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CROWLEY – William – Honourable East India Company 1st European Madras Fusiliers

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Honourable East India Company – Painting of Battle of Ferozeshah 1845
NameCROWLEY – William
Regiment (s)Honourable East India Company 1st European Madras Fusiliers
Regiment Number (s) 568
Date/Age/Place/Trade or
Profession at Attestation
13th October 1840 / 22 years / London England
Shoemaker
Description – Height
Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars
5 Ft 5 in
Fresh / Hazel / Black
Overseas Service/Duration4th January 1841 to India per Lady East
5th October 1860 to UK From India per Cossipore
Length of Service19 years 7 months
Rank/Date/Place of DischargePrivate / 17th October 1860 / Not yet known
Campaign MedalsNot yet known
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Dublin Ireland
Pension Districts1860 1st Dublin
1861 2nd Dublin
1862 Tilbury
1862-1864 Western Australia
1864-1874 New South Wales
Pension Paid1/0d per diem
Date of Departure and Place
England or Ireland
8th October 1862 Portland England
Ship and Date of Arrival
Western Australia
YORK   31st December 1862
Date/Place of Birth1821 London Middlesex England
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
Not yet known
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
Not yet known
Date/Place of MarriageNot yet known
Children by 1st WifeNot yet known
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 ArticlesThe Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 12th May 1865 page 2 Camden departure
Departure from Western
Australia
William Crowley travelled from Fremantle to Sydney on the ship Camden arriving 1st June 1865.
Date/Place of Death/Burial20th June 1874 Sydney New South Wales
Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife
Not yet known
Will or ProbateNone known
Further InformationA William Crowley the son of Eliza and Willian CROWLEY was bap 3rd July 1825 at St. Margaret in London England.  ( Abode was Friday Street.)

5th October 1860 embarked India per “Cossipore” for England