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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 Oxforshire |
| 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 | 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 | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Was present at the Kurnool campaign 1839 Bi-Centennial Dictionary states stuck off Pension List 8th December 1856: however, no proof of this happening 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. |