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| Name | NEVILLS / NEVILLE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 59th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 818 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th March 1831 / 18 years 2 months / Birr Kings County Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years 154 days West Indies – 2 years 271 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 44 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th April 1852 / Fermoy Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Jersey |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Athlone 1854 Athlone transferred to 3rd Plymouth 1855 Western Australia 1856 – 1867 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1813 Kilbeggan Westmeath 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 | WELSH Elizabeth M 1848 (registration district) Roscrae Tipperary, Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Bernard B 1850 Ireland (Tentative) M WATSON Annie 15th December 1887 St Bartholomew’s Norwood South Australia D 31st December 1932 Norwood South Australia Frances B 1852 Ireland (Tentative) M HODGE Thomas George 25th October 1873 Wesleyan Parsonage Adelaide South Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 15th October 1856 page 3 The Express and Telegraph Friday 23rd December 1887 page 2 Marriage of Bernard Nevills |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th October 1856 to South Australia per Frances |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | D 8th April 1867 Redruth Burra South Australia Bur Burra Cemetery South Australia (Neville) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | See further information |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Location Antigua 1851 location Tralee Ireland Discharge: General debility Passage to South Australia £25/7/3 paid from stoppage from pension. Elizabeth Nevills (aka Neville, Father William Welsh) possibly remarried John Martin 7th April 1874 Adelaide South Australia. Elizabeth Martin died 3rd September 1893 and is buried in the Moonta Cemetery South Australia as is John who died 20th April 1897. |