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Name | GRIFFIN – James |
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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 |
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