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| Name | JONES – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3888 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th July 1854 / 24 years / Westminster Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Grey / Auburn / Right forefinger amputated |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 8 months |
| Length of Service | 1 year 19 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 2nd December 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 24 John Street Belfast Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1857 2nd Belfast |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem 1881 increased to 1/0d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1830 Gilford Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | JONES William George |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Ann |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | YOUNG Mary Jane |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B c1859 Ireland M BROWN Louis c1878 Fremantle D 4 July 1916 Peterborough, South Australia Sarah Ann B c1863 Ireland M SHARPE George 1897 Fremantle Western Australia D 14 January 1933 Beaconsfield Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Mary Jane B 1865 Ireland M1 GODDARD Samuel 1888 Fremantle Western Australia M2 BOLTON Herbert 1890 Fremantle Western Australia D 1954 Canning Western Australia bur Memorial Crematorium Rose Gardens Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Christiana (Christina) B November 1868 Fremantle Western Australia bap 2nd December 1868 St John’s Fremantle Western Australia D 20th August 1869 Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Emily Helen B 21st June 1870 Fremantle Western Australia bap 30th June 1830 St John’s Fremantle M SCHWENNESEN John Henry 1905 Fremantle Western Australia D 1936 Swan District Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Martha Catherine B 1873 Fremantle Western Australia M DICTON Frank Hassin 1897 Beaconsfield Western Australia D 1947 Fremantle Western Australia bur Presbyterian Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia William Frederick B 1875 Fremantle Western Australia M Not yet known (indistinguishable) D Not yet known (indistinguishable) Clara Agnes B 1878 Fremantle Western Australia D 1888 Fremantle Western Australia George Charles B 1881 Fremantle Western Australia M LUSH Ellen J. 1906 Subiaco Western Australia D 1957 Fremantle Western Australia bur Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Stewart James B 1885 Fremantle Western Australia M MARCHANT Lottie L. 1908 Geraldton Western Australia D 24 Jul 1967 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Buried West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide |
| 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 | 20th June 1883 Title Application North Fremantle Lot P43 and P44 2 acres 21st September 1883 Title issued Frontage to Stirling Highway between John and Jackson Street North Fremantle |
| Occupation after Arrival | Wood merchant Laundry business |
| Newspaper Articles | The Express and Telegraph (SA) Mon 10 Jul 1916, Page 1 Family Notices death of Elizabeth “WA papers please copy” Daily News 20th May 1925 Obit of Mary Jones (widow) – contains anomalies |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st January 1899 Fremantle Western Australia St John’s Fremantle Buried Skinner Street Cemetery and memorialised with wife Mary at Fremantle Cemetery Note: His death certificate incorrectly records his age and birth place |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 14 May 1925 Fremantle, Western Australia Buried Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia (Grantee son George) |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403 1899/095 |
| Further Information | Discharge: While serving in the Crimea received frost bite to the right hand and arm which rendered the amputation of the right forefinger necessary after which he was sent home invalided. He has not since been able to handle his rifle. Nor is he ever likely to make an efficient soldier. His disability was the result of the cold and fatigue he was exposed to Scutari Hospital, H & R 15 Mar 1855. [WO100-33-207 & 308]
4th November 1868 purchased Fremantle Town Lots 849-850 for £6 |