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| Name | GRIFFIN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 59th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 192 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th June 1824 / 15 years / Portsmouth Hampshire Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 3 years 262 days Mediterranean – 6 years 174 days West Indies – 2 years 352 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 84 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th October 1848 / Templemore Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Preston 1851 Western Australia 1853-1860 Victoria Australia 1861-1863 Cape of Good Hope 1863-1880 Victoria Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d 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 | c1809 Westbourne Sussex 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 | GLEESON Bridget c1807 Tipperary Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night warder 2 February 1852 resigned 23 February 1852 |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1853 to Port Phillip Australia 1861 to Cape of Good Hope 1863 to Victoria Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1870 Victoria Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Griffin Drummer 192, 59th Foot, location Antigua Discharge due to difficulty breathing and debility. In 1853 James repaid the cost of his wife’s passage to WA. The National Archives record James’s pension was paid 17th July 1882 up to September 1882. |