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| Name | McDONALD – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1441 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st March 1840 / 19 years / London England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 4¾ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 6 years 11 months Ceylon – 3 years 7 months Crimea – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 59 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 25th June 1861 / Parkhurst Isle of Wight England |
| Campaign Medals | Star of India Sutlej Medal with 2 clasps Crimean War Medal with Alma Sebastopol and Inkerman Clasps Crimea-Turkish Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 89 High Street Preston Lancashire England (address of father-in-law PEDDER James Greave) |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Preston 1862 Bermuda 1863 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11d 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 | c1821 St. Marylebone London Middlesex 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 | PEDDER Elizabeth Greaves B c1832 Preston Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1854 Preston Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B c1854 Preston Lancashire England M WHITFIELD Francis William4th April 1874 Western Australia D 24th February 1920 West Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary Ann B 1860 Not yet known D 30th May 1863 Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Margaret B c1863 Western Australia M GREAY Michael Stephen 1881 Western Australia D 26th January 1906 Leederville Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GREAVE James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | PEDDER Elizabeth Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | FOSTER John |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Ellen Mary B 1870 Western Australia M TONDUT Ferdinand Western Australia D 29th June 1956 South Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th June 1863 Fremantle Western Australia Anglican Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | SROWA Cons 36 CSR Vol 524 Folios 24-26 Letter written 17th June 1863 about plight of wife and two children after husband shot himself. Admitted to Poor House 23rd June 1863 |