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| Name | KING – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 7th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th February 1829 / 17 years / Nottingham England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 8 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 150 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th January 1852 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Nottingham England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Nottingham April 1856 – November 1861 Western Australia 1862 – June 1864 Brisbane Queensland |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1812 St Marys Nottingham England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 20th September 1813 St Marys Nottingham England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | KING Sarah Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 23rd April 1857 granted land in North Fremantle originally assigned to EPG Patrick Shea |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Late 1861 left (unknown ship) Western Australia for Queensland: pension paid in Queensland 1862-June 1864 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 9th June 1864 Brisbane Queensland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to Chronic rheumatism No mention of William Hammond as the ship of arrival in Western Australia either in a passenger list or the Surgeon’s journal. However, the pension payments appear right for the William Hammond. The 1851 Census has a William King a gunner with the Royal Artillery, age 33 (B1818) born Nottingham a living at 9 Francis Street Greenwich Kent with his wife Phoebe age 33 daughter Emy (sic)age 6 both born Nottingham. We do not know if this is Pensioner King or not. There is no sign of a Phoebe King in Western Australia or Queensland. |