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| Name | CRAGGS / CRAIG – Benjamin |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 7th Dragoon Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 205 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd June 1825 / 20 years / Woodville Queens Ireland Blacksmith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10½ in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 17 years 313 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th April 1843 /Forton Barracks Gosport |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Portarlington Queens Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Tullamore 1845 Maryborough 1853 Tullamore |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/0d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1805 Cloneneagh (Clonenagh) Queens 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 | Possible MAGGS/MAGOR/MEYER/MAYER Elizabeth B c 1806 England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Chard Somerset between 6th and 15th January 1833 / or Charlton Mackrell Somerset for Mayer 9th January 1833 |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B c1834 Ireland Bp 16th February 1834 Kilbrogan, Christchurch County Cork Ireland M ARMITAGE William 18th June 1854 Fremantle Western Australia (EPG 68th Regt. Sea Park) D7th June 1884 Bur East Perth Cemetery WA William B c1837 Not yet known England Catherine B c1839 Not yet known Ireland Benjamin B c1841 Bp 4th November 1840 Loughborough Leicestershire England John B c1852 Not yet known England John Michael B 1846 Tullamore Ireland M SHANAHAN Mary 1873 Perth D 12th November 1933 Geraldton Western Australia Bur Uttakarra Cemetery Geraldton |
| 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 | Appointed stable keeper Convict Establishment 1st October 1854 dismissed 21 March 1859 (see Barker page 45) |
| Newspaper Articles | Geraldton Guardian Tuesday 14th November 1933 page 5 Obituary for John Michael Craig |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th January 1875 Perth Western Australia Bur East Perth Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Benjamin Craggs 205 Private Location Nottingham and Ipswich In the 1841 Census HO 107/789/2/50 Benjamin Craggs is living at the Pockthorne Barracks with his wife Elizabeth and their children Elizabeth, William, Catherine and Benjamin Discharge due to enlargement of the right leg and loss of motion of the ankle joint the result of a kick by a horse John Craggs aged 2 years was treated for rubella on the voyage of the Sea Park Widow applied for poor relief 10th March 1883 Benjamin’s son John Michael was also employed by the convict establishment as warder at Geraldton. John Michael Craig said his mother was Margaret and it is possible Benjamin’s first wife Elizabeth died and he remarried. There are two deaths for a Margaret Craig one in 1888 and one in 1894. |