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Name | FERGUSON – James |
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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 | Not yet known |
Departure from Western Australia | 1857 to Melbourne Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possibly 1874 Rochester 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 |