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| Name | LUCAS – Stephen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 98th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3254 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th July 1850 / 20 years / Westminster Mdx England Blacksmith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 10 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 14 years 77 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 20th September 1864 / Camp Colchester England |
| Campaign Medals | India General Service Medal 1854-1895 with North West Frontier clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Southampton England |
| Pension Districts | 1864 Southampton 1874 Western Australia Southampton |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 1887 Increased to 11½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| 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 | c1830 Dawnlena (possibly Downtown) Salisbury Wiltshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | LUCAS William |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ALFORD Emma B 1832 Ringwood Hampshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 14TH September 1851 Cawnpore Bengal |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B 1847 Bp 28th February 1847 Shirley Hampshire England (mother Emma Father Joseph Lucas) M NOLAN Ellen Fremantle 1885 D 1893 age 46 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | ALFORD Samuel |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 7th November 1876 allotted Lake Munster (Koojee) P15 of 20 acres Title application 22nd October 1880 |
| Occupation after Arrival | 24th September 1883 appointed private on the Rottnest Guard |
| Newspaper Articles | The Evening Times (Fremantle WA) Wednesday 11th January 1888 page 3 Case of assault against Stephen Lucas – dismissed The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 13th March 1889 page 5 Home destroyed by fire |
| Departure from Western Australia | Between 1895 and 1901 for England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd Qtr 1910 age 83 Southampton Hampshire |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1st Qtr 1914 age 83 Southampton Hampshire |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1851 Stephen Lucas 3254 Private 98th Foot location Peshawar 1861 Stephen Lucas 3254 Private 98th Foot location Peshawar East Indies Discharge due to pains in joints and bones-syphilis. Correspondence to the Vets Relief Fund 8th April 1909 1871 Census RG10/1187/32/14 28 York Street St Mary Southampton England Stephen Lucas a labourer and Chelsea pensioner is living with his wife Emma age 39 born Ringwood Hampshire and son Henry age 24 who is a Militia man and labourer born Shirley Hampshire England Stephen build a home on his allotment at Lake Coogee however in 1889 it was burnt down and arson was suspected. He appears to have returned to Southampton with his wife sometime after the death of their son Henry in 1893. There was correspondence with the Veterans relief Fund dated 8th April 1909. 1901 Census RG 13/1056 6 Standford Street St Mary Southampton Stephen aged 75 an Army Pensioner born Wiltshire and his wife Emma age 71 born Ringwood are living in the St Mary area of Southampton not far from their residence in 1871. 1911 Census RG 14/5969 10 Trinity Road Southampton. Emma Lucas is a boarder in the home of Robert and Henrietta Braxton. She is a widow aged 81 and said she had 1 child no longer living – no further details. |