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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 |
| 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 c1835 Not yet known Ireland William B c1837 Not yet known England Catherine B c1839 Not yet known Ireland Benjamin B c1841 Not yet known England John B c1852 Not yet known England |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th January 1875 Perth Western Australia Not yet known |
| 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 |