndf June 1938 page 1 Death of George Alfred (sic) The West Australian Tuesday 14th November 1939 page 1 Death notice Ada Sarah Smith The West Australian Friday 2nd February 1940 page 1 Death notice Ruth Duffy |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd September 1877 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia d Cancer of Pylorus |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 7th June 1884 North Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403 1884/69 Will dated 19th September 1877 By this arrangement do hearby distribute my worldly effects: The house and remainder of my grant Y107 in the Perth Survey I hearby bequeath to William Harry and George Armitage to be equally divided between them to be held in possession of my wife with all Housely goods and Chattels till my son Harry arrives at 21 years of age except if my wife Eliza Armitage gets married before that time arrives she will forfeit all right and title to the above names property”. |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Armitage 813 Private 68th Foot Location Jamaica William and Eliza Craggs/Craig daughter of Sea Park guard Benjamin Craggs married about 10 weeks after the arrival of the Sea Park. William Armitage was a subscriber to the Pensioners’ Benevolent Fund William Armitage’s 2 roomed brick cottage with shingle roof Lot Y107 was erected at a cost of £47 he agreed to pay the excess over the £15 allowance at a rate of 2/- (two shilling) per day until fully repaid. William Armitage was listed on the Electoral Roll of Perth 1870 (Inquirer 21 September 1870 p2) In her obituary it said Eliza Armitage was a midwife. |