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| Name | NICHOLS / NICHOLLS – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 76th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 335 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th February 1821 / 17 years / Leicestershire England Stocking Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 6 years 4 months West Indies – 6 years 5 months Bermuda – 4 months |
| Length of Service | 19 Years 6 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th November 1840 / Fort Pitt Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cambridge England |
| Pension Districts | 1840 Cambridge 1850-1856 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1804 Ullesthorpe Leicestershire 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 | UNKNOWN |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ann B c1831 Not yet known D c1919 Not yet known (An Ann Nicholls died 16th July 1891 age 60 years and is buried in EP Cemetery C of E this could even be his wife) |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th February 1856 Perth Western Australia 29th February 1856 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Drummer, Joseph Nichols, painter plasterer and glazier, 10d. 26th January, married. |
