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| Name | JOYCE / JOICE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 37th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 613 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th January 1827 / 20 years / Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / – |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Bermuda – 2 years Jamaica – 6 years 5 months Halifax Nova Scotia – 2 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 20 Days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th January 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1853 1st Cork 1853 Tilbury Fort 1856-1872 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork & Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 19th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Parish of Ballinamona near Cork 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 | UNKNOWN Johanna c1815 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Anne B c1848 Not yet known Catherine B c1854 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 |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | PORTER Henry – 10th 81st and 107th Regiment arrived – “HOUGOUMONT” 1868 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| 3rd Husband of Wife Date/Place of Birth | COOK Henry Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1876 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | York Lot P7 4-0-2 acres Purchased York Lot 270 5.0.13 acres 1867 paid £6-1-8 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 12th April 1854 page 3 – on 7th April gave evidence Inquirer 21st January 1857 – subscribed to the Florence Nightingale Fund Perth Gazette 29th January 1864 – subscribed to the Greenough Fire Fund |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1872 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1884 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In 1853 wife Johannah JOYCE signed a letter of thanks to the Surgeon Superintendent of the Robert Small. 1859 family appears in the York Western Australia Census |