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| Name | MILTON – Stephen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 70th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1223 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th September 1838 / 18 years / Nenagh Tipperary Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 4 months Canada – 2 years East Indies – 8 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 31 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st January 1860 / Canterbury England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1860 2nd Glasgow 1862 Bermuda 1863-1890 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem 1879 Increased to 1/2½d per diem for Service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Carlow Carlow Ireland |
| 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 | McGREGOR Christina nee COOK c1820 Glasgow Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | COOK John Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Harriett Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | McGREGOR Unknown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Husband | Janet B 1852 Glasgow Scotland M GOLDEN William1875 Perth Western Australia D 3rd May 1924 West Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot H30 2 perches 30 roods |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Hobart Town Daily Mercury – page 3 (burning of “Eastern Monarch”) West Australian Thursday 4th February 1886 – page 3 Inquirer Friday 31st October 1890 – page 5 Western Mail Friday 26th August 1898 – page 47 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th October 1890 Invalid Depot Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 21st August 1898 West Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Statements made that some of this man’s Army documents lost on the sinking of “Eastern Monarch” returning from her maiden voyage from Kurrachee India to England |