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| Name | BR0WN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 6th Battalion 5th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3145 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st June 1839 / 18 years / Woolwich Kent England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¼ in Swarthy / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 5 years 6 months Mauritius – 8 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 21 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 8th July 1851 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1851 Glasgow 1851 Dublin 1852 Carlow 1853 Jersey 1855-1863 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Rathdrum Wicklow Ireland |
| 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 | BEALE Elizabeth 1812-1816 Weymouth Dorset England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BEALE James (a seaman) Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | WOOD Henry – 51st and 96th Regiments – went to pension in Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1864 Bunbury Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Assigned 31st September 1857 Lot P2 Bunbury of 1 acre 3 perches and 5 roods Title application made 27th April 1862 (Title 1942) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th September 1863 Bunbury Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 27 March 1867, Adelaide, South Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | AJCP reel 466 pages 227-251 relates the accusation of mistreatment to the wives of the pensioners by the Surgeon Superintendent including the harsh treatment afforded to Mrs. Eliza BROWN. Henry Nelson CLARK, Master of the Convict ship “Stag” testified Mrs. BROWN was a woman of a very quarrelsome disposition, of her being a very noisy woman and had he been aware of her quarrelsome disposition he would have done all in his power to prevent her being embarked on board. He didn’t hear her making any noise after she was put into the “Black Box”. He was not aware of who instigated the rows. Sergeant Major BEASLEY said Mrs. BROWN’s general conduct was very bad indeed, she was a most quarrelsome backbiting woman, a very great liar, and the cause of all the disagreements that took place between the other women on board the ship. He also saw her gagged. He gives a detailed account of the occasion when she was handcuffed and gagged also her incarceration in the “Black Box” and subsequent release. Elizabeth Brown now Woods with Henry and unnamed child left Fremantle on “Ann Saunderson” 2 Mar 1865 and arrived in Adelaide on 26 Mar 1865 Elizabeth died of “Morbid Cordis” … a hospital admission 7 months prior was for “Alcoholismus.” |