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| Name | BEASLEY / BEASLY – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 621 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st September 1832 / 22 years 2 months / Bow Street London Middlesex England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta and Corfu – 5 years 4 months Jamaica – 3 years North America – 2 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 30 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant Major / 11th October 1853 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Possibly Devon not given |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Exeter 1855-1856 Western Australia 1856- 84 Cape of Good Hope |
| Pension Paid | 2/2½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 Walcot near Bath Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Caroline 1822 Germany (1851 census states British subject) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Jane B 1849 Portsmouth England Bap 12th August 1849 St. Thomas of Canterbury Portsmouth M ROBERTSON Thomas William 19th October 1890 Not yet known D 25th November 1921 King William’s Town Cape Colony George James B 15th February 1852 Plymouth Devon England bap 7th March 1852 Royal Chapel of St. Katherine-upon-the-Hoe Plymouth Devon England Harry B May 1854 Exeter Devon England D 12th March 1855 at sea on board “Stag” Eliza Oceana B 23rd May 1856 King William’s Town Cape Colony bap 24th August 1856 Church of the Province of South Africa M KING George 18th August 1875 Trinity Church King William’s Town Cape Colony Emily / Charlotte B 31st May 1858 King William’s Town Cape Colony bap 3rd October 1858 Church of the Province of South Africa M BUTLER John William Not yet known D 1st January 1933 King William’s Town, Cape Province of South Africa Alfred George B 18th July 1860 King William’s Town Cape Colony bap 12th August 1860 Church of the Province of South Africa David Richard B 12th April 1862 King William’s Town Cape Colony bap 4th May 1862 Church of the Province of South Africa Parish registers 1801-2004 entry 543 Frederick George B 20th February 1865 King William’s Town Cape Colony bap 12th March 1865 D 10th August 1938 Grahamstown Mental Hospital Albany South Africa bur New Cemetery Albany South Africa |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Occupation in South Africa (source baptisms) 1856 Pensioner 1858 Enrolled Pensioner 1860 Pensioner 1862 Trader 1865 Storekeeper |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th February 1884 King William’s Town South Africa Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Yes but details not known (South Africa) |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 George Beasley 621 Sergeant location Malta 1851 George Beasley 621 Color Sergeant location Newport Wales Discharge: For the purpose of enabling to serve on the permanent staff of the 1st or East Devon Militia per authority date Horse Guards 26 September 1853 In the 1851 Census George, a color sergeant, is living in the Longcross Barracks, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales with his wife Caroline age 29 born Germany (British Subject) and daughter Jane age 1 who was born At Portsmouth Hampshire. George as the highest ranking non-commissioned officer of the Convict guards acted as the Sergeant Major during the voyage of the Stag. Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guards on the Stag into the conduct of the Superintendent Surgeon CALDWELL. Major George BEASLEY, in command of the detachment of Pensioners, gave evidence that the Surgeon did not inform him he was going to examine the women. (His wife was exempted). George Beasley was a widower at the time of his death (1884) and the children still alive were Jane Robertson, Emily Butler, David Beasley and Frederick Beasley The information regarding deaths was found in the probate records. |