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| Name | BETTS – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 13th Light Dragoons |
| Regiment Number (s) | 800 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd June 1829 / 20 years / Westminster Middlesex England Baker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Dark / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 10 years |
| Length of Service | 23 years 193 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th October 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Banbury Oxfordshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Coventry 1856-1858 Western Australia 1858 Coventry 1859 1st West London 1859-1875 Coventry |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1809 Banbury Oxfordshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Bp 6 August 1810 Banbury Oxfordshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BETTS William |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sarah |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LUCKETT Sarah b 1834 Oxfordshire |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd Qtr 1862 Banbury Oxford England |
| Children by 1st Wife | William b 1864 Banbury Oxfordshire Ellen b 1865 Banbury Oxfordshire Mary b 1866 Banbury Oxfordshire Eliza b 1871 Neithrop Oxfordshire |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | LUCKETT William |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1858 to England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1885 Banbury Oxfordshire England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Possibly December 1878 Banbury, Oxfordshire |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Was present at the Kurnool campaign 1839 British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Betts, 800 location Canterbury and Margate 1851 William Betts, 800 location Edinburgh Discharge due to chronic rheumatismDecember 1856 Private Betts, 13th Regt struck of list for being drunk. (SROWA Cons 36 Vol 362 folio 195) William Betts was paid in Western Australia to December 1858 when he returned to England and his pension paid Coventry 1871 Census William is living with his family at Towns End Neithrop Banbury Oxfordshire, he is working as a skinner’s labourer (fellmonger) 1881 Census William is still living in Neithrop and is unemployed curiously he does not say he is a pensioner although his pension is recorded as being paid in Coventry up to 1875(no further records). Sarah is not with the family although William is married not a widower. |
