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| Name | SCOTT – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2253 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th October 1844 / 21 years 9 months / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Dark / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 1 year 1 month Ionian Islands – 4 years 4 months West Indies – 3 years 4 months Canada – 2 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 64 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th November 1857 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Enniskillen Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1857 1st Dublin 1866 Tilbury 1866-1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem Temporary – 3 years until 22nd January 1861 then extended for 2 years 1862 made permanent |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Cleenish Lisbellaw Fermanagh 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | A James Scott was working at Willagee Swamp for Thomas Butler (Corona) at the time of the death of Eliza Butler (1876) |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th July 1880 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1851 James Scott 2253 Private 16th Foot location Corfu Ionian Islands Discharge due to extensive varicose veins in left leg. Origin and cause of disability: ‘I believe to be from his military service in Jamaica and Canada in that island having on fatigue duty having to carry burthens up the steep hills of Newcastle in the latter country the disease became aggravated by marching in the steep snow’. |