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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 / 26th 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 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 possibly remarried John Martin 7th April 1874 Adelaide South Australia (If this was the case her father was William Welsh) (Tentative) |
| 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 1832 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 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Passage to South Australia £25/7/3 paid from stoppage from pension. |