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William Lennox by Diane Oldman and Peter Conole October 2014 EPG Gazette
| Name | LENNOX – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2098 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th November 1846 / 17 years 9 months / Ballymena Antrim Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5.1/8 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / Loss of two fingers of right hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean Turkey and Crimea – 1 year 6 months |
| Length of Service | 8 years 330 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th January 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal clasps for Alma Inkermann and Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Portglenone Antrim Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Ballymena 1858-1864 Western Australia 1864 Ballymena 1865 Dorchester 1865 Ballymena 1870 2nd Glasgow 1870 1st Glasgow 1871 Montreal 1872 Toronto 1872 Hamilton Canada 1875 2nd Glasgow 1876 Hamilton Canada |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th March 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 Aratrea Castle Dawson Derry Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | LENNOX John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McCORMICK / McCORMACK Mary B 1837 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 11th June 1856 Portglenone Ballymena Antrim Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Eliza B 1857 Ireland (deduced) D 1859 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Bur 7th March 1859 Thomas B 22nd April 1859 Perth Western Australia Eliza B 1861 Busselton Western Australia John B 1863 Guildford Western Australia Margaret B 1866 Magherafelt Londonderry Ireland Mary B 1867 Magherafelt Londonderry Ireland William John B 1870 Magherafelt Londonderry Ireland Alexander B 1871 Dalserf Lanarkshire Scotland Annie B 1874 Magherafelt Londonderry Ireland Unknown B 1879Onterio, Canada |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McCORMICK Thomas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Convict Guard Convict Establishment (CE) 26th January 1858 to 8th November 1858 Police Constable 8th November 1858 to 7th January 1863 Assistant Warder (CE) 16th January 1863 to 1st January 1864 1871 Census Pointsman – Changed the points to change the track direction of trains (Dalserf, Scotland) |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 13th January 1864 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 10th January 1864 departed Fremantle per Robert Morrison to London |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 9th April 1898 possibly Kilmainham Hospital Dublin Ireland Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to the amputation of 2 phalanges of forefinger of right hand after being wounded by a musket ball. British Army, Worldwide Index 1851 William Lennox 2098 location Newport, Wales In the 1871 Census of Scotland William is living with his wife and family at Netherburn Village Dalserf, Scotland. His occupation is given as ‘Pointsman’. Daughter Margaret born 1865 is wrongly identified as Mary In the 1881 Census of Canada William and his family are living at Ward 3, Charles Street Hamilton Ontario Canada. William is age 47, born Ireland, religion C of E, working as a labourer Mary is age 44, born Ireland, religion C. Methodist. John age 17, born Australia, occupation upholsterer Thomas age 22, born Australia is also an upholsterer Eliza, age 18, born Australia is a servant Maggie age 15, born Ireland is also a servant Mary age 13, born Ireland has no occupation William age 10, born Ireland Alexander age 9, born Scotland Annie age 7, born O (Ontario) James age 2, born O (Ontario) William was admitted to Kilmainham hospital on 1 March 1886 he reverted to being an outpatient on 1 April 1887 only to be admitted again 30 September 1887 and again on 1 August 1892 where he appears to have died on 9 April 1898 In the 1891 Census of Canada Mary, age 54, is still living at Ward 3 Hamilton, Ontario and is now the head of the family. Her occupation is given as ‘retail grocer.’ John, age 25, an upholsterer, Mary, age 22, a sales lady dry goods retailer, Alexander, age 20, a student and Annie, age 17, and James, age 11, no occupation. Also living with them is Emmet Herbert age 7 a grandson born Ontario his mother born Australia (Eliza) In the 1901 Census of Canada Mary is living with her son James age 22 at Hamilton, She is no longer working and gives her date of birth as June 11th 1836. She said she was a widow. Alexander Lennox, date of birth 27th December 1872, is a minister in the Congregational church, a lodger in the home of Francis Riccard. Thomas appears to have died 1st February 1937 Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois USA (Familysearch) |