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| Name | FARRINGDON / FARRINGTON – Frederick James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2070 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th February 1846 / 14 years 6 months / Chichester Sussex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Grey / Red / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 8 years 6 months China – 7 months East Indies – 5 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 29 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Drummer / 16th January 1872 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | 1851-2-3 Kaffir War Medals 1860 China Medal with Taku Forts and Pekin clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chichester Sussex England |
| Pension Districts | 1872 1st Portsmouth 1872 Cardiff 1872 Manchester 1873 Greenwich 1874-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/3d per diem for six years service Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1831 Subdeanery Chichester Sussex 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 | CHITTY Frances c1841 Grahamstown South Africa |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th February1859 St George’s Cathedral Grahamstown Cape Colony South Africa Witnesses Caleb and Mary Chitty (possible parents for Frances) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Eliza Harriet Ann B 9th August 1859 Bp 5th September 1859 St George’s Cathedral Grahamstown Cape Colony SA William Henry B 1864 Not yet known Possible birth registration 1st Quarter 1865 Shoreditch London England D 15th August 1926 Fremantle WA (age 62) Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Doris Fran J Not yet known Frederick James B 16th October 1868 Bp 20th October 1868 Aden D 1873 Salford Lancashire England aged 5 years 3 months Henry Howard Peltort B 18th June 1871 Bp 4 July 1871 Cantonment Church Belgaum Bombay India M ATKIN Katherine 1890 Fremantle WA M McLAREN Lavinia 1925 Perth WA D 18th February 1948 East Perth WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Ellen Elizabeth B 16th May 1873 Cardiff Wales M PRATT Orlando A. 23rd October 1901 Western Australia D 4th October 1954 Mt. Henry Western Australia bur Salvation Army Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Annie Louisa B 1875 Fremantle Western Australia possible sames same person as Frances Louisa below Frances Louisa B 1876 M CANNON John Thomas Fremantle 1904 D 23rd June 1942 Hilton Park WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery Harriett May B 1878 Fremantle Western Australia D 1894 Western Australia Ruby M HAYES Frederick 1915 Leederville WA D 22nd February 1920, Bur Karrakatta Cemetery |
| 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 | 21st July 1881 assigned Perth Town Lot E86 of 2 roods 16 perches between King and Stokes Streets East Perth 29th September 1883 Title Application Title 6/24 26th November 1883 Title issued |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Saturday 14th February 1885 page 3 Meeting held after the death of Major General Gordon The West Australian Thursday 24th October 1901 page 4 Pratt-Farringdon marriage The West Australian Tuesday 12th November 1912 page 8 Obituary Frances Farringdon (mentions daughter Ruby who if it is the woman who died 1920 aged 27 was born 1893 long after the death of FJ, the second memorial notice of 1915 makes it certain , possibly put her age down) The West Australian 18th February 1948 page Death Notice Henry brother of Mrs E Pratt |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd August 1887 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 5th November 1912 Leederville Western Australia Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Frederick James Farringdon 2070 Drummer and Fifer 2nd foot location Clonmel Ireland 1861 James F Farringdon 2070 Drummer Fifer 1st Bn 2nd foot returned from Hong Kong 1871 Frederick Thomas (sic) Farrington (sic) Drummer Fifer or bugler 1st Bn 2nd foot location Belgaum India November 1880 Frederick James Farringdon was on the nominated list for the Enrolled Guard (his name was listed as James F Farringdon). He was living at the number 2 barracks Fremantle with his wife and 5 children 10th April 1881 the principal warder of the Convict establishment inquired whether Private Farringdon (Drummer) would inflict punishment of 24 lashes on an inmate of the Convict Establishment. Captain Smith refused permission as it was the duty of a CE warder |