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| Name | CLINTON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 27th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1002 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th February 1837 / 18 years / Manorhamilton Leitrim Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fair / Brown / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 7 years 91 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 171 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th September 1858 / Buttevant Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Belfast Northern Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1858 Monaghan 1859 Drogheda 1860 Armagh 1863 Tilbury 1863-1875 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/3d per diem for 10 years and 2 months service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th May 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 Cloonclare Leitrim 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 | KENNEDY Jane/Jean Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 24th August 1847 Fort William Inverness Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B 1847 Lanarkshire Scotland M INCH Jessie 1st April 1875 Mary Hill Lanarkshire Scotland D 1921 Perth Western Australia |
| 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 | CLANCY Ann 1828 (deduced) Enniskillen Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1855 |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Hugh Francis B September 1857 Bp 2 September 1857 Lurgan Armagh Ireland M McDONALD Helen Forrest (nee McGREGOR) 1889 Busselton Western Australia D 21st October 1923 Collie Western Australia Joseph Thomas B 1859 Bp 14th April 1859 Dundalk Armagh Ireland M Did not marry D 20th April 1913 Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Caroline Maude B 1861 M McDAVITT Alfred James 10th July 1888 Perth Western Australia D 29th September 1937 Dwellingup Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Alfred J B 2nd April 1862 – Did not marry D 2nd April 1877 Sussex Busselton Western Australia Buried East Perth Cemetery with his parents Mary Anne B 1866 Western Australia M HANRATTY Patrick 1896 Western Australia D 1st December 1919 Sydney New South Wales |
| Land Grants Western Australia | January 1876 Ann Clinton assigned West Guildford Town lots P 119, P 120 and P 121 each of 2 acres: June 1876 applied for titles to West Guildford Town Lots P 119, P 120 and P 121 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed temporary assistant warder Guildford Depot 1873 |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian Wednesday 27th February 1889 – page 3 West Australian Saturday 4th July 1903 (Funeral Annie Clinton) West Australian Thursday 18th December 1919 page 26 Death notice Mary Ann Hanratty. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 9th August 1875 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd July 1903 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Clinton 1002 Private 27th Foot location Cape of Good Hope 1851 As above location Belfast Ireland Discharge at own request for the purpose of enabling him to join the recruiting staff of the East India forces. In 1866 James Clinton nominated his son Henry aged 18 living Glengarry Inverness Scotland as a migrant. Unfortunately he was not found at the address given (West Australian Times Tuesday 23rd March 1875 page 5) However, he eventually arrived in Western Australia on 1st May 1885 with his wife Jessie and children Jane, William, Caroline, Harry, Henry and James on the ship Glenavon. A further child Daniel Glenavon was born during the voyage. On 26 May 1876 Payment of £15 requested to enable the house at West Guildford which was wall plate high to be finished The names of James, Annie, Alfred and Joseph Thomas Clinton are inscribed on the headstone at the East Perth Cemetery. |