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| Name | RUDD – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 57th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 948 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th October 1837 / 20 years / Lincoln Lincolnshire England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Dark / Hazel / Dark Brown / Scar on left leg |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 7 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 300 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th July 1859 / Cork Barracks Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Rochester England |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Chatham 1862-1870 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Grantham Lincolnshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 5th May 1821Grantham Lincolnshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | RUDD Robert c1788 Lincolnshire England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | TAYLOR Harriett c1801 Newark, Nottinghamshire England 21ST December 1817 Newark Nottinghamshire England |
| Siblings | Robert B 1820 Thomas B 17th February 1823 Jane B 29th March 1825 Ann B 12th May 1827 Elizabeth B 20th March 1829 William B 11th October 1831 Edward B 1st July 1833 Emma B 3rd August 1835 William B 1837 Henry B 1841 All baptised at Grantham Lincolnshire England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Bridget c1823 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary A. B c1851 Ireland Harriett B c1854 Ireland M WATERS William Hodge 1880 Fremantle Western Australia D 30 October 1906 North Fremantle WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth B c1858 Ireland M LINDSAY William 1879 Fremantle WA |
| 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 | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th December 1870 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1879 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide index 1841 948 location Fort St. George and Trichinopoly Madras 1851 948 location Dublin Discharge at own request having completed 21 years service. In the 1861 Census John Rudd is living with his family at Sampson’s Yard, Brook Street Chatham Kent. John is aged 42 and is a Chelsea pensioner and a tailor, he was born Grantham, Lincolnshire. His wife Bridget is age 38 was born Ireland as were his three daughter Mary age 10, Harriett age 7 and Elizabeth age 3. The Resident Magistrate wrote to the Colonial Secretary on August 15th 1876 requesting relief for Mrs Rudd as she was a deserving woman and suffering from rheumatism and unable to work to support herself- relief she was denied as she had two daughter living at home who took in washing earning one pound per month who should be able to support her. A second request was made on 21 September 1876 as her health had deteriorated and the girls were out at service. It was suggested she enter the poor house or to allow her five shilling a week and the girls to help support her ( SROWA CSR Vol 835/39) A Bridget Rudd died aged 64 in 1879 making her year of birth 1815 which does not coincide with that on the 1861 census (1823). |