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| Name | FENTON – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 28th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 316 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd May 1821 / 13 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Red / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 8 years New South Wales – 6 years 5 months India – 3 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 19 years 356 days (plus 5 years under 18) = total 24 years 4 months and 7 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th July 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Nil |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Deptford Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Woolwich 1847 Deptford 1853-1860 Western Australia 1861 2nd Plymouth 1861 Deptford 1861 West London 1861 2nd London 1862 North London 1862 Portsmouth 1862 2nd North London 1864 Liverpool |
| 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 | c1807 St Paul’s Dublin Ireland |
| 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Pension paid in Western Australia until September 1860 left after this date and pension resumed in Plymouth in 1861 unknown ship to England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th January 1868 Attic Ward Liverpool Workhouse Liverpool England 17th January 1868 Toxteth Park Cemetery Liverpool Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 Joseph Fenton 316 28th location Sydney NSW Discharge due to weakness in the body and shortness of breath when playing his instrument the French horn.(Employed in the band) 24th September 1861 he was refused a pension increase. 1851 Census HO 107/1585/138/40 Old King Street Deptford. Joseph Fenton age 42 born Ireland unmarried was living with a fellow Chelsea pensioner William Warren and his family 1861 Census RG 9/1441/88/38 Joseph Fenton age 54 single pensioner born Ireland is living at the Terminus Inn, Millbay Road St. Andrew Plymouth Devon. |