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| Name | HUDSON – Samuel |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 17th Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1138 – 17th Regiment 15 – Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th March 1838 / 20 years / Leicester England Framework knitter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 7 months East Indies – 8 years 6 months Crimea – 1 year 7 months North America – 2 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 4 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 5th July 1859 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal. |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | No 18 West Square St George’s Road Southwark London England |
| Pension Districts | 1859 South London 1861 Nottingham 1862 South London 1863 Tilbury 1863-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1818 Loughborough 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 | UNKNOWN Emma (separated in 1867) See further information, possible maiden name QUAIL or BESSON |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| 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 | None known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th April 1881 Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Samuel Hudson 1138 Private 17th Foot location Colaba 1851 As above location Galway, Ireland Discharge at own request although the medical officer remarked he was fit for further service. In the 1861 Census Samuel Hudson, married, age 42, pensioner born Longborough Leicestershire is living at the home of his brother–in-law William Quail and his family at 9 Snow Hill St. Mary’s Nottingham, England, although his wife is not with him. On 24th March 1863 during the voyage of the Clyde, Samuel Hudson was reported for disrespect by not answering his proper number when called for sentry and would not keep quiet when ordered – reprimanded and cautioned. February 1867 Samuel Hudson gave notice that he would not be answerable for any debts his wife contracted in the Colony |