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| Name | HENDERSON – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bombay Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 423 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th December 1837 / 19 years / Dublin Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Brown / Brown / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 21 years 9 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 1859 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 2nd Dublin 1860 Limerick 1862 Wales 1862 Sligo 1865 Liverpool 1865-1876 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 2/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 St Nicholas Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HENDERSON Richard Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | O’GRADY Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1850 Bombay India |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | WARREN Margaret Murname B not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 4th April 1861 Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Sarah B 1863,Sligo Ireland M LOCKYER Elliot Agett 15th July 1885 Fremantle Western Australia D 30th March 1900 Northam Western Australia Isabella B 27th November 1866 Fremantle Western Australia M COX Hubert Violett 1 March 1892 Northam Western Australia D 14th April 1924 Northam Western Australia Alice Maude B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia M 1st MILLARD Edward John Rotherham 1899 Subiaco Western Australia M 2nd STOTT Athol William 1921 Perth Western Australia D 17th December 1945 Mount Lawley Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret Elizabeth B 31st December 1872 Fremantle Western Australia M PALMER William Robert 1897 Highgate Western Australia D 12th January 1928 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder Convict Establishment |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th April 1876 Fremantle Western Australia Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 24 May 1858 Bombay India Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 31st December 1902 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1876 four children admitted to Protestant Orphanage widow Margaret required to pay for the children’s support in the orphanage 31st May 1838 embarked for India per Sir Edward Paget |