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| Name | REDFORD – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1650 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th March 1842 / 17 years 10 months / Rochdale Lancashire England Steam Loom Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu Malta Turkey and Crimean Campaign – 4 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 302 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th March 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal/Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Bolton 1858 2nd Manchester 1858-1860 Western Australia 1860 2nd North London 1861 Bolton 1861 Preston 1861 2nd Manchester 1864 Toronto |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 Breightmet Bolton Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 11th July 1824 Bolton-Le-Moors Lancashire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | REDFORD Joseph Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | GREEN Sarah 23rd May 1801 Bolton-le-Moors |
| Siblings | All baptised Bolton-le-Moors Father Joseph Redford Mother Sarah Ellen Bp 11th October 1801 Mary Bp 18th August 1805 Ellen Bp 11th June 1809 D 11 June 1809 Bur Bolton Church Alice Bp 11th October 1812 Alice Bp 9th January 1814 Joseph B & D 23rd August 1815 Sarah Bp 22 February 1818 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | STARKEY Catherine B c1826 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th November 1861 Manchester England |
| Children by 1st Wife | George B 1860 England John W B 1864 Ontario Canada Joseph B 1865 Ontario Canada |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860 to 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 | Pension shows still being paid in Toronto in 1875 1871 Census Canada Province Ontario Family 264 East Street Joseph Redford b 1828 England occupation Bailiff Catherine Redford b 1828 Ireland George Redford b 1860 England John W Redford b 1864 Ontario Joseph Redford b 1865 Ontario 1891 Census Canada Province Ontario York East Joseph Redford age 65 and his wife Catherine age 65 are living at York East Ontario, he describes himself as a gentleman , the sons have left home. |