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| Name | NORTON – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery Coastal Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1298 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th January 1841 / 19 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 6 years Crimea – 1 year 8 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 34 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 19th May 1863 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol Clasp Turkish Crimean War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1863 Woolwich 1863 2nd Dublin 1865 Tilbury 1865- 1871Western Australia 1871- 30th June 1872 Calcutta India Returned to England 1872 |
| Pension Paid | 11½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Island of Lambay near the town of Lish Dublin 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Possibly Guard at North Fremantle quarry could be Joseph Norton see The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 26 October 1866 page 3 |
| Newspaper Articles | There are sundry reports of Joseph Norton being charged with drunkenness |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Coastal Brigade RA location Athlone 1861 Coastal Brigade RA 1298 Location Woolwich; Manchester; Folkestone; Portsmouth; Devonport; Leith Fort; Tower of London; Pigeon House Fort (Dublin); Spike Island 1841 Census HO 107/493/18 Royal Regiment of Artillery Woolwich Joseph Norton, unmarried, age 20 Gunner RA born Ireland 1861 Census RG 09/1073/111 Barracks West Thurrock, Essex Joseph Norton, unmarried, 39, Gunner RA born Ireland |