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GRIFFIN – James 59th Regiment

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59th Regiment
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/DurationEast Indies – 3 years 262 days
Mediterranean – 6 years 174 days
West Indies – 2 years 352 days
Length of Service21 years 84 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargePrivate / 13th October 1848 / Templemore Ireland
Campaign MedalsNone
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Not yet known
Pension Districts1849 Preston
1851 Western Australia
1853-1860 Victoria Australia
1861-1863 Cape of Good Hope
1863-1880 Victoria Australia
Pension Paid1/0d 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 Birthc1809 Westbourne Sussex 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
GLEESON Bridget
c1807 Tipperary Ireland
Date/Place of MarriageNot yet known
Children by 1st WifeNot 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 ArticlesNot 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/BurialNot yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife
1870 Victoria Australia
Not yet known
Will or ProbateNone known
Further Information