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Pensioner Barracks Fremantle by Jeanette Lee – EPG Gazette 2017 No 3
| Name | ATTWOOD – Edwin |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 66th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1796/568 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | Date of first being attested not known c1841 28th April 1858 / 35 years 6 months / Bristol England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / Cicatrix on back of right shoulder and right leg |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 4 years 1 month West Indies – 3 years 5 months Canada – 3 years 4 months East Indies – 5 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 86 days (Edwin was allowed to reckon his former service in the 66th of 15 years and 58 days added to current service of 4 years and 325 days) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 24th May 1864 /Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bristol England |
| Pension Districts | 1864 Bristol 1865 Tilbury 1865 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/- in 1887 Increased to 1/6d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 St. Cuthbert Wells Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ATTWOOD Joseph c1796 Somerset England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SEDGWICK Alice Esther aka TURNER for her stepfather EPG John Turner b c 1849 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1866 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Edwin B 1868 Western Australia M CHIDWICK Ellen Fanny 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 22nd January 1941 Hollywood Western Australia bur Niche in Rose Garden Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ada Elizabeth B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia M GRAY Herbert Richard 11 November 1889 Fremantle WA D 5th July 1923 North Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Anglican Cemetery Charles Alfred B 1872 Fremantle Western Australia M JOHNSON Alice Lilian May 1896 Fremantle Western Australia D 25th March 1942 Mosman Park Western Australia bur ashes taken by funeral director from Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Joseph Sedgwick B 1875 Fremantle Western Australia M THEAKSTON Edith Alice Maud 1902 Fremantle Western Australia D 25th October 1955 East Fremantle Western Australia bur ashes dispersed at Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Harriet Ellen or Helen B 1877 Fremantle Western Australia M MOFFLIN Frank Wallington 1899 Perth Western Australia D 1941 Northam Western Australia Amy Adelaide B 1880 Fremantle Western Australia M BIFFIN John Aaron 1898 Fremantle Western Australia D 14th August 1957 East Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Evelyn Annie B 1882 Fremantle Western Australia D 7th July 1958 Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia William Hamilton B 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 13th October 1956 Fremantle Western Australia bur Garden of Remembrance Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Esther Alice B 1887 Fremantle Western Australia M NICHOLLS Rowland John Lewis 1905 Fremantle Western Australia D 13th October 1956 Fremantle Western Australia bur Ashes Garden of Remembrance Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | David Sedgwick B 28 June 1825 Doncaster Yorkshire England Stepfather Sergeant John Turner 70th & 71st regiment |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Mary Ann Torney daughter of EPG Richard Torney Born 24 September1829 Bellary Madras India/ Married David Sedgwick 03 Mar 1847 Ireland Married EPG John Turner 7 April 1852 Downpatrick Down Ireland |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot V153 Havelock Street near the corner of Thomas Street West Perth. 0.3.4 3 roods 4 perches Assigned 11/11/1881 Title Application 27/09/1883 Deed 6/31 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed temporary Night Watchman for dredge party 6 August 1888 at the rate of 5/- per night. Caretaker Fremantle Pensioner Barracks with right to occupy quarters until his death in 1898 (Unpaid) |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Perth Saturday 12th November 1898 – page 6 Funeral Notice The West Australian Saturday 8 January 1938 page 15 Obituary Alice Allwood The Daily News Thursday 12 July 1923 page 3 Obituary of Ada Gray |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11 November 1898 South Terrace Fremantle Western Australia Church of England Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 7th January 1938 East Fremantle Western Australia Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index – 1851 Edwin No 1796 was with the 66th regiment at Barbados West Indies. – 1861 No 568 he was stationed at Cannanore East Indies with 66th Regiment Discharge: Due to chronic rheumatism When Edwin died on 11 November 1898 he was the Fremantle Barracks caretaker and as such was entitled to occupy quarters in the Barracks, which was where he died. On 28th November 1891 a survey was taken of the residents of the Fremantle Barracks and it was recorded that Pensioner Attwood was living in four rooms with his wife and eight of his nine children. The children were listed as John aged 24, Alfred aged 19, Joseph aged 17, Harriett aged 14 all in employment, Amy aged 12, Eveline aged 9, Hamilton aged 7 and Ester(sic) Alice aged 4. The missing child is Ada. As a result of the survey John, Alfred and Joseph were ordered to find accommodation outside of the barracks. |