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| Name | FREEMAN – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 59th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 762 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th January 1831 / 18 years / Nottingham Nottingham England Framework Knitter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 1½ in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years 154 days West Indies – 3 years 6 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 59 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th April 1852 / Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Sheepshed Loughborough Leicester England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Leicester April 1856 –September 1858 Western Australia 1858 – 66 Madras India July 1866 – 1877 Leicester England |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1814 Shepshed Loughborough Leicester England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 26 December 1814 Sheepshed Loughborough Leicester |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | LAKIN Joseph Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | FREEMAN Ann Not married |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ADCOCK Charlotte nee WILLERS B 1816 Ashby Derbyshire |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26 December 1852 Sheepshed Leicestershire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | None Known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WILLERS William |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder and Warder at the Convict Establishment (1856 – 58) |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1858 left Western Australia by unknown ship for Madras India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1885 Sheepshed Leicestershire Bur 28 January 1885 Sheepshed Leicestershire England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1884 Sheepshed Leicestershire Bur 8th February 1884 Sheepshed Leicestershire |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Location Antigua 1851 Location Tralee Ireland Discharged due to general debility In 1857 ten of the William Hammond’s pensioner guards claimed good conduct pay for 27 days service, one of whom was Private Joseph Freeman. Joseph Freeman was dismissed by the Comptroller General of Convicts from the position of Assistant Warder at York Western Australia on 25th January 1858 |