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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 | It is only on the ship that he is called William everywhere else it is James . Discharge die to a chronic cough which was first evident on the voyage home from Jamaica in 1847. An inquest of his death was held and cause of death was apoplexy |