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| Name | CLAYTON – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 39th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1402 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th February 1840 / 24 years / Sheffield Yorkshire England Hair Dresser |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5³/8 in Fair / Grey / Dark brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 6 years 5 months Crimea – 1 year 6 months |
| Length of Service | 16 years 286 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 30th March 1857 / Inquiry Buttevant |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Sheffield Yorkshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Sheffield 1859 Tilbury Fort 1859-1889 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1816 Wakefield Yorkshire |
| 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 Margaret |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Joseph b 16th August 1840 Kamptee India Bp 13th January 1841 D 1843 buried Agra 18th August 1843 age 3 (At this time there was a major outbreak of cholera in the ranks of the 39th regiment.) Sarah b 11th May 1842 Agra Bp 11th May 1842 (No regiment given) Samuel b 4th May 1844 Agra Bp 2nd August 1844 D 18th May 1846 aged 2 years buried Dinapore Margaret b 27th April 1846 Dinapore Bp 23rd June 1846 (Mother Mary Ann Clayton) Unknown daughter (mentioned in Daily News 10th October 1884 page 4) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Daily News 10th October 1884 page 4 Joseph Clayton, a very feeble old pensioner, was charged with vagrancy. The poor old man stated that his daughter with whom he had been living, had gone to Melbourne so that he had no home at all. He stated he had served in the 39th regiment for more than 17 years and that he was in receipt of a pension of 8d per day. Mr Leake discharged the old man and recommended he obtain board and lodging with some responsible small settler who would gladly receive him for his pension. Death reported of James Clayton Daily News April 8, 1889 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd April 1889 Mt Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia (wrongly described as the convict Joseph Clayton) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | At the time of his enlistment the 39th Regiment was serving in India and Joseph was stationed in India from 29th September 1840 until 6th February1847. The regiment embarked Calcutta on the Tudor and Pekin arriving at Gravesend on 9th June and 13th July 1847. After short stops at Canterbury and Portsmouth the regiment proceeded to Preston Lancashire until April 1850 when they proceeded to Belfast, Newry and Cork prior to their involvement in the Crimean War. During the time of his service in India the 39th regiment was awarded battle honours for their involvement in the Maharajore Campaign and Joseph may have been eligible for a medal for his involvement.
1841 World Wide Army Index Service No: 1402 Location: Kamptee Country: (Gr Britain) NB Kamptee is in India
1851 British Army World Wide Index
CSR Cons36/493/199
Entry in Bi-Centennial Dictionary is inaccurate and confused with John Clayton of the 80th Regiment |