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| Name | HILYAR / HILLIEAR – William or James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1045 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th May 1835 / 18 years 11 months / Bow Street Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Light Grey / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 5 years 4 months West Indies – 3 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 13 years 304 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th February 1849 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Burbridge Wiltshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Trowbridge 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem Temporary – 3 years until 20th April 1852 |
| 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 | c1816 Birbige (Burbridge) Marlborough Wiltshire 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Market Gardener in employ of R. Smith |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Perth Wednesday 14th June 1854 – page 3 “Sudden Death” pensioner Hildyard (sic) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th June 1854 Herdsman Lake Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia (James Hellyard) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1841 James Hilliear, 1045 Private 48th Foot, location Gibraltar Discharge due to a chronic cough which was first evident on the voyage home from Jamaica in 1847 and difficulty breathing. An inquest of his death was held and cause of death was apoplexy The Surgeon Superintendent on the Minden recorded his name as William Hillyar |