HARDMAN / HERDMAN – William Royal Artillery 5th Battery

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HARDMAN William – Minden – Royal Artillery Fremantle Library – Elizabeth John and William Hardman 1880 Reference number 4975

Gunner William Hardman 1807 to 1878 – An extract from the Hardman Family History by Max Hardman

Class of 1853 – EPFs Who became Constables – by Peter Conole and Jean McDonald – April 2013 EPG Gazette

Name	HARDMAN / HERDMAN – William
Regiment (s)	Royal Artillery 5th Battery
Regiment Number (s)	–
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	On 25 July 1826 William joined the British Army / 18 years / Manchester Lancashire England Engineer (Sawyer on Surgeon’s list)
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5ft 6in 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 James Bolton
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	DOWLIN Ellen 1809 / Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	8th January 1830/ St. Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent
Children by 1st Wife	Henrietta B 1831 Kent, Woolwich William B 1834 Devon Joseph B 1839 Devon remains in England Bp 17 March 1839 Stoke Damerel Devon (Anglican) Julia B 9 April 1840 Devon M BRIDGE John 1855 Perth Western Australia D 1910 North Coolgardie Western Australia Mary Ann B c1840 Ireland M CUREDALE George 1863 Perth Western Australia D 24 December 1909 Perth WA Bur Karrakatta cemetery
2^nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	SPRY Elizabeth Born Calstock Cornwall 1816
Date/Place of Marriage	Tavistock, Devon 8th February 1848
Children by 2nd Wife	Richard Tremlett 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 / Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth	SPRY Henry
Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	DOIDGE Permella
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 Cartage 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 1st Wife	7 November 1845 Ellen Hardman died East Stonehouse Devon age 36, death registered Plymouth St. Andrews
Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife	1886 Elizabeth Hardman died Western Australia Not yet known
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	Max Hardman has written a comprehensive family history set out in four volumes dealing with William Hardman, Richard and John Henry Hardman, Horace Hardman and Max Hardman. We have included a file that is an extract of Volume One which deals with the life and times of Gunner William Hardman 1807 to 1878. This extract can be downloaded here or left of page and is in three sections from Volume One: • The Preface • The Minden • Gunner William Hardman’s life Max Hardman has made a great contribution to outlining the history of his ancestor William.