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| Name | CABLE – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 731 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th June 1832 / 17 years 9 months / Warwick Warwickshire England Wool Comber |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 7 years 2 months West Indies – 2 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 58 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19 October 1853/ Birr Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Leicester |
| Pension Districts | 1853 – Leicester 1856 – 1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1873 increased to 1/3d per diem for service to the Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 30th September 1814 St Margaret’s Leicester Leicestershire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 7th May 1816 All Saints Leicester Leicestershire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CABLE William On the Marriage it said John CABLE |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Frances 1777 Leicester Leicestershire England |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MURPHY Jane B 1823 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10th June 1852 Mallow Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B September 1852 Bp 13 October 1852 St. Patrick’s Cork M POVAH Emma 15th March 1876 Greenough WA D 9/10 February 1909 Katanning WA Buried Wagin Cemetery William Henry B1853 Bp 23 July 1853 Birr Kings Co Ireland M RAFTHIS Margaret 1872 Joseph’s Court Martial was held Birr in 1853. Elizabeth B 1st Qtr 1855 Leicestershire England M CRAKE William John Charles 1873 at Perth Western Australia D 8th July 1932 Fremantle Western Australia Mary Jane B 1851 England M JONES Thomas Ishmael 1882 Geraldton Western Australia M CHITTENDEN Walter Samuel 1899 Fremantle Western Australia D 24th July 1937 Geraldton Western Australia Bur Utakarra Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia Abraham B 1860 Fremantle Western Australia D 1862 and bur 5th April 1862 at Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Ernest B 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Not married D 23rd May 1915 Perth Western Australia Charlotte B 1864 – possible – she may have been the 2nd daughter living Fremantle mentioned in the RMs report see Further Information M WINDER James 1885 Fremantle WA son of EPG Jackson Winder D 11th March 1922 Perth Western Australia Edward B c1865 Brookton Western Australia M DAVIS Dorothy 14th December 1919 Beverley Western Australia D 13th September 1951 Williams Western Australia see Further Information |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MURPHY Michael |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | KEIGHAN Mary Jane |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Wednesday 25 March 1903 page 1 Jane’s wandering |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th July 1880 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Possible death 17th September 1911 age 81 years Fremantle WA Buried Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon CC 0191 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Joseph Cable 751(sic) Private 2nd Battalion 1st Foot, location London, Canada 1851 Joseph Cable 731 Private 2nd Battalion 1st regiment of foot location Fermoy Ireland Discharge due to general debility and worn out. Reference made to Joseph Cable in the Surgeon’s Log as receiving medical treatment during the voyage of the William Hammond In 1885 the Resident Magistrate Fremantle wrote to the Colonial Secretary regarding Jane Cable who had been arrested for vagrancy and was too weak and unwell to attend court, as a result she was sent to the Poor House. Again in 1888 the Resident Magistrate Fremantle requested assistance for Jane Cable who he said was the widow of a military pensioner and was too old and feeble to earn her livelihood. He said she had 2 married daughters living in Fremantle with large families of their own and a daughter in Perth married to a man called Jones none of whom were in a position to help her although he raised the question of whether her son living in the Wandering district could do anything for her. The Superintendent of Poor Houses suggested she be allowed one ration daily with 8 ounces of meat as he thought one of her daughters would afford her shelter. Due to her excessive drinking she was not a suitable candidate for the Poor House. Relief was again granted in 1889. Jane appears to have spent her remaining years escaping from the Poor House and causing a disturbance and the Police returning her to the Poor House. There are many newspaper accounts of her being charged with drunkenness and causing a disturbance. |