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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 -75 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 unknown (GRO) |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 1871 (Census) living at 47 Mill Street Kidderminster Worcestershire with daughter Sarah Ann 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 1881 (Census) living at a Lodging House in Parish of St Anne’s Bewdley Worcester England: no other family members mentioned: occupation shown as retired gardener 1st October 1883 admitted to In-pension, Royal Hospital, Chelsea England it said he had no wife or family so Sarah Ann may have died |