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| Name | BEESLEY / BEASLEY – Stephen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1754 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th May 1842 / 24 years 3 months / Chelmsford Essex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 2 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 7 years 340 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th May 1850 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Bronze Star for battle of Maharajpore 29 December 1843 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Taunton England |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Bristol 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem – Temporary 2 years until 21st June 1852 |
| 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 | c1818 Wiveliscomb Somerset England (WO97) |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 16th June 1816 Wiveliscombe Somerset (Anglican) (BAZELEY) |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BEASLEY James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Hannah |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HAYWARD Mary Jane c1826 Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th December 1850 St. Philip and Jacob Bristol Gloucestershire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Alice Adelaide B c1852 M PRATTEN Joseph William 1st January 1874 St. George’s Church Magill SA D 11th March 1878 age 26 Pekina, Tarcowie, Clare SA Lewis B 2 June 1853 Milford Adelaide South Australia D 20 June 1853 Milford SA Josiah (mother Mary Ann Haywood) B 19 April 1856 Magill South Australia M HANLIN Emily Denison 29 October 1884 Christ Church North Adelaide D 11 October 1909 Mile End Hindmarsh SA Agnes B 15 October 1859 Magill SA (mother Mary Ann Haywood) D 10 June 1861 aged 19 Months Magill SA William B 6th March 1858 Adelaide South Australia M ACKLAND Julia 29th September 1872 St George’s Church Magill Adelaide SA D 27th July 1918 Adelaide South Australia Sidney B 5 April 1863 Magill Adelaide SA (mother Jane Hayward) M GOLDSWORTHY Zealia 27 January 1891 Wesleyan Church Border Town SA M GARDNER nee RICHARDS Maggie 5 June 1911 St. Matthew Church Kensington SA D 10 June 1919 Unley SA buried Magill (St. George) Anglican Ernest b 10 October 1865 Woodforde Magill Adelaide SA M PIKE Annie Goffie 10 October 1889 St. James Church Blakiston Mt Barker D 2 April 1910 Oakbank Nairne SA Bertha b 13th September 1867 Woodforde Magill Adelaide SA D 5th March 1870 Woodforde Magill SA Madora Ellen B 9 May 1870 Woodforde Magill Adelaide SA Bp St George Magill, Adelaide SA 13 August 1870 |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Kapunda Herald and Northern Intelligence Tuesday 6th January 1874 page 2 Marriage of Alice Adelaide Evening Journal Friday 22nd March 1878 page 2 Death of Alice Adelaide The Express and Telegraph Monday 16 July 1888 page 2 Death notice of Stephen The Express and Telegraph 18 May 1887 page 4 Death Notice Mary Jane |
| Departure from Western Australia | Discharge document states in Adelaide South Australia 4th June 1886 but he was in Adelaide as early as 1853 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15 July 1888 age 70 Magill, Norwood SA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 17 May 1887 age 62 Magill SA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | He was discharged suffering from ‘heart disease and constitutional debility.’ In the 1851 Census HO 107/1954/665 Stephen Beasley and his wife Jane are living at 15 Barley Fields in the parish of St Philip and St Jacob Bristol. Stephen is working as a labourer at an iron foundry. Throughout her life Mary Jane was called by the alternate names of Jane, Mary Ann and Haywood. His pension must have terminated before his departure for South Australia as his pension was not paid there. |