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| Name | GRANT – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Madras Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 122 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1 July 1826/19 Years/ Westminster/Painter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’6 ½ “/Fair/brown/brown/visage oval |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Embarked England 12th September 1826 per “Cumbrian” for India Embarked India 1841 per “Wellington” for England |
| Length of Service | 14 years 4 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner 14 May 1841/ Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1851 2nd North London 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d 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 | C1807 / Chelsea London 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th March 1876 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to “being emaciated of unhealthy appearance and having chronic dysentery of long standing.” He was treated for this complaint while on board the Minden and it was given as the cause of death. 1851 Census Eagle Court, St. Martin in the fields, Westminster, London George born Chelsea London age 42, single, was working as a porter and said he was a pensioner from the East India Company. 31 August 1871 George Grant was granted permission to enter the Perth Poor House but after being told he would have to forfeit his pension he did not make an appearance. It appears he may have been in the Colonial Hospital Fremantle at the time. |