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| Name | HUSTON – Arthur |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery Invalid Depot |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st February 1832 / 18 years 9 months / Charlemont Armagh Ireland Miner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 ½ in Fair / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Barbados – 3 months Jamaica – 1 year 10 months Halifax Nova Scotia – 6 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 13 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 12th April 1853 / Tilbury Fort England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Discharged directly to Pensioner Guard list on “Phoebe Dunbar” |
| Pension Districts | 1853-1856 Western Australia 1857 South Australia 1860 Victoria 1862-1880 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th May 1853 Tilbury England via Dublin |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1814 Drumglass Dungannon Tyrone 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 | McGRATH Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | George bap 6th February 1842 St Peter and Paul Clonmel Tipperary Ireland M ATKINS Harriet 22nd June 1865 St John’s Adelaide South Australia D 9th August 1928 Malvern Adelaide South Australia bur West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia John B 1844 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada M CHASE Harriet Emma 28th October 1873 Registrar Office Brighton England D after 1892 (return from Canada) and before 1901 as wife listed as widow in 1901 UK census Jane B 1846 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada D 1849 Lewisham London England Ellen / Helen B 1848 St John Newfoundland Canada M SHEIL John 18th January 1874 Presbyterian Port Adelaide South Australia son of EPG SHEIL Michael 61st Regiment D 24th January 1819 Woodville Port Adelaide South Australia bur Cheltenham Cemetery South Australia Arthur B 1851 Sheppey Kent England M KINGDOM Elizabeth 16th April 1876 St Lawrence’s North Adelaide South Australia D 8th July 1903 Frances South Australia bur Narracoorte South Australia Francis B 1854 Bunbury West Australia D 5th February 1922 Adelaide South Australia bur West Terrace Cemetery 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 | Adelaide Times 21st March 1857 – page 2 and 28th March 1857 – page 3 Adelaide Observer 8th September 1866 – page 8 and 22nd April 1876 – page 2 Express and Telegraph Adelaide 20th February 1874 – page 2 News Adelaide 10th August 1928 – page 18 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 24th February 1857 departed for South Australia with wife and 6 children per “Lochinvar” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th March 1880 South Australia 21st March 1880 Catholic section of West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 5th February 1922 Adelaide South Australia West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |