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| Name | McLAURIN / McLANRIN – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 72nd Regiment and Royal Artillery Coastal Brigade |
| Regiment No (s) | ? / 1500 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th December 1842 / 18 years / Berwick Northumberland England Brush Maker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 3 months West Indies – 10 months Malta – 3 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 27 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 5th January 1864 / Jersey |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newcastle-on-Tyne Northumberland England |
| Pension Districts | 1864 Newcastle 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia paid to 31 December 1878 1879 South Australia 1893 In patient Chelsea Hospital |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/5d per diem for service in the Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 Berwick Northumberland England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MCLAURIN James c1781 Scotland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sussanah c1786 Northumberland England Not yet known |
| Siblings | Alex born 1829 Northumberland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | QUINN Mary B c1832 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25 June 1851/St Peter, Dublin Ireland Father Michael |
| Children by 1st Wife | Susannah B 1853 Newcastle-on-Tyne Northumberland England M JENNER Archibald David 25 March 1882 at Trinity church Adelaide SA D 13 September 1951 aged 98 Rose Park, Norwood SA James B 31 July 1854 Dover Castle Kent England Elizabeth B c1857 Malta Possibly M John McMILLAN Fremantle 1892 D 1943 Perth Western Australia (M McMILLAN) George B c1860 Malta M COREY Annie Elizabeth Jenkin Hampton 2 April 1882 at the residence of J Roberts Kapunda D 13 October 1924 age 64 Rosewater Parkside Norwood, South Australia Helena/ Eleanor B 1869 Fremantle Western Australia D 1870 Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Advertiser 24th May 1886 – page 4 Death notice Mary South Australian Register Monday 28th June 1886 – page |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1879 to South Australia 1887 In Pensioner Chelsea Hospital London England 1899 In Pensioner Chelsea Hospital London England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st February 1903 Chelsea Hospital London England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 22nd May 1886 Surflen Street Adelaide South Australia Bur Old Roman Catholic Cemetery West Terrace Adelaide South Australia (Headstone) |
| Will or Probate | None Located Letter of Administration – McLAURIN Mary published South Australian Register 28th June 1886 |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 William McLaurin Royal Artillery 1st battalion 8th Co location Portobello road Dublin. 1861 Location England or Ireland RA Discharge: After 21 years’ service In the 1861 Census William McLaurin age 37, born Berwick upon Tweed, a gunner with the Royal Artillery Coastal Brigade is living at the Royal Barracks Jersey Channel Islands. His wife Mary is age 27 and was born Ireland as was their daughter Susannah age 8. Son James age 6 was born at Dover in Kent while Elizabeth age 4 and George age 1 were both born at Malta, both British subjects. 1891 Census RG 12/4179/21/36 Exeter Street, Gateshead William McLaurin is a border at the home of Margaret A Beckwith 1901 Census RG 13/80/68/18 Royal Chelsea Hospital William is an in-patient |