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| Name | GRIFFIN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 33rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1955 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd December 1845 / 17 years / Clonmel Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark / Left hand disabled by gunshot wound through the wrist |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – term not shown in WO97 |
| Length of Service | 8 years 201 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal: Clasp for Alma Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Clonmel Tipperary Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Clonmel 1856 Dartmoor (prison guard) 1857 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem 1878 increased to 1/4d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 22nd December 1828 Clonmel Waterford Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GRIFFIN James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CONNELL Bridget Teresa Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd September 1855 St Mary’s Church Clonmel Waterford Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1856 Clonmel Ireland D 1858 Newcastle Western Australia Mary B 2nd May 1858 Newcastle Western Australia M LEE Wheatley Maplethorpe 1885 Northam Western Australia D 13th January 1945 Wagin Western Australia John Thomas B December 1859 Newcastle Western Australia M LAWRENCE Mary Augusta 21st August 1889 Northam Western Australia D 16th October 1942 Perth Western Australia Michael Christopher B March 1861 Newcastle Western Australia M BURTON Annie Marie 17th November 1891 (C of E) Toodyay Western Australia D 12th May 1941 Nedlands Western Australia Catherine (Kate) B 9th May 1864 Newcastle Western Australia M DOUST George William 1885 Albany Western Australia D 20th July 1931 Esperance Western Australia Joanna B 1st October 1866 Newcastle Western Australia D Not yet known Julia B 1867 Newcastle Western Australia M PURSER Joseph Adam 1889 Toodyay Western Australia D 16th July 1934 Toodyay Western Australia James “Bullock” B 1st December 1868 Newcastle Western Australia D 27th April 1940 Nedlands Western Australia Dennis B 28th December 1871 Toodyay Western Australia D 17th April 1925 Toodyay 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 30th October 1866 granted Lot S1 Harper Street of 4 acres Newcastle Western Australia Title Application 7th March 1865 – Title 2055 |
| Occupation after Arrival | 27th February – 2nd March 1871 Temporary Hospital Orderly 1871 Assistant Warder |
| Newspaper Articles | London Gazette 18th October 1854 Issue 21611 page 3163 Casualty list 33rd regiment Crimea. Toodyay Herald Saturday 5th January 1918 page 2 Obituary Bridget The Wagin Argus and Arthur Dumbleyung, Lake Grace Express Thursday 25th January 1945 page 1 Obituary Mary Lee |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th December 1889 Toodyay Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Toodyay Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 30th December 1917 Toodyay Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Toodyay Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Consignment 3403 Item 1890 – 0969: will made 28th July 1889: probate granted 23rd June 1890 Supreme Court. 28th July 1885 Will of James Griffin, farmer, who died Toodyay 18th December 1889. After payment of all his just debts and general expenses he bequeathed all his real and personal property to his wife Bridget ie Avon locations nos 488 and 323. He directed her not to dispose of the aforesaid properties but to will it to one or others of their children to the best of her judgement and discretion. He appointed William George Leeder as the sole executor. |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 James Griffin 1955 Private 33rd Foot location Newcastle on Tyne Discharge due to gunshot wound left wrist. In the 1851 Census James Griffin is age 22, born Clonmel, is an unmarried soldier living with the 33rd regiment at Castle Barracks, St. Mary’s Carlisle, Cumberland, England Newcastle was the early name for the township now known as Toodyay The cottage in which James Griffin and family lived in Newcastle (Toodyay) still exists today (2018) |