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| Name | PORTLOCK aka JONES – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 728 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th May 1832 / 18 years 4 months / Warwick Warwickshire England Gardener |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Dark / Hazel / Dark / Scar on right cheek |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 7 years 2 months West Indies – 2 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 87 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th June 1854 / Castlebar Mayo Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Claimed Canadian rebellion on admittance to Royal Chelsea Hospita |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Birmingham |
| Pension Districts | 1854 Birmingham April 1856 – December 1860 Western Australia 1861 1st East London 1861 – 1875 Worcester |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | January 1814 Wribbenhall Birmingham Warwickshire |
| 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 | RANDALL Louisa B c1841 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | PORTLOCK Sarah Ann B January-March 1864 Kidderminster Worcestershire England M Not yet known D 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 30th July 1856 page 3 Court Martial of Captain Foss The Inquirer & Commercial News (Perth) Wednesday 30 January 1861 page 2 Passenger list |
| Departure from Western Australia | 23rd January 1861 returned to London England per Lord Raglan: 1861-75 pension paid in Worcester England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th January 1890 England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1867 Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Henry Portlock 728 2nd Battalion 1st Foot Private Location London Canada 1851 As above Location Fermoy Ireland Discharge due to Chronic Rheumatism and general debility Henry Portlock was one of the pensioners that Captain Foss misappropriated funds to the value of £4/6/10 In 1857 ten of the William Hammond’s pensioner guards claimed good conduct pay for 27 days service, one of whom was Private Henry Portlock. 1871 (Census) Henry Portlock age 47, a widower, is living at 47 Mill Street Kidderminster Worcestershire with daughter Sarah Ann age seven born Kidderminster and three lodgers Henry’s place of birth is given as Wribbenhall Although Sarah Ann is listed as his daughter there is no marriage for Henry Portlock and someone called Randall her mother’s maiden name, however Louisa Portlock died the 3rd Qtr 1867 age 26 at Kidderminster Worcester England. Sarah Ann Randell was baptised 2nd April 1864 at Kidderminster, Worcestershire, her mother was Louise Randall, no father recorded. Her birth is registered as Sarah Ann Portlock, mother Randall. 1881 (Census) Henry is living at a Lodging House in Parish of St Anne’s Bewdley Worcester England: no other family members mentioned: occupation shown as retired gardener born Wribbenhall. 1st October 1883 admitted to In-pension, Royal Hospital, Chelsea England it said he had no wife or family |