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| Name | McINTOSH – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 8th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 612 and 775 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd September 1828 / 20 years / Leith Edinburgh Scotland Bookbinder |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fair / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 10 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 9 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 9th July 1850 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Woolwich 1851-1862 Western Australia 1862 1st East London 1862 Edinburgh 1863 Inverness 1864 1st East London 1864 Tilbury 1866-1865 Western Australia 1866 1st East London 1866 Edinburgh 1869 Victoria 1870 Edinburgh |
| Pension Paid | 1/9½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England and London England Date not known |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 and CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1808 St Cuthbert’s Edinburgh Scotland |
| 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 | McLEARY Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1837 Mauritius |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B 1831 Woolwich England (GRO Regimental Birth Indices – this is 6 years before the marriage – probably not William’s daughter.) John B 1838 Port Louis Mauritius Ann B 1843 Not yet known M 1st SILLIFANT Henry 19th February 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M 2nd SUTHERLAND Robert Morgan 17th October 1870 Western Australia D 6th March 1897 Perth Western Australia bur Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder Convict Establishment 21st May 1851 – Invalided 7th February 1859.Retired due to ill health with a gratuity of £52/17/5 (Lengthy details in Warders and Gaolers) |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer 25th November 1854 page 6 – passengers on brig “Anna Dixon” from Perth Inquirer and Commercial News 24th January 1866 – page 2 – William to London on “Fitzroy” Perth Gazette and Commercial News 23rd May 1869 – page 2 – Arrivals “Sea Ripple” Melbourne W. MacINTOSH Inquirer Wednesday 19th January 1870 – page 2 – W MacKINTOSH to London on “Zephyr” Mercury and Weekly Courier Victoria Saturday 14th December 1878 – page 2 – Inquest Mary McINTOSH |
| Departure from Western Australia | William McINTOSH first voyage to Western Australia was in 1851 on the “Mermaid” as a convict guard. He returned to England in 1862 and returned to Western Australia on the Convict ship “Clara” 1864. He returned to England 1866. On arriving from Fremantle WA he applied to be admitted as an in-pension at Chelsea Hospital but did not appear before the board. He returned to Melbourne Victoria in 1868/9 and visited Western Australia returning to England in 1870. His wife Mary appears to have remained in Melbourne (although it is not clear when she moved there) and did not follow his wanderings. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st May 1871 Edinburgh Scotland Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William McIntosh Gunner and driver 8th Brigade RA 6th company location Mauritius (There was a 2nd entry which said he was a corporal) Discharge was due to chronic rheumatism William McIntosh was the Sergeant Major aboard the Mermaid. His family were listed by the Surgeon Superintendent as follows: Wife Mary McIntosh Children Margaret age 18 years John 12 years Mary 8 years (we believe this was Ann) 1871 Census – William (63) at 64 Nicolson Square Midlothian Scotland. This currently is the only ‘man’ who is known to have travelled to Western Australia on two convict ships as an Enrolled Pensioner. |
