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| Name | LUDLAM – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 24th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2249 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th June 1842 / 18 years 7 months / Leicester Leicestershire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 14 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 83 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 1st September 1863 / Aldershot Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Medal with clasps for Goojerat and Chillianwala |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | c/- William Dallain Green’s Lane No. 5, Leicester Leicestershire England |
| Pension Districts | 1863 Leicester 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1870 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 St Mary Leicester Leicestershire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 15th November 1824 St Mary de Castro Leicester |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | LUDLAM Samuel (his occupation was frame work knitter) Bp 14th April 1792 |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SWAIN Elizabeth Not yet known 18th February 1821 St Nicholas Leicester |
| Siblings | Lucy b 1822 Bp 26 August 1822 St Mary de Castro D 15th September 1822 (Infant) bur St Mary de Castro Thomas b 1823 Bp 7th July 1823 St Mary de Castro Leicester D 19th January 1824 (infant) bur St Mary de Castro Leicester John b 1827 Bp 19 March 1827 Lucey b 1829 bp 3 August 1829 St Mary de Castro M DARLISON William 25 November 1849 Leicester For all these baptism the place of abode was Green Lane the same address Thomas gave on his Intended place of residence |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CARVER Mary nee WARE (widow) 1831 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th October 1864 St Mary de Castro Leicester |
| Children by 1st Wife | Alma Annie B 1865 Bp 6 August 1865 St Andrews Leicester D Not yet known Mary B 1868 Western Australia D 1868 aged 5 days Western Australia Bur 5th May 1868 Skinner Street Cemetery Western Australia William B 1869 Western Australia D 1870 Western Australia Amos B 1870 Western Australia D 1870 aged 10 months Western Australia Bur 16th April 1870 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WARE George |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife Date/Place of Birth | ROSE William Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1871 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Kate Elizabeth Ebenyer B 1872 Fremantle WA M Not yet known – D Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 1st February 1873 page 3 Dispute over rent |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th November 1870 Fremantle Western Australia 21st November 1870 Anglican Section Skinner Street Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | A Mary Rose died Western Australia 1885 age 54 no further information |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Ludlam 2249 Private 24th Foot location Wazirabad 1861 Thos Ludlam 3249(sic) Private 1st batt 24th Foot location ret from India Discharge at own request having served 21 years. At the time of his discharge he was in receipt of 5 good conduct badges and a medal for long service and good conduct 25th September 1866 wife (Mary) and one child sent ashore from Corona prior to departure from England: travelled to Western Australia later per the Norwood (arrived 13th July 1867) to join Ludlam. Thomas Ludlam’s pension stopped during 1866-67 to pay for wife in England |