Return to Merchantman 1863 EPF List
Click on images to view (if available) a larger image. Use your browser’s Back button to return to site.
| Name | McCULLOCH – Charles |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 72nd and 79th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2871 / 3623 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th July 1853 / 17 years 9 months / Glasgow Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / Loss of forefinger left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Turkey – 1 year 5 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 315 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th August 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma Balaclava and Inkerman Clasps Turkish-Crimea War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 2nd Glasgow 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865 1st East London 1865 Northampton 1865 1st Liverpool 1868 1st East London 1870 1st Liverpool 1871 North Stafford 1872 1st Liverpool |
| id | 8d per diem |
| 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 | c1835 Houston near Paisley Renfrew Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | McCULLOCH James b 1804 Ireland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McCULLOCH Agnes B 1809 Ireland |
| Siblings | Agnes B c1827 Ireland James B c1828 Ireland Catherine B c1832 Ireland Mary B c1840 Renfrew Scotland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 Census Charles McCulloch is living at Crossley, Houston Renfrewshire with his parents James (b 1804) and Agnes(b1809) and siblings Agnes (b1827), Catherine (b 1832)and Mary (b 1840) All are born Ireland except for Mary who was born Renfrewshire Scotland Discharge : Loss of forefinger of left hand sustained in the trenches by the explosion of a shell- Sebastopol. The Surgeon Superintendent considered his conduct on the Merchantman was Indifferent. Charged with being drunk when on sentry duty gangway and making use of bad language on the Quarter deck |