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Pensioner Barracks Fremantle by Jeanette Lee – EPG Gazette 2017 No 3
| Name | RUTLEY – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 6th Battalion 11th and 14th Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1031 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th February 1846 / 17 years 6 months / Exeter Devonshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 5 years 6 months India – 10 years 4 months China – 11 months |
| Length of Service | 23 years 199 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 3rd May 1870 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | China Medal with clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Post Office Exeter Devon England |
| Pension Districts | 1870 Woolwich East London 1873 Greenwich 1874-1898 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/5½d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/8½d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | Born 4 May 1826, Cullompton, Devon |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Baptised 3 September 1833, Tiverton (Devon) Wesleyan Methodist Chapel |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | His death certificate records George Rutley, research shows Moses Rutley, born 20 July 1788, Cullompton Baptised 5 November 1789, Cullompton, St Andrew (Anglican) Married (1) Mary Luxton, 28 May 1816, Cullompton, St Andrew Married (2) Mary Eveleigh, nee Elworthy, 15 September 1825, Cullompton, St Andrew |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | His death certificate records Mary Littlewell, research shows Mary Elworthy born about 1791/1792, Cullompton (deduced from 1851 census) Married (1) Thomas Eveleigh, 25 October 1809, Cullompton, St Andrew Married (2) Moses Rutley, 15 September 1825, Cullompton, St Andrew |
| Siblings | Children of Mary Elworthy and Thomas Eveleigh: James Eveleigh, born Cullompton 11 March 1810, baptised Exeter, Mint Wesleyan Methodist Chapel 14 October 1810. Elizabeth Eveleigh, born Cullompton, 18 November 1811, baptised 2 February 1812, Cullompton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. Ann Eveleigh, born Cullompton before 10 April 1814, baptised 10 April 1814, Cullompton, St Andrew. Sarah Eveleigh, born 14 September 1815, baptised Cullompton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel 25 December 1815 Thomas Eveleigh, born 26 April 1820, Cullompton, baptised 2 June 1823, Exeter, Mint Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. Mary Eveleigh, born 3 February 1822, Cullompton, baptised 24 March 1822. Children of Moses Rutley and Mary Luxton: Mary Ann Rutley, born before 3 February 1817, baptised 3 February 1817 Cullompton, St Andrew Ann Rutley, born 10 September 1818, baptised 7 June 1824, Cullompton, St Andrew, buried 4 July 1824, Cullompton St Andrew. Child of Moses Rutley and Mary Elworthy: Emma Rutley, born 5 July 1833, Cullompton Baptised 3 September 1833 Tiverton Wesleyan Methodist Chapel |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LAVENDER Ann c1832 Hampshire England (deduced 1871 census) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18 September 1853, Alverstoke (Hampshire), St Mary (Anglican) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane born Quarter 3 1856, Portsea Island, Hampshire (GRO index gives mother’s maiden name as Lavender). Died Quarter 1 1858 (GRO index gives age at death as 1yo Emma born 26 September 1864, Trichinopoly (Tiruchirappalli), Tamil Nadu, India, baptised 6 October 1864, the Scotch Church, Trichinopoly (Tiruchirappalli), Tamil Nadu, India M 1st INGRAHAM David Henry Christopher 1884 York Western Australia M 2nd DALEY Michael Henry 1902 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | LAVENDER James – a shoemaker at the time of Ann’s marriage to George Rutley |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot P51 2 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1898 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army World Wide Index for 1851 at Gibraltar 1860 Service in China – presence at the Battle of the Taku Forts 1870 declaration for the British Civil Service Evidence of Age requirement, presumably made that so he could get a job as a warder in the prison at Southwark. Includes a letter from his sister Mary Perham (nee Eveleigh) attached to it. Family history courtesy of Tim Beals UK Family Historian |