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| Name | CHARTRES / CHARTERS – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company – Bombay Horse Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 279 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1823 / 18 years / London England Gardener |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0 in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 1823 embarked from England for India per “Farquarson” 1844 embarked for England from India per “Falcon” |
| Length of Service | 21 years 1 month |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 12th June 1844 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Whitechapel London England |
| Pension Districts | 1844 1st East London 1850 2nd East London 1852 Tilbury Fort 1853-1872 Western Australia 1873 2nd East London 1874 Birmingham |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1803 Great Marlow Buckinghamshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 28th November 1805 Great Marlow Buckinghamshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CHARTRES John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Margaret Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CARROL Bridget (a widow) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 12 Jan 1829 Deesa Bombay |
| Children by 1st Wife | John (Charters) b 1830 India Bp 25th September 1830 Deesa Bombay D 6 March 1831 Deesa, Bombay Mary Ann (Charter) B 31st December 1831 Bombay Bp 26th February 1832 D 21st September 1839 age 8 years William Henry (Charters) b 07 May 1834 Poona Bombay Bp 14th September 1834 M Helier Jane B c1834 4th October 1876 Jersey Channel islands D 1884 Hull Yorkshire England Margaret and Henrietta (twins) b 5th February 1837 Bombay India Bp 21st May 1837 Deesa Bombay Margaret D 27 August 1837 Bombay India Henrietta D 18 July 1837 Bombay India John (Chartres) b 17th February 1839 Bp 9th December 1838 Deesa Bombay D 4th October 1838 age 8 months |
| Father of 1st Wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st Wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CALLAGHAN Eleanor B 1810 Cork, Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th November 1850 St Jude’s Whitechapel Middlesex England |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None known |
| Father of 2nd Wife Date/Place of Birth | CALLAGHAN Daniel |
| Mother of 2nd Wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 19th November 1865 applied for Title to Guildford Location 115 31st December 1866 Deed of Grant issued relinquished Title in 1872 (believed sold) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Perth 1 July 1853 (wife) Perth Gazette 8 July 1853 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1873 paid pension London |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Registered Aston, Warwickshire, United Kingdom March Quarter 1890 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 1865 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | On the baptisms of his children his rank varies between Sergeant, Bombardier and Gunner always with the 2nd Troop Horse Brigade sometimes he is Henry and other times Henry Thomas Another child Thomas Charters died Poona 27th December 1842 age 2 but it merely says he was a child of the Horse Artillery, no corresponding birth found Discharged due to length of service & own request. 1851 residing 7 Plough Street Whitechapel with his wife Ellen age 44 born Cork Ireland Son William Henry the only surviving child of Henry’s first marriage enlisted in the Royal Artillery 1860. He served for over 23 years earning himself a medal and clasp for Persia and a medal and clasp for central India. He married Jane Helier at Jersey. He retired as a corporal 18th September 1883 to live in Hull. England with a pension of 1/4. |