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| Name | DAVIDSON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st and 82nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1228 – 1st Regiment 2066 – 82nd Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th September 1831 / 21 years 2 months / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Baker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Dark / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 5 years 253 days Canada – 10 years 211 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 18 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th September 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Inverness Scotland or Cardiff Wales |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Wales East 1854-1857 Western Australia 1857-1860 South Australia 1860-1861 Victoria 1861-1879 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1811 Wick Caithness Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 26 June 1811 Wick Caithness Scotland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Possible DAVIDSON John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Possible COGILL Janet |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not 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 Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 to South Australia 1860 to Victoria Possibly on the Lady Bird departing Adelaide 7 April 1860 1871 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 James is with the 2nd Battalion 1st Foot located at London Canada 1851 James Davidson 2066 location Portsmouth Discharge: due to Chronic rheumatism and worn out. In the 1851 Census HO/107/1658/780 St. Thomas Portsea Island Portsmouth Hampshire James is a single man WO22 for South Australia shows £8.12.0 being repaid in Fremantle for passage. WO22/252 1863-1870 he is being paid South Australia see Jos Davidson WO correspondence to Adelaide dated 22nd March 1883 |