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| Name | FERGUSON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2355 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th November 1843 / 18 years / Clones Monaghan Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / Slight burn left cheek |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 10 years 74 days |
| Length of Service | 11 years 336 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 9th October 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Monaghan Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Monaghan 1856-1857 Western Australia 1857 Melbourne |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem Temporary – 3 years to 30th October 1858 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1825 Tydavnet Monaghan 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 | Not yet known |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 11 March 1857 page 2 Passenger list C.W. Bradley |
| Departure from Western Australia | 10th March 1857 to Melbourne Australia per CW Bradley |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possibly 1874 Victoria Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Corp James Ferguson 2355 84th location Trinchonopoly India Discharge due to chronic dysentery and liver disease The James Ferguson who died in 1874 married Elizabeth Drewett in 1862, there does not appear to have been any children of this marriage. |