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| Name | HANNEY – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners) |
| Regiment Number (s) | 510 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th October 1841 / 23 years 4 months / Devonport Devon Miner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Florid / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Halifax Nova Scotia – 6 years 9 months Western Australia – 6 years |
| Length of Service | 15 years 333 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sapper / 8th October 1857 / Fremantle Western Australia |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Albany Western Australia |
| Pension Districts | Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | Deferred pension of 6d a day on attaining 50 years of age |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd November 1851 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MARION 30th January 1852 Fremantle |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Okehampton Devon 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 | EDMOND(S) Jane (widow of Michael Reddin) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1855 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | James Thomas B 1860 Albany Western Australia D 1860 Albany Western Australia James B 1861 Albany Western Australia D 1861 Albany Western Australia Selina B 1862 Albany Western Australia D Not yet known UNNAMED female B 1865 D 1865 Albany Western Australia Jane (Henney) B 1866 Albany Western Australia D 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 | Eligible for £10 remission on 20 acres of land (CSR 499-15) 1866 Plantagenet District – application (Erickson p 1349) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Instructing Warder |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 21st April 1880 (Obit. as Henney) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | D 18th April 1880 Mount Eliza Invalid Depot Perth Western Australia bur 18th April 1880 East Perth Cemetery Church of England Section |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 1874 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |