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| Name | OLIVER – William Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 824 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th January 1826 / 16 years / Manchester Lancaster England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 16 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 19 years 307 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th December 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Cabool Medal 1842 (1st Afghan War) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ashton-under-Lyne Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st Manchester 1849 Cambridge 1853-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/1½d per diem for service in the Western Australian Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | June 2 1853 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1810 Manchester |
| Date/Place of Baptism | bap 23rd December 1810 Manchester Lancashire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | OLIVER William (Paper maker) bap 3rd December 1776 Manchester Lancashire Remarried (after Elizabeth STRATHAM) TAYLOR Sarah 16th October 1825 Manchester England D Manchester Workhouse bur 5th September 1859 All Saints Church Newton Heath England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | STATHAM Elizabeth B c1785 M 2nd July 1809 Manchester England bur 30th March 1825 Rusholme Road Cemetery Chortlon-on-Medlock Lancashire England |
| Siblings | George bap 1st March 1812 Manchester Lancashire England Ann bap 16th January 1814 Derby Derbyshire England M WARREN James Not yet known Ruth bap 19th May 1816 Derby Derbyshire England Sarah bap 28th January 1820 Manchester Lancashire England Samuel bap 25th March 1824 St Luke’s Chortlon-on-Medlock Manchester England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ARNOLD Ellen (widow of Charles Arnold Private 31st Regiment d 20th August 1838 Dinapore) Not Yet Known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th October 1838 Dinapore India |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | CHURCH Mary Ann bap 9th April 1826 Godmanchester Huntingdonshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd March 1847 Huntington Huntingtonshire England |
| Children by 2nd Wife | William B 1848 Rochdale Lancashire England D 16th May 1850 Huntingdon Huntingdonshire England Elizabeth Ann B 29th March 1850 Huntingdon Huntingdonshire England D 11th April 1865 West Guildford Western Australia bur 12th April 1865 Guildford Western Australia George William B 20th February 1852 Huntingdon Huntingdonshire England M BOOTH Rebekah 3rd April 1889 Irwin District Schoolhouse Western Australia D 17th September 1926 Rosella Hospital Geraldton Western Australia bur Presbyterian Section Yalgoo Cemetery Western Australia Edward Henry B 24th December 1854 York Western Australia M BOOTH Amelia (Amy) 21st June 1887 Irwin District School House D 16th September 1898 Baron Rothschild Mine near Fields Find and Yalgoo Western Australia bur Pinyalling Western Australia Samuel B 28th November 1858 Middle Swan Western Australia D 11th September 1859 West Guildford Western Australia Thomas Richard B 13th June 1860 West Guildford Western Australia M HERBERT Jane 17th August 1887 Strawberry Western Australia D 16th May 1933 Morawa Western Australia bur Anglican Section Morawa Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth | CHURCH Richard |
| Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 31 December 1866 legislative Council signed Deed of Grant for West Guildford P117 |
| Occupation after Arrival | 22 April 1855-30th June 1853 Night warder Convict establishment 1 March 1854-19th July 1855 Gaoler York |
| Newspaper Articles | Herald Fremantle 24th September 1881 – page 2 Geraldton Guardian 18th September 1926 – page 2: 25th September 1926 – page 2 Mullewa Mail Saturday 27th May 1933 – page 7 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd September 1881 No. 1 Barracks Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 29th May 1877 Irwin District Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Oliver 824 Private 31st foot location Agra He served in the campaign in Afghanistan1842 and was present in the action of… and Tezeem for which he had a medal. Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and worn out. 1851 Census HO 107/1748/574/7 Old Crown Yard high Street Huntingdon William Oliver a Chelsea pensioner age 40 is living with his wife Mary Ann age 26 born Godmanchester Huntingdon and daughter Elizabeth Ann age 1 who was born in Huntingdon. 3rd May 1879 William Oliver, Pensioner, wrote from Strawberry Hill requesting a 100acre block of land that at the time was occupied by his son George W Oliver. It was situated on the Southside of the Irwin river. |