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| Name | PARKE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 7th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 161 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th August 1819 / 18 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Cordwainer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¾ in Sallow / Hazel / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 10 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 136 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 4th January 1842 / Gibraltar |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Carlow Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1842 Carlow 1848 1st Manchester 1848 Drogheda 1851-1873 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 13th March 1851 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 28th June 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c October 1801 Mohill Leitrim 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 |
| 2nd Wife | BRENNAN Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Henry B c1839 possibly Gibraltar bap November 1842 Cavan Ireland |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 29th October 1856 pages 3 & 4 James Parke wrote to the Editor regarding pensioners being liable for the cost of their passage money if found guilty of misconduct. There are ongoing letters about this subject in the following edition of the Inquirer 5th November 1856 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th or 7th November 1873 Mt. Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 21st February Fremantle Western Australia This women’s headstone is incorporated in the Heritage Walk Fremantle Cemetery after relocation from Skinner Street Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Parke 161 Corporal 7th Foot location Gibraltar Discharged at his own request October 1851 Struck off for using insulting language to a ticket of leave holder and insubordinate language to Captain Bruce. It appears James wrote to the Secretary at War complaining of the treatment handed out to him by Captain Bruce but they found no reason to argue with his dismissal from the Force or the stoppage from his pension to cover the cost of his wife and family’s passage to WA. It must have rankled with him over the years as in 1856 he wrote a letter criticising the system to the newspapers. Reinstated 14th April 1853. Conduct since restoration ‘quiet and orderly occupied occasionally on Military Duty and when off supported himself and family by his trade as shoemaker.’ AJCP CO18 Reel 754 page16 |