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| Name | MILLWARD – Samuel John Williams |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Light Dragoons and 10th Hussars |
| Regiment Number (s) | 857 – 4th Light Dragoons 1127 – 10th Hussars |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th July 1836 / 16 years 3 months / London Middlesex England Brazier |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¾ in Fresh / Blue / Auburn / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 9 years 222 days |
| Length of Service | 15 years 216 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th April 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st West London 1864 Tilbury 1864-1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | London England date not known |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1817 Stoke Damerald (Demerel) Devonport England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 5th May 1817 Devonport Devon |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MILLWARD Samuel |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HOAR Mary 26TH May 1808 St Andrews, Plymouth Devon England |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WELSFORD Ann B 1820 Plymouth Devon England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th July 1854 St Andrew’s Plymouth Devon England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Samuel Philip B 3rd Qtr 1855 Bristol Gloucestershire England Florence Welsford B 24 February 1859 Marylebone Middlesex England Bp 9th November 1859 London England M CONNOLLY Charles 1887 Greenough Western Australia D 1st January 1927 Geraldton Western Australia Bur Geraldton Cemetery (Apex Park) WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WELSFORD Samuel |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Master of Swan boys orphanage Schoolteacher – Picton 1867-1870 Greenough 1871-1876 also 1882 and 1883 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 15th August 1868 page 3 Founding of the Temperance Society The Daily News Thursday 9th September 1886 page 3 Death of Samuel The Herald Saturday 26th July 1884 page 2 Death of Ann Geraldton Guardian Tuesday 4th January 1927 page 2 Obituary Florence Connolly |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st August 1886 Greenough Western Australia Greenough Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15th July 1884 Greenough Western Australia Greenough Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discrepancy in the discharge dates WO 23s state 17th March 1863. British Army Worldwide Index 1851 SJW Millward 1127 Private 10th Light Dragoons location Kirkee India Discharge at own request 1861 Census RG0/180/14/21 Samuel Millward is living at 9 Hemlock Court London with his wife Ann (40) and his son Samuel age 5 born Bristol Gloucestershire and daughter Florence age 2 born Middlesex. He is described as a Half Pay Army pensioner Samuel Millward was a foundation member of the Temperance Society, took an active interest in Church affairs (Anglican) and he and his wife were Master and Matron of the Swan Orphanage until their resignation in 1878 prior to going to Champion Bay where he was employed as a school master at the back flats Greenough |
