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| Name | HOLLIDAY / HOLIDAY – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 63rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 759 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd February 1831 / 20 years 5 months / Norwich Norfolk England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Van Diemen’s Land – 2 years 6 months East Indies – 13 years |
| Length of Service | 17 years 66 days 31 January 1831-11 April 1848 Private 31 January 1831-12 April 1842 Corporal 13 April 1842-12 April 1843 Sergeant 13 April 1843-5 March 1844 |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th April 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tittleshall (sic) Norfolk England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Norwich 1854 Lynn 1855-1859 Western Australia 1859-1886 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Tittleshall near East Denham Norfolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 25th August 1809 Tittleshall with Godwick Norfolk England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Susan Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HANNON Margaret Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B 1856 Fremantle Western Australia Margaret B 1856 M KELLY James 10th September 1877 Stow memorial church manse Adelaide South Australia Helen Patience B 12th September 1861 Port Adelaide South Australia (Mother Hannon) M O’CONNELL William 15th August 1892 Queen of Angels, Thebarton South Australia (Ellen Halladay) Sophia B 6th June 1863 Port Adelaide South Australia M MERCHANT Samuel 24th March 1883 Port Adelaide South Australia 2nd M LOEWE Franz Hermann 2nd February 1892 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Possible Departure from Western Australia | 1859 to South Australia “Swallow” (possibly) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th March 1886 Adelaide South Australia (possibly) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide index William Holliday, 756, 63rd regiment, location Moulmein. WO12/72731851 Census HO 107/1767/257 Emneth Road, Walsoken, Norfolk William Holiday (Sic) lodger, unmarried, age 40, Pensioner (Soldier) born Tittelsell, Norfolk. AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 Royal Adelaide Hospital entry 351 |