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| Name | HEXTALL – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 46th 45th and 24th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1515 – 46th Regiment 2440 – 45th Regiment 173 – 24th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th December 1839 / 17 years 9 months / Sketchley Leicestershire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 11 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 20 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 13th March 1861 / Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | South African Medal for the 2nd and 3rd Kaffir Wars 1846-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Warwick England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Coventry 1862 Sheffield 1864 Tilbury 1864-1865 Western Australia 1866-1869 South Australia 1870 Bengal 1871-1875 Calcutta Bengal |
| Pension Paid | 1/2½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Bosworth Hinckley Leicestershire 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 | SCANLON Ellen |
| Date/Place of Marriage | M 1st May 1855 Frindsbury All Saints Kent, England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah B 1856 Bap 9th March 1856 Chatham Barracks D 1857 bur 2nd April 1857 Camp Colchester Essex, England Joseph William Elson B 1858 Isle of Wight Hampshire England D2nd August 1945 Northfield Port Adelaide South Australia Bur 18th December 1946 West Terrace Cemetery (Joseph Hextall or Williams) Mary Ellen B 1860 M HUGHES Samuel Christopher 29th November 1880 St. Luke’s church Adelaide South Australia D 29 August 1915 Adelaide South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife’s 2nd Marriage | M EPG TARGETT John of the 1864 Clara See Further Information |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday 12th January 1867 – page 1 The Advertiser Monday 30th August 1915 page 2 Funeral Notice Mary Ellen Hughes. The Express and Telegraph Monday 30th August 1915 page 1 Death notice |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th August 1866 W. Hextall to Adelaide per Emily Smith 11th February 1865 an Ellen Hextall and 2 children went to South Australia per “Gem” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Prior to 1880 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Ellen TARGETT 28th July 1889 Adelaide South Australia Bur West Terrace Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Hextall 1515 Private 46th Foot Depot Location Jersey and Cork 1851 William Hextall 2440 Private 45th Foot Location Natal South Africa 1861 Willian Hextall Sergeant 2nd Battalion 24th Foot Location Cork Discharge due to having completed 21 years service and being on permanent staff of the Warwick Regiment of Militia. In the 1841 Census William Hextall is a soldier at the Fort Regent Barracks, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands In 1867 William Hextall gave evidence in a court case in Adelaide in support of fellow 24th Regiment soldier Charles Stretch who was also on the Clara in 1864. Both John and Ellen Targett died at the home of Mr & Mrs Samuel Christopher Hughes their daughter and son-in-law. Samuel Christopher Hughes married Mary Ellen Hextall on 29th November 1880 so that makes Ellen Targett formerly Hextall nee Scanlan her mother. 29th November 1880 a Mary Ellen Hextall, age 20, married Samuel Christopher Hughes. Her father is recorded as William Hextall. Mary Ellen Hughes died 29th August 1915 Adelaide South Australia. |