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| Name | FORBES – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1215 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th January 1839 / 20 years / Galway Barracks Galway Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 1 year 3 months Jamaica – 3 years North America – 2 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 10 years 75 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th April 1849 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Southampton 1851 Tilbury Fort 1851-1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem – Temporary for 2 years 6 months until 1st November 1852 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 13th March 1851 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 28th June 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c March 1819 Neil Ballinrobe Mayo Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FORBES James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FIELDER Elizabeth Eleanor 7th January 1817 England 3rd February 1817 Royal Mile Greenwich Kent England Royal Hill St Alfege Greenwich Kent England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10th May 1849 All Saints Southampton Hampshire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | FIELDER Richard Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Jane Elizabeth Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | CLARE or CLARA Jonas |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1855 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | 14th July 1852 Appointed night warder Convict Establishment dismissed 16th August 1852 |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st May 1855 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street, St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Forbes 1215 Private 77th Foot Depot Chatham Kent Discharge due to repeated attacks of pulmonary disease 1841 Census HO 107/489/14/20/8 Chatham Barracks. James Forbes a soldier age 20 born Ireland is with his regiment at the Chatham Barracks 6th July -12th July 1851 James Forbes was on the sick list for ‘intermitted fever’ during the voyage of the Pyrenees |