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| Name | BLUNDON / BLUNDEN – David |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 15th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1638 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th October 1839 / 23 years 1 month / Basingstoke Hampshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 9 years 138 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd February 1849 / Brecon Wales |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Southampton 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem – Temporary 3 years until 2nd April 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 | c1816 Ellisfield Basingstoke Hampshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 8th September 1816 Ellisfield Hampshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BLUNDEN Joseph Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SIMMONS Martha B 1783 Stratton Hampshire England M 16th November 1815 East Stratton Hampshire England |
| Siblings | Betsey B 1821 Hampshire England bur 4th February 1821 Ellisfield Hampshire England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Margaret c1823 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | HEALEY Catherine/ Katherine B 1829 M 1855/ Perth Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night warder Convict Establishment 1852. |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Saturday 3rd December 1898 page 4 Death of Catherine |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th July 1872 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1st wife – Not yet known Margaret was on the surgeon’s list of Pensioners age 28. 2nd wife 26 November 1898 Perth WA Bur East Perth Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In the 1851 Census HO 107/1681/515 David aged 35 an agricultural labourer and Chelsea pensioner is recorded as Daniel. He is living with his wife Margaret and his widowed mother Martha at Ellisfield Hampshire. It appears that his wife Margaret suffered from stricture of the oesophagus in 1853 and was in need of an operation. (Warders and Gaolers) There is no record for the death or burial of Margaret Blunden but she was a victim of an assault in November 1853. Catherine Blunden died in the Perth Female Home on 26th November 1898 aged 64 years where she had lived for 18 years. |