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| Name | NICHOLSON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 558 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th January 1825 / 17 years / Ballingsloe Galway Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Hazel / Red / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 18 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 22 Years 47 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd February 1847 / Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | Afghanistan Campaign (1842) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | New Zealand |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Southampton 1850 Athlone 1851-1860 Western Australia 1860-1875 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 8th January 1808 Caltra Galway Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | NICHOLSON John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BEAHAN/BENHAM Rachael c1812 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd September 1846 SS Peter & Paul Milton-Next-Gravesend Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1847 See further information M DYER Mary Jane 14th September 1870 Adelaide South Australia William B 16th April 1850 Balinasloe Galway Ireland Possible marriage to DIXON Agnes Amelia 30th October 1877 Gladstone Clare South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BENHAM James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle lot P2 1 acre assigned 20 November 1852 23rd November 1858 Title Application Title 1613 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register 2nd August 1860 – page 2 – Arrival of the “Lochinvar” from Fremantle with Wm, Rachel, John & William Nicholson as steerage passengers. South Australian Advertiser 23rd May 1881 – funeral of Rachael |
| Departure from Western Australia | 13th July 1860 per Lochinvar for South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd December 1875 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 22nd May 1881 Adelaide South Australia West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Nicholson 558 Private 31st foot location Agra Discharge due to repeated attacks of hepatitis and fever. 11th July 1847 baptism for a John Nicholson Father William Nicholson and mother Rachel (no surname) at Baddesley Hampshire, England 19th April 1850 – Baptism for son William (Guliemius) was at Ballinasloe, Galway Ireland. The father was Guliemius NICHOLSON and mother Rachael BEAHAN. Sponsors were Michael NICHOLSON and Bridgida NICHOLSON. 1st September 1851 – Return of Pensioners living in the village at North Fremantle – William NICHOLSON, 1 man , 1 woman 2 children, all Roman Catholic 9th June 1855 – Return of Pensioners living in the village at North Fremantle – William, wife, 2 children all Roman Catholic 5th December 1863 – William (14) admitted (Royal) Adelaide Hospital – Ballinasloe Galway arrived Lochinvar 5 years in Colony. The Surgeon Superintendent (Mermaid) lists the family as: William Nicholson, Rachel Nicholson, John age 4 and William age 1 |