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| Name | GRAY – Simeon / Simon |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Dragoon Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 306 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th May 1829 / 20 years / York Yorkshire England Butcher |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¾(?) in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Home service only |
| Length of Service | 18 years 241 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th December 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | York England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Hull 1848 Newcastle 1853-1855 Western Australia 1855-1871 New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 20 September 1808 Osbaldwick Yorkshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GRAY James |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Elizabeth |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LOCK Susannah B 4 Feb 1814 Longford, Ireland Bap 7 Feb 1814 Templemichael, Longford, Ireland D 1852 England B 18 January 1852, Durham, St Oswald Shincliffe, Durham, |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1834 unknown location |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 1834 possibly Ballincole, Ireland M EPG HANCOCK David 1853 Fremantle Western Australia D December 1899 Fremantle Western Australia, buried Fremantle Cemetery Carrington St) Henry William B 1844 Clonmel, Ireland M GOODWIN Ann 23 July 1873 Singleton New South WalesBuried 28 October 1924 Whittingham Cemetery, New South Wales James B 1845 Longhborough, Nottinghamshire, England D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | LOCK James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SHARP Susannah |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register 2nd April 1855 page 2 Passenger list Emma The West Australian Friday 29th December 1899 page 4 Funeral Notice Elizabeth Hancock Singleton Argus Tuesday 28 October 1924, page 2 Death of Henry Gray |
| Departure from Western Australia | 25th February 1855 moved to New South Wales with both sons to live permanently per “Emma” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13 June 1871 Singleton New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1852 unknown location England, prior to “Dudbrook” leaving in November 1852 Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: “Worn out from length of service – rheumatic pains and varicose veins of both legs – he began to fail 6 months since and was then occupied as an orderly in the hospital at this station Nottingham”. 1851 English Census, Simon, Susan, Elizabeth, Henry and James reside Elven, Durham Mentioned in the Surgeon Superintends Report – suffering from Catarrhus et Debilitas 26/11/1852 during Dudbrook voyage. The surgeon reported “this pensioner when embarked was unable to walk about the deck, unfit for duty for 3 weeks and in the remainder of the period he executed only light duties”. 1853 arrived Fremantle with his 3 children after his wife died 1852. Visited NSW at the end of 1853 with eldest son Henry, whilst James stayed with Elizabeth & David Hocking in Fremantle, Simeon returned to WA in 1854. 1854 Stationed and resided in Fremantle. 1869 correspondence with War Office for assistance to return home to the United Kingdom. |