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| Name | DICKENSON / DICKINSON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | Madras Artillery Discharge No: 94 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1827/Farmer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’6”/Fair/Hazel/Brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 5 years 65 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 4th July 1832 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1832 2nd North London 1852 2nd North London 1852 – 1885 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th May, 1852 from Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1804 Manchester Lancashire England – the 1859 census of York, Western Australia said he was born 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 | UNKNOWN Hannah B 1810 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | London England |
| 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 | Herdsman |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Friday 24 July 1885 page 3 Death of James |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd July 1885 Mt. Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 6th October 1865 York Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to an injury received in back The 1859 Census of York WA said James Dickison(sic) Was age 56, a Roman Catholic, working as a herdsman, born Ireland arrived on the William Jardine in 1852 and was married in London. Hannah his wife was aged 49 also born Ireland and with the same information as James. Neither could read or write.He had 1 ½ acres of crop and ½ acre of kitchen garden. There was also a Joanna Lewis age 19 a married woman living with them, she had arrived on the Emma Eugena and her husband was in gaol.A James Dickenson married Joanna Brown at St. Martin-in-the-fields Middlesex on 6 May 1838 but both signed the register whereas in the 1859 census of York it said neither could read or write |