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| Name | DITCH – David |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 56th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1666 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th March 1839 / 18 years 8 months / London Middlesex England Carpenter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 2 years 52 days Gibraltar – 2 years 324 days |
| Length of Service | 11 years 12 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 9th April 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Lewisham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Deptford 1852 Tilbury Fort 1852-1853 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem temporary 3 years to 30th April 1853 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | Departed May 3, 1852 from Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Iden Rye Sussex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 30th July 1820 Iden Sussex England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DITCH David Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WALKER Ann 1799 Iden Sussex 9th May 1820 Iden Sussex |
| Siblings | Richard B 1822 Bb 5 April 1822 Hawkhurst Kent Edward B 1824 Bp 22 February 1824 Hawkhurst Kent Alfred B 1826 Bp 10 August 1826 Hawkhurst Kent Mary Ann B 1829 Bp 18January 1829 Hawkhurst Kent Edwin B c1831 Bp 10 July 1831 Hawkhurst Kent England Henry B 1834 Bp 22 March 1834 Farningham Kent |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BUNTING Mary Ann 1830 Germany (British Subject) refer 1851 Census |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd April 1852 Bromley Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah Ann B 1853 Fremantle Western Australia D 1856 age 2 years 6 months Mt. Eliza depot, Perth Western Australia Bur 22nd June 1856 East Perth Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth Esther B 1857 Fremantle Western Australia D 2nd Quarter 1883 age 25 years, Lewisham, London, England Mary Ann B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia D 1903 Brighton, Sussex, England Lydia Jane B 1862 Fremantle Western Australia D 2nd Quarter 1869 age 6, Lewisham, London, England. Rosanna B 1865 Perth Western Australia M ARSCOTT Edward George 1889 St. Olave Southwark, London D 1940 Bermondsey, London |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BUNTING John Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Employed by Convict establishment from 1853 to 1871 with a pension of £30/7/9 from 1 April 1871 increased to £31/8/5 |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 16 January 1867 page 2 Passenger list Fitzroy |
| Departure from Western Australia | After April 1871 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1887 Lewisham England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1885 Lewisham England |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 David Ditch 1666 Private 56th Regt. Location Chambly Canada Discharge due to ophthalmic in the right eye. Note on page 1 of WO 97 David turned 50 on 27 May 1870 (possibly eligible for a Deferred Pension.)In the 1851 census HO 107/1591/316/17 David is living with his widowed mother Ann and his brother Edwin. In 1867 Mrs Ditch and her daughter returned to England leaving David working at Fremantle prison.In the 1871 Census Mary Ann Ditch and her daughters Elizabeth, Mary Ann and Rosina are lodging at the home of the widowed Harriett Ditch at Hanover Street Lewisham Kent. David is not with them as he is still working at Fremantle prison.By the time of the 1881 census he has resigned from Frematle Prison and joined the family in England where he Mary Ann and 2 of their daughters Elizabeth and Mary Ann are living at 3 Drysdale Road Lewisham Kent. |