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| Name | HUGHES – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 28th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 769 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th December 1830 / 18 years / Newry Down Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 6 years 8 months East Indies – 5 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 19 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th January 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Plymouth England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 2nd Plymouth 1858-1860 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Armagh Armagh Ireland |
| 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 yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B 1834 Sydney New South Wales\ Elizabeth B 1836 Kent Chatham England |
| 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 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th November 1860 Fremantle, Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Hughes 769 Sergeant 28th Foot location Sydney NSW 1851 James Hughes 769 Private 28th Foot location Manchester Discharge due to ‘oppression in the chest’ occurred after return from India 1851 Census HO 107/2224 Salford Barracks Manchester James Hughes age 38 Widower Private 28th regiment born Armagh Margaret Hughes daughter age 17 born NSW ‘British Subject’ Elizabeth Hughes age 15 born Kent Chatham The 28th regiment was in Australia from 1835 to 1842. It does not appear the girls came to Western Australia with their father. |