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| Name | FLOOD – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 69th and 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1790 / 2116 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th October 1841 / 18 years / Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fresh / Grey / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 17 years 83 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 162 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th March 1862 / Aldershot England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859 Clasp Relief of Lucknow |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Halifax Yorkshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Halifax 1862 2nd Manchester 1862 Birr 1865 Tilbury 1865-1872 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Cooldarra Roscrea Kings 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 | McKAY Amelia Emma daughter of McKAY John 26th Regiment arrived “Phoebe Dunbar” 1853 c1848 Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10th December 1867 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Annie Amelia B 1868 Western Australia M YATES Henry 1888 Fremantle Western Australia D 18th November 1895 Western Australia Margaret Alice B 1869 Fremantle Western Australia M CRAIG William James 1895 North Fremantle Western Australia D 19th October 1950 Perth Western Australia bur ashes scattered Rose Garden Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia William John B 1871 Fremantle Western Australia D 1871 Western Australia |
| Father / Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McKAY John 26th Regiment RAILLIE Margaret |
| 2nd Marriage of Wife | THOMAS John Marriage not found between 1872-1878 see Funeral notice Amelia Yates J |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Amelia Jane THOMAS born 1875 (deduced) M SALMON Albert Thomas 1903 North Fremantle WA D 6th March 1954, age 79, Mosman NSW Robert John THOMAS M MACINTOSH Eliza Emily 1899 North Fremantle Western Australia D 19th June 1945 Geraldton Western Australia Bur Atakarra Cemetery Geraldton Douglas William THOMAS born 1878 Fremantle WA M HEARN Mabel Dorothy North 1908 North Fremantle Western Australia D 27th June1922 Subiaco Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Ellen Gordon THOMAS born 1880 Fremantle WA M CHARLTON Alfred Osborne 1906 North Fremantle Western Australia D 7th April 1949 Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Unnamed born 1882 Died after a few minutes North Fremantle Western Australia George Gordon THOMAS born 1883 Fremantle WA D 29th February 1956 Geraldton Western Australia Memorial Karrakatta Cemetery Alfred James born 1886 Fremantle D 1886 age 1 month Fremantle Western Australia William Alfred THOMAS born 1887 Fremantle M ELYARD Joan Emily Annette 1916 Perth Western Australia D 14th August 1947 Subiaco Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Ruth Gordon THOMAS born 1889 North Fremantle WA M REYNOLDS David Thomas 1929 Claremont Western Australia D 9th June 1954 Claremont Western Australia Memorial Karrakatta Cemetery Florence May born 1891 North Fremantle Western Australia D possibly 1883 age 1 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | From his wife Amelia’s will it looks as if P27 at North Fremantle was either a grant to William Flood or was bought by Amelia or John Thomas although it was in Amelia’s name in 1897. It was originally granted to Henry Duncan. |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed assistant warder 7 February 1868 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 9 March 1872 page 2 Inquiry into the death of William Flood Western Mail Friday 17 December 1897 page 37 Death of Amelia Thomas The Daily News Monday 25 November 1895 page 2 Death of Amelia Yates The West Australian Tuesday 19 November 1895 page 4 Funeral Notice Amelia Yates Geraldton Guardian and Express Wednesday 20th June 1945 page 1 Obituary John Robert The West Australian Friday 15th August 1947 page 1 Death notices William Alfred The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 8th March 1954 page 16 Death notice Amelia Salmon |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st March 1872 North Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Amelia Thomas formerly Flood age 49 died 9 December 1897 Bur Skinner Street Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | Will of Amelia Thomas formerly Amelia Flood SROWA Cons 3403/1899/033 |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index: 1851 William Flood 2116/ 69th foot 1790/84th foot stationed at Trinchonopoly India 1861 William Flood 84th Regt 2116 stationed at Manchester and Aldershot Discharge: At own request having completed 21 years service In the 1861 Census RG 09/2923/80/16 William Flood a single man age 38, is with his regiment at the Salford Barracks Regent Road Salford Lancashire England. His place of birth is given as Charleville Kings Ireland. William Flood died from a self- inflicted gunshot wound during a fit of insanity. Amelia Thomas made her will on 7 April 1897 whereby she bequeathed a portion of North Fremantle Town Lot 27 on the corner of John Street (Pensioner Road) and Fremantle Road North Fremantle to her daughter Margaret Alice Craig, the remainder was for her husband John Thomas for his use during his life time after which it was either to be sold as is or divided into small building blocks and sold, the proceeds to be divided evenly between her seven children Amelia Jane, Robert John, William Douglas, Ellen Gordon, George Gordon, William Alfred, and Ruth Gordon. The land was valued at one thousand pound and her furniture at fifty pounds. Her brother John McKay and the Reverend William Henry Peters were named as the executors. |