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| Name | HARDMAN / HERDMAN – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 5th Battery |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th July 1826 / 18 years / Manchester Lancashire England Engineer (Sawyer on Surgeon’s list) |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Dark / Grey / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 1 year 11 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 11 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 11th July 1848 / Plymouth Devon England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Stonehouse Devon England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 2nd Plymouth 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem 1873 – Increased to 1/3 per diem service in Enrolled Force |
| 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 | c1808 Bolton Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HARDMAN Thomas B10 April 1744 |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Mary BARLOW/BARTON Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10 July 1825 / Not yet Known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DREWIN/ DOWLIN Ellen 1809/ Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th January 1830/ St. Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Margaret b 1830 Thomas B 1833 Devon Bp 27 October 1833 Stoke Damerel Devon England Joseph B 1839 Devon Bp 17 March 1839 Stoke Damerel Devon (Anglican) Julia B 1840 Devon M BRIDGE John 1855 Perth Western Australia D 1910 North Coolgardie Western Australia Mary Ann B c1840 Not yet known M CUREDALE George 1863 Perth Western Australia D 24 December 1909 Perth WA Bur Karrakatta cemetery |
| Father / Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 3rd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SPRY Elizabeth Born Calstock Cornwall 1816 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Tavistock, Devon 8th February 1848 |
| Children by 3rd Wife | Richard B c1849 Not yet known M ELSEGOOD Maria 1871 Guildford Western Australia D 12th April 1927 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth B 1853 Fremantle Western Australia D 1860 Western Australia John Henry B 1857 Perth Western Australia M CAPORN Elizabeth Ann 1876 Fremantle Western Australia D 10th October 1916 Perth Western Australia bur Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 3rd wife Date/Place of Birth | Henry Spry |
| Mother of 3rd wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot P53 east side of Stirling Highway. 2 acres (granted to widow 1881) Title application 25 May 1881 Tile 5/1193 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant warder Convict establishment appointed 3 November 1851 at a salary of £52 per annum Contractor for lime, wood and building stone 1862 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette Thursday 30 December 1909 page 3 Murder of Marion Curedale – there are sundry articles about this tragedy |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1878 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 9 November 1845 Ellen Hardman died East Stonehouse Devon age 36, death registered Plymouth St. Andrews |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 3rd Wife | 1886 Elizabeth Hardman died Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | The first two children Margaret and Thomas were not on the Minden. Further information is in the Family West library in the EPG files as a profile contributed to the group by a descendant of William Hardman |