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| Name | HOLMAN – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 81st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1456 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th March 1840 / 20 years and 10 months / Bristol England Blacksmith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Pale / Hazel / Auburn / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 year 5 months Canada – 4 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 12 years 78 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 16th April 1852/ Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Camborne Cornwall |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Falmouth 1853-1855 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem for 3 years: pension expires 25th June 1855 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | June 2 1853 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c May 1819 St Michael’s London Middlesex 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 | COLLINS Mary Father COLLINS James B 1830 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B c1849 Ireland M HAYWARD Sarah 1872 D 17th February 1911 Hilton Adelaide South Australia Bur West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia Margaret B 30th June 1851 Ireland bap 31st August 1851 Church Of Ireland Templemore Tipperary Ireland D 9th August 1853 aboard the “Phoebe Dunbar” |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | SMITH John 25th January 1859 Adelaide South Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Perth 19th September 1855 – page 2 South Australian Register 27th September 1855 – page 2 The Advertiser Monday 30th May 1904 page 2 Funeral notice Mary Ann Holman Smith The Advertiser Tuesday 21st February 1911 page 8 Death notice William Henry Holman |
| Departure from Western Australia | M. Holman and son left Fremantle on the 11th September 1855 on the Thane of Fife for Adelaide |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | SMITH Mary Ann died 28th May 1904 Hilton Adelaide South Australia Bur West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index: 1841 William Holman 1456 Private 81st Foot location Charlesfort Kinsale 1851 William Holman 1456 Corporal 81st Foot location Templemore Discharge: Due to a rupture on his left side first occurred 1848 Halifax (Canada) William Holman Guard’s child aged 4 was treated for whooping cough on 15th May aboard the Phoebe Dunbar while his young sister Margaret aged 1 year and 6 months died August 9th from dysentery. William age 33 was treated for phthisis August 16th and had not recovered at the time of arriving at Fremantle. The date and maiden name of William Henry Holman’s wife is on the burial site for the West Terrace Cemetery as it is not on BMDs |