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| Name | DOIL / DOYLE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Chatham Division 41st and 45th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3395 to 1861 4394 afterwards |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th February 1832 / 18 years / Chatham England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Service Abroad – HM Ships: Ocean 15th August 1833 – 16th August 1834 Russell 10th July – 16th January 1839 Gorgon 30th January – (?) July 1839 Howe 13th July 1839 – 27th July 1843 Cygnet 20th April 1844 – 10th April 1847 Asia 5th September 1847 – 24th May 1851 Tyne and Tortoise 31st January 1852 – 11th May 1857 Total service afloat and on Foreign Stations: 17 years 6 months 6 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 1 month |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal/ 15th March 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Yet Known |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Chatham 1855 1st Portsmouth 1860 South London 1862 Tilbury 1862-1865 Western Australia 1866-1874 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | £16/16/0 per annum 1861 Increased to £20/4/0 per annum |
| 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 Birth | 1814 Barony Parish Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| 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 | Tentative: Bi-Centennial Dictionary on Page 955 – gives a wife Olivia Lucette nee WOONAUGH and a child Jane born 1862 England died 1944. He as stationed Geraldton and 1862-4 at Camden Harbour – wife and daughter remained in Geraldton. (We have not found the source of this and William Doil is said to be single on the official list of Pensioners for Camden Harbour. He worked for the Convict Establishment in 1863.) |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder Convict Establishment 9th January 1863 – 7th May 1863 – dismissed Nominal List for Camden Harbour 1865 RM Pension rate 20/4/- pay rate 2/- name Pvt William Doil Marital Status Single, Conduct Good |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | None known – pension paid South Australia from June 1866-1874, then to London |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 13th January 1863 he was paid £3 for services as Warder on convict ship “York“. |