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| Name | BROADLEY – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 64th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1607 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th January 1839 / 19 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Dark / Grey / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Jamaica – 6 months North America – 2 years 4 months East Indies – 11 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 68 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th September 1860 / Date of approval Horse Guards |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal India General Service Medal with clasp Persia 1849-1895 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 2nd Glasgow 1864 Tilbury 1864 Western Australia 1865 Madras not paid 1865 -1870 Bombay |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Barony Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FAIRGRIEVE Elizabeth Daughter of Richard Fairgrieve 71st Regt Clara 1864 B c1845 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1864 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | FAIRGRIEVE Richard 24th May 1824 Canongates Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | JOHNSTONE or JOHNSTON Marion c1826 Paisley Renfrewshire Scotland 22nd November 1847 Glasgow Scotland |
| 1st wife – Other Marriages | 2nd Husband Elizabeth Broadley father Richard Fairgrieve Date and Place of Marriage Luigi Guiseppi de LITKI Married 8th December 1870 Bombay No Children Found 3rd Husband Elizabeth Cecilia de Litke father Richard Fairgrieve Married 2nd September 1878 Bellary Madras India John Jeremiah MURRAY No Children Found |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 7th November 1870 Bombay India 10th November St. Thomas Sewree Bombay India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 31 August 1921 Bombay Presidency, India (Elizabeth Cecilia Murray) Bur Sewree Church of Scotland Cemetery Bombay India |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Broadly (sic) 1607 Private 64th Foot location Halifax Nova Scotia 1851 James Broadley 1607 Sergeant 64th Foot location Hydrabad India 10th September 1860 James Broadley claimed Batta money for Persia and a medal for service in India; he also said he was willing to take his discharge. Discharge due to having completed 21 year service 1861 Census James Broadley, age 40, unmarried Chelsea Pensioner Born Glasgow is living with his half- brother William Nicol and his family at Shuttle Street Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Left colony without leave. Pension stopped until 12th May 1865 |