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| Name | BRAMLEY / BRAMLY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 644 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st February 1832 / 21 years / Liverpool Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Brown / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 7 years 2 months West Indies – 2 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 175 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th June 1853 / Birr Kings Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Nottingham 1855-1858 Western Australia 1858-1888 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 Alfreton Derby England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 14th November 1810 Alfreton Derbyshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BRAMLEY John c1790 Alfreton Derbyshire England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SUTTON Sarah Not yet known 19th February 1810 Not yet known |
| Siblings | Joseph (twin) bap 14th November 1810 Mary bap 25th February 1814 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HOLT Amelia c1814 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th September 1846 St. Cuthbert’s Church Edinburgh Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 11th December 1848 Military Church Dublin Ireland bap 31st December 1848 Dublin Ireland M WILLIAMS Alice Maud Mary 15th March 1902 Methodist parsonage Yorketown South Australia D 10th November 1932 Edithburgh South Australia Robert B 19th February 1852 Fermoy Ireland bap 9th March 1852 Fermoy Ireland M HICKMAN Ann 15th March 1875 Wesleyan Chapel Edithburgh South Australia D 17th March 1925 Edithburgh South Australia Rebecca Louisa B 2nd July 1854 Ruddington Nottinghamshire England M JOHNCOCK George John 3rd May 1873 residence of John Bramley Troubridge Port Adelaide South Australia D22nd September 1917 Edithburgh, South Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Worked for George Anstey and Thomas Giles on Pentonvale station, southern Yorke Peninsula South Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register Wednesday 1st September 1858 page 1 South Australian Weekly Chronicle Saturday 17th March 1888 page 4 The Express & Telegraph Thursday 8th October 1896 page 2 The Pioneer Saturday 29th September 1917 page 3 Death of Rebecca Johncock Daily Herald Friday 28th September 1917 page 4 Family death notice |
| Departure from Western Australia | 19th August 1858 sailed from Western Australia per Success arriving in South Australia 29th August 1858 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th March 1888 Yorketown South Australia Edithburgh Cemetery South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd October 1896 South Australia Edithburgh Cemetery South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Purchased land near Edithburgh South Australia in 1870 and a house in Park Terrace Edithburgh in 1881. Son Robert was the first of four generations of BRAMLEY family butchers in Edithburgh. The business spanned 110 years from 1881-1991. |