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| Name | BROWNE / BROWN – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 13th Dragoons |
| Regiment Number (s) | 520 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd June 1828 / 24 years / Westminster Middlesex England Bricklayer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¾ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 11 years 5 days |
| Length of Service | 15 years 132 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th October 1843 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Marlborough Wiltshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1843 Trowbridge 1849 Falkland Islands 1853 Trowbridge 1862-1863 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1804 St. Peter’s Marlborough Wiltshire England |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Emily |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th August 1863 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not Known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 location Canterbury and Margate. Discharge: Due to an inguinal hernia and worn out. 1841 Census HO 107 William Brown was at the Cavalry and Artillery Barracks, St Mary Northgate Canterbury Kent 1861 Census RG 09/1289/9/11 2 William Brown age 58, Chelsea out-pensioner and general labourer is a lodger in the home of Thomas Crane at Crown Court, 2, Kingsbury Street, St Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. William’s birth place is recorded as Overton, Wiltshire; he said he was a married man. In 1847 thirty Chelsea Pensioners (twenty nine were married) went to the Falkland Islands with thirty kit houses to form a permanent garrison and Police force. They were offered similar terms for the Enrolled Guard coming to Western Australia. The pensioners found it impossible to maintain their families due to the weather and the land allotted to them was too far away from their houses as well as being of poor quality and petitioned the British Government for repatriation, William Brown left the Colony before the other pensioners and returned to the United Kingdom in 1853. There is no mention of him being allotted land in the Falklands. When William Brown went to the Falkland Islands he was accompanied by his wife Emily – no children. Information regarding the pensioners on the Falkland Island can be found on the Jane Cameron National Archives Falkland Government site. The balance of his pension was unclaimed after his death |