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| Name | KILNER – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery and Royal Artillery 25th Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 4549 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | HEIC – 5th March 1845 / 21 years 8 months / London Middlesex England Royal Artillery – 30th April 1861 / 37 years / Not yet known Groom |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11½ in Sallow / Blue / Dark / Scar on forefinger of left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India 20 years 353 days |
| Length of Service | 22 years 199 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | HEIC – Sergeant / 12th June 1858 / Not yet known Royal Artillery – Sergeant / 19th September 1865 / Sheerness England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | East Grinstead Sussex England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Brighton 1866 Deptford 1873 Greenwich 1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 2/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 East Grinstead Sussex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | KILNER Edward |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | NORBURY Mary Ann nee COLE B 1822 Stoke Staffordshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26th March 1850 Umballa Bengal India |
| Children by 1st Wife | Adopted Caroline THOMPSON B 1856 Calcutta India |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | COLE Thomas |
| 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 | The Inquirer and Commercial News 6th May 1874 – page 3 Death Notice The Inquirer and Commercial News 20th May 1874 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th April 1874 Perth Military Barracks Western Australia bur Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 6th April 1889 Perth Home Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Granted Boon of two years service on discharge from Honourable East India Company Per “Malabar” to England 8th March 1865 from India 1871 Census RG 10/746/23/4 16 railway Grove St. Paul Deptford, London Kent James Kilner age 49 an Army pensioner born East Grimstead in Sussex is living with his wife Mary A Kilner also aged 49 and born Stoke Staffordshire. Also living with the couple is Caroline Thompson an orphan age 15 who was born Calcutta India, she is working as a school mistress |