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| Name | MUKHURNS / MEEKHUMS – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 96th and 61st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | – / 2850 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th July 1845 / 18 years / Rochester Kent England Bricklayer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Australia – 3 years East Indies – 9 years 9 months Mauritius – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 264 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th July 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal Clasp Delhi |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Essex England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Chatham 1861 Deptford 1865 Tilbury 1865-1878 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/1½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1827 Sundridge Sevenoaks Kent England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Celia Martha Whitewood nee Good 1819 England (Deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 19 April 1865 Deptford, Kent |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GOOD John |
| 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 West Australian Wednesday 16 August 1933 page 6 Obituary Thomas Whitewood |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th April 1878 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Martha Celia Goodall died 20th May 1902 Waggrakine Western Australia Bur Narra Tarra Cemetery Geraldton WA 21 May 1902 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1851 James Meekhums 2850 stationed Peshawar India 1861 Pembroke Dock England Also Chatham Invalid Depot Discharge due to Chronic Bronchitis and Varia of Left leg. He had an open Bulbus in the groin with extensive sinuses not preceded by syphilis or aggravated by intemperance In the 1861 Census James is an unmarried soldier at the Hut Barracks, Pembroke Dock, Wales age 33 born Seven Oaks Kent. When James Meekhums Married Celia Martha Whitewood she was a widow with seven children, George b 1844, Charles b 1848, Eliza b 1848, Celia b 1849, William b 1851, Harriet Sarah b 1853 and Thomas b 1855. Of these children only George, Harriet Sarah and Thomas came to Western Australia on the Racehorse. After the death of James Meekhum Cela (sic) Martha Good Meekhums married James Goodall at Geraldton WA 1880 Former marriage of 1st Wife WHITEWOOD James Philip July Qtr 1849 Lewisham, London Children of Wife’s 1st Marriage who came to WA WHITEWOOD George William Henry Chr 9 January 1843 Deptford Kent WHITEWOOD Harriet Sarah B 27 March 1852 Deptford Kent M DURANT William Robert Narra Tarra WA 1875 D 1903 age 50 father James WHITEWOOD Thomas AKA MEEKUMS B 9 December 1854 Deptford London M 22 January 1882 HUREDINE Mary Ann Fremantle D 13 August 1933 Claremont WA Buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA |