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| Name | REYNOLDS – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 43rd Regiment Light Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1672 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th April 1840 / 22 years / London England Labourer |
| Description – Height /Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 1 year 11 months East Indies – 7 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 94 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th July 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Crayford Kent but decided on Charing Cross |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd North London 1863 Woolwich 1863 Tilbury 1863-1864 Western Australia 1864 South Australia 1868-1875 Madras India |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Crayford Kent England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | REYNOLDS John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Jane Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Unknown Ann B 1823 noted as traveling with wife and two children to South Australia per “Europa” in 1864 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B 18th November 1855 Bp 8 December 1855 Bangalore Madras India M 18th September 1878 COSTELLO Jane Theresa Bellary Bangalore Madras India Child Unknown |
| 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 | Adelaide Express Monday 7th November 1864 – page 2 The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 28th October 1864 page 2 Passenger list |
| Departure from Western Australia | 24th October 1864 per “Europa “with wife and two children for South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known: possible death in India as last pension payment in Madras in 1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Joseph Reynolds 1672 Private 43rd foot depot location Armagh and Londonderry 1851 As above location Dublin Ireland Joseph age 49 , Ann Reynold age 45 and Henry age 11 departed Melbourne October 1858 per Arima for Calcutta India At the time of his marriage Henry Joseph was 23 years old and a Police Superintendent at Vizagapatan where his father Joseph’s pension was paid in 1875. |
