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HARDMAN William – Minden – Royal Artillery Fremantle Library – Elizabeth John and William Hardman  before 1878  Reference number 4975

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

Royal Artillery Badge
Land Grant to Widow

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 Battalion
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/DurationCanada – 1 year 11 months
Length of Service22 years 11 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargeGunner and Driver / 11th July 1848 / Plymouth Devon England
Campaign MedalsNone
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Stonehouse Devon England
Pension Districts1848 2nd Plymouth
1851 Western Australia
Pension Paid1/0½d 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 Birthc1808 Bolton Lancashire England
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
HARDMAN James
Bolton
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
DOWLIN Ellen
1809 / Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage8th January 1830/ St. Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent
Children by 1st WifeMargaret b 17th March 1831
Bp 7th May 1831 St. Peter the Apostle Woolwich Kent, England
Thomas B 1833 Devon
Bp 27 October 1833 Stoke Damerel Devon England (Anglican)
William B 1834 Devon
Bp 6th September 1835 Stoke Damerel Devon England
Ellen B 1837
Bp 11th June 1837 Stoke Damerel Devon England
M JACKSON John 1855 Perth Western Australia
D 17th January 1900
Bur Fremantle Cemetery (Salvation Army)
Joseph B 1839 Devon Not on Minden
Bp 17 March 1839 Stoke Damerel Devon (Anglican)
Julia B 9 April 1840 Davenport Devon
M BRIDGE John 1855 Perth Western Australia
Mary Ann B c1840 Stonehouse Devon
M CUREDALE George 1863 Perth Western Australia
D 24 December 1909 Perth WA
Bur Karrakatta cemetery
2nd Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
SPRY Elizabeth
Born Calstock Cornwall 1816
Date/Place of MarriageTavistock, Devon 8th February 1848
Children by  2nd WifeRichard Tremlett B c1849 Plymouth Devon
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 ArticlesEastern Districts Chronicle (York, WA 187701929) Saturday 5th October 1878 page 2 Death of William Hardman
The West Australian Wednesday 17th January 1900 page 4 Funeral notice Ellen Jackson
The Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette Thursday 30 December 1909 page 3 Murder of Marion Curedale – there are sundry articles about this tragedy
The Daily News 16th October 1916 page 2 John Henry Obituary
The Daily News Monday 18th April 1927 page 8 Obituary of Richard Hardman others in the York Chronicle and a photo in the Sunday times Sunday 17th April 1927 page 3
Departure from Western
Australia
Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial28th September 1878 Fremantle 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 ProbateNone known
Further Information1841 Census William Harman is living at Battery Hill East Stonehouse Devon with his first wife Ellen and family.
William Hardman age 35 Army, Ellen age 30 and Margaret age 10 were all not born in County. Thomas age 7, William age 6, Ellen age 4, Joseph age 2 and Julia age 1 were all born in the County.
By the time of the 1851 Census William now retired from the army and he and his family are living at 6 Octagonal Street St. Andrews, Plymouth Devon England
John is aged 48 a pensioner from the Royal Artillery born Bolton, his 2nd wife Elizabeth age 35 is a dressmaker born Calstock Cornwall. His daughter Margaret, age 20, is also a dressmaker born East Woolwich, son Thomas age 19 was born Davenport Devon, Julia age 11 was born Davenport, Mary age 6 born Stonehouse and Richard age 1 was born Plymouth.
It appears son William (born Stoke Damerel Devon) followed in his father’s footsteps in that he enlisted in the Royal Artillery 11th Battalion in 1848 aged 14 years but he was discharged 1851 due to being unfit. He is noted on the passenger list for the Minden age 17.
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 lifeMax Hardman has made a great contribution to outlining the history of his ancestor William.