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| Name | FORTESCUE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 54th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1826 / Not yet known Messenger |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not yet known |
| Length of Service | 14 years 6 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private/pension commenced 3 February 1841 |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London, England |
| Pension Districts | 1851 1st East London 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Shoreditch London Middlesex England |
| 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 | WILLIAMS Jane c1829 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5 June 1849 Shoreditch, Middlesex England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane B 1st quarter 1850 St. George in the East, London MDX M James Beck 1863 Geraldton WA William Henry B c1853 Fremantle Western Australia bur 4th September 1854 Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | TUNSTILL Giles |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1859 Champion Bay Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Jane B 1859 Greenough Flats Western Australia M DUNHAM George William 1889 Williams Western Australia D 15th December 1941 Bassendean Western Australia Bur Guildford Cemetery WA William B 1861 Greenough Western Australia M BOX Ellen 1898 Pingelly Western Australia D 19th October 1919 Narrogin Hospital Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald 6th January 1872 page 2 Departure of Beck family The West Australian 6th November 1919 page 1 Death notice William Tunstill |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th April 1859 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1898 Cubballing (sic) Pool Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | WO97 discharge document – unable to locate at this time Discharge due to dyspnoea and palpitations The Bi-centennial Dictionary has 4 marriages for Jane Fortescue ie Born Villars married 1st John Clamp 2nd William Fortescue 3rd Giles Tunstall 4th William Wheatley in 1870 at William River, This Jane Wheatley died 1898 aged 79, father William Veer, Mother Jane Williams. Mary Jane Fortescue and her husband James Beck returned to England 5th January 1872 on the Zephyr with one child. |