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GRANT – George HEIC

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Honourable East India Company – Painting of Battle of Ferozeshah 1845
Dies Perth Colonial Hospital
NameGRANT – 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/DurationEmbarked England 12th September 1826 per “Cumbrian” for India
Embarked India 1841 per “Wellington” for England
Length of Service14 years 4 months
Rank/Date/Place of DischargeGunner 14 May 1841/ Not yet known
Campaign MedalsNot yet known
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Not yet known
Pension Districts1851 2nd North London
1851 Western Australia
Pension Paid9d 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 BirthC1807 / Chelsea London England
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
Not yet known
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
Not married
Date/Place of MarriageNot applicable
Children by 1st WifeNot 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 ArticlesNot yet known
Departure from Western
Australia
Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial14th 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 ProbateNone known
Further InformationDischarge 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.