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| Name | JONES – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 38th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 702 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th January 1826 / 18 years / Birmingham Warwickshire England Miner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 1826-1828 |
| Length of Service | 17 years 349 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27 August 1844 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wolverhampton England |
| Pension Districts | 1844 Chatham 1849 Stafford 1849 Wolverhampton 1850 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 West Bromage (Bromwich) Stafford 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet 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 | 7th August 1850 Assigned and occupied Location P13 at South Perth |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th November 1853 on board an American vessel (WO23) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Jones 702 Private 38th Foot location Zante Ionian Island Discharge due to fever, debility, varicose veins in both legs After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private James Jones, miner, 9d, 21st January, single James Jones was one of the Scindian pensioners allotted 5 acres of land at South Perth, however due to the remoteness of the location and only being assessable by river the pensioners found it unworkable and they all either resigned their allotment or abandoned it.When he resigned his grant Captain Bruce reported that the miserable hut he had erected had burned down and could well have been the result of Jones’s intemperance. He had spent £9.13.4 of the £10 allowance. As a miner Bruce considered he had an opportunity to advance himself if he controlled his habits |