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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | FOOT / FOOTE – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 76th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 205 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th September 1815 / Sixteen years / Salisbury England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fair / Hazel / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | British North America – 2 years Granada – Not Stated West Indies – 1 year 59 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 58 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th September 1837 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1837 2nd West London 1850 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1799 Quidhampton Wiltshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FOOTE Samuel Not yet Known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN |
| 2ndWife Date of Birth or Baptism | KENEALY/KENNEDY Catherine Susanna c1798-1808 (deduced from ages recorded) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th November 1837 Winterslow Wiltshire England [STONE Catherine (widow) nee KENEALY/KENNEDY (Joseph Foote, pensioner and widower) See Marriage Register information on left] |
| Children by 2ndWife | Robert B 8 March 1840 Bp 15th January 1843 Paddington London England D 1845 Little Westbourne Street, Paddington London England Joseph “Joe” B 13 November 1842 Bp 15th January 1843 Paddington London England D 2nd June 1933 Claremont Perth WA Bur Karrakatta cemetery WA John “Jack” B 13 October 1844 Bp 12th January 1845 Paddington London England D 6th June 1924 Claremont WA Buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA Catherine Susanna B 19 January 1845 bp 1 November 1846, Paddington, London, England D 1847 bur 3 November 1847, aged 21 months. Residence: Dudley Street, Paddington, London, England Catherine Susannah B 14 October 1848 bap 16 January 1850, Paddington, London, England D Not yet Known Gibson Scindian George B 24th May1850 at sea aboard Scindian bap 3rd June 1850 Fremantle Western Australia D 24th May 1881 registered as Scingent Campbell FOOT Buried Memorial Park Albany .
Birth Register Information Birth register for Catherine b 1845 – Mother: CALLENAY (GRO England) |
| Father of 2ndWife Date/Place of Birth | KENEALY/KENNEDY John. Not yet known |
| Mother of 2ndWife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 3rd Husband of Wife | GREENSMITH William D 1858 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Marriage | M 1853 Perth Western Australia (Catherine is recorded as daughter of John Stone, 78th Regiment) |
| Children by 3rd Husband | None |
| 4th Husband of Wife | HAYES James |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1859 Albany Western Australia |
| Children by 4th Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 16th July 1850 Assigned Freshwater Bay Locations P8 and P14 Resumed 31st December 1853 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Daily News Friday 20th October 1925 page 5 The Foote brothers and the wreck of the Bunyip The West Australian Saturday 21st March 1936 page 5 Albany Memories: death of Scindian and memories of the Foote family. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Freshwater Bay Western Australia 22nd November 1852 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2ndWife | A Catherine Hayes died age 77 4th April 1882 all is unknown buried Memorial Park Albany WA. A Catherine Hayes died age 84 5th April 1882 buried Memorial Park Albany (no date) |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Further Information Landed at Gravesend England 26th August 1837 returning from overseas service. Discharge due to chronic dysentery and dyspnoeaCatherine Foot (42) was delivered on a male child on 24th May 1850 aboard the Scindian the surgeon noted they were landed well at Fremantle Swan River After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Drummer Joseph Foote, porter, 1/-, 17th January, married, 4 children. On 25th May 1877 John Foote was captain of a 60 ton cutter Cartabunup (Bunyip) transporting telegraphic material from Albany for the construction of the overland telegraph line when during a storm it was driven ashore at Twilight Cove on the south coast. His brothers Joseph and Scindian were also part of the crew and after surviving the wreck the brothers had to trek 200 miles over very hostile terrain to Israelite Bay telegraph station for assistance. See for further information: Bunyip | Maritime Archaeology Databases (museum.wa.gov.au) Scindian Foote a boatman was drowned in Oyster harbour Albany WA ..Thanks to David Senn of Albany for his diligent Family History Research on Joseph Foote’s family |