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| Name | EFFORD – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 5th Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 19 (39 on discharge) |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th October 1839 / 18 years 10 months / Leicester England Wool comber |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Sallow / Grey / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 11 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 23 years 255 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 23rd June 1863 / Plymouth England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Plymouth England |
| Pension Districts | 1863 2nd Plymouth 1863 Tilbury 1863-1894 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2d per diem 4th June 1878 Increased to 1/8d per diem for service in the Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1821 Lodington Rothwell Northamptonshire England |
| 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 | CLARK Eliza 1828 Walmer Kent England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 27th May 1844 St Lawrence Hougham Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | William Thomas B 1845 Gibraltar M DINSDALE Elizabeth 1885 Fremantle Western Australia D 30th January 1920 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Methodist Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth Ann B 1848 Gibraltar M THOMPSON Robert 1875 Fremantle Western Australia D 19th September 1927 Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret Patience (Patricia) b 1851 Gibraltar M 1st McMULLEN John 1867 Perth Western Australia M 2nd THOMPSON Robert James 1886 Fremantle Western Australia D 10th October 1914 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Samuel B 1859 Gibraltar M CUNDEN Eliza Jane 1899 Victoria Park Western Australia D 13th February 1939 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Charles John B 10th November 1864 Fremantle Western Australia M PORTER Ruth Jane 1900 Claremont Western Australia D 3rd February 1934 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CLARK William Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | JORDAN Margaret Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Swan Location P 226 of 9 ½ Acres (ran from Davies Road to the swamp) Granted Freshwater Bay Location P 251 of ½ Acre (foreshore of Freshwater Bay) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Bi-Centennial Dictionary (page 961/2 states that Samuel Efford was the ‘compounder of medicines’ at Fremantle Gaol Light keeper at Arthur’s Head from March 1885 to April 1894 the year of his death. |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald 22nd December 1883 – page 3 (death of Eliza Efford) The West Australian 11th May 1894 – page 4 (death of Samuel Efford) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th May 1894 Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 24th January 1914 Claremont Western Australia Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | State Records Office of Western Australia File 3403 / 1894 / 035 |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Woolwich & Deal 1861 British Army World Wide Index – Regiment stationed at: Plymouth (5th Batt only) 1841 UK Census – HO 107/493/8 1861 UK Census – RG 09/1450/98/8 – Stoke Dameril, Devonport, Devon |