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| Name | ECCLESTON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 67th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 709 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th July 1828 / 18 years / Queen’s Square Warwick Warwickshire Coach smith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 1 year West Indies – 7 years North America – 2 years Gibraltar – 2 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 283 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd April 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Warwick Warwickshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Coventry 1853-1895 West Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th May 1853 Tilbury England via Dublin |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | B c1810 St Mary’s Warwick Warwickshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ECCLESTON John B 1761 Warwickshire England D 1819 Mill Street St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire bur 19th December 1819 Warwick Warwickshire No evidence sighted |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | RADFORD Elizabeth bap 5th December 1780 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire England M 27th November 1800 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire England (Banns at Barford) (Remarried SATCHWELL Joseph 10th February 1824 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire bur 6th July 1845 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire No evidence sighed |
| Siblings | Ann bap 16th November 1806 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire bur 16th May 1818 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire George bap 4th May 1812 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire James bap 8th December 1816 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire Elizabeth bap 28th February 1820 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire No evidence sighted |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | PARSONS Mary bap 7th June 1829 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6th June 1852 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth Ann bap 7th November 1852 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire M HURST Thomas 10th December 1868 Bunbury Western Australia D 21st June 1931 Boyanup Western Australia bur Boyanup Cemetery Western Australia William James bap 6th August 1854 Fremantle Western Australia M STINTON Susan 1877 Picton Western Australia D 13th June 1924 Leonora (Mt Margaret) Western Australia bur 19th June 1924 Boyanup Cemetery Western Australia Ellen (Emma) bap 29th July 1857 Fremantle Western Australia M TRIGWELL John 6th August 1874 Bunbury West Australia D 10th April 1944 Wembley West Australia Cremated Ashes taken by Funeral Director Karrakatta Western Australia John Thomas bap 15th August 1859 Fremantle Western Australia D 21st September 1863 (aged 4) Fremantle West Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia James Henry bap 2nd January 1862 Fremantle Western Australia M HURST Alice 30th March 1882 Boyanup Western Australia D 28th February 1935 St John of God’s Hospital Subiaco Western Australia bur Boyanup Cemetery Western Australia Mary Ann bap 3rd May 1864 Fremantle Western Australia M TRIGWELL George 27th January 1881 Picton Western Australia D 21st November 1952 Donnybrook Hospital Western Australia bur Donnybrook Cemetery Western Australia Charles Henry bap 12th July 1868 Bunbury Western Australia M HALL Harriet 25th or 28th August 1891 Bunbury Western Australia D 29th April 1943 Maylands Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia as ECCLESTONE |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | PARSONS William Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BAYLISS Ann Not yet known 18th February 1828 St Nicholas Warwick Warwickshire Coventry Warwickshire |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder 1st July 1859-1st August 1874 pension of £27/17/6 Lengthy article Barker page 64/5 Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Southern Times Thursday 18th April 1895 page 3 Obituary for William Eccleston West Australian Perth 29th June 1931,1st March 1935, 8th March 1935 1st May 1943, 12th April 1944 and 24th November 1952 Southern Times Bunbury 28th November 1911 Bunbury Herald 20th April 1895 and 28th November 1911 Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express 20th June 1924 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th April 1895 Boyanup Western Australia 14th April 1895 Bunbury Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 25th November 1911 Boyanup Western Australia 27th November 1911 Bunbury Pioneer Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | William was promoted to Corporal 26th January 1841 however he reverted to Private 12th October 1843 at his own request. British Army Worldwide index 1841 William Eccleston 709 Corporal 67th foot location Drummondville Canada Discharge due to being worn out from long service in foreign lands. Mrs Eccleston age 30 Guard’s Wife received medical treatment on July 21 1853 for fever while on board the Phoebe Dunbar, she also suffered from pneumonia September 19th just prior to arrival at Fremantle |