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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 |
| 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 | 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 February 1867 Samuel Hudson gave notice that he would not be answerable for any debts his wife contracted in the Colony |