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| Name | RUSSELL – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Regiment (previous service may have been in another regiment) |
| Regiment Number (s) | 631 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st Approx 1844 –deduced documents not available 2nd 10th August 1860/34 years/ Southampton Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fresh / Brown / Brown / gunshot wound to left arm |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 15 years |
| Length of Service | 17 years 39 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th September 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Birr Kings Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Birr 1861 Manchester 1862 Birr 1865-1876 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem 1876 increased to 10d per diem for 6 years service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1826 Axmantown Birr Kings Ireland |
| 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 | KEEFE Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Anne (Annie) C1863 Not yet known M BARRETT Francis 11th March 1880 Fremantle,Western Australia D 23rd September 1893 Beaconsfield Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | WRIGHTSON Joseph |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1880 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Monday 25th September 1893 page 4 Death of Anne Barrett |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st May 1876 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1890 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 4th September 1861 War office restored 16 years’ service to count towards pension entitlement. 1861 Willm Russell 631 Private 1st Batt 4th Foot location Chatham Discharge due to pneumonia and haemoptysis and general disability. Evidence of former wound to left arm received in action Gwalior 1857 (not certified). There are sundry accounts of both Mary and William being charged with being drunk. 1881 Mary Russell widow of William Russell requested grant of land previously resumed by the Crown from her husband for failure to make improvements 19th November 1876 – refused. |