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| Name | SEWARD / SEAWARD – Charles |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 437 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd February 1827 / 21 years / Exeter Devon England Wheelwright |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Sallow / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Portugal – 1 year, New South Wales – 4 years 6 months East Indies – 10 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 189 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th August 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Exmouth Devon England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Exeter 1849 Salisbury 1850 Exeter 1853 Tilbury Fort 1853-1854 West Australia 1855 South Australia No payment 1855 Melbourne Last Paid 6th April 1875: struck off 25th July 1877 |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | June 2 1853 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1806 (Deduced from WO97) Withycombe Exeter Devon |
| Date/Place of Baptism | bap 2nd September 1804 Withycombe Raleigh Exeter Devon England. |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SEWARD Elijah bap 13th August 1755 Aylesbeare Devon, England bur 18th March 1831 Withycombe Raleigh Devon |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WEST Jenny (Jane) b c1764 21st July 1785 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England bur 18th April 1824 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England bur 18th April 1824 Withycombe Raleigh Devon |
| Siblings | Mary bap 26th March 1786 Littleham Devon England Elizabeth bap 24th June 1787 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England jenny bap 5th July 1789 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England William bap 9th October 1791 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England Sarah bap 5th May 1793 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England John bap 21st June 1795 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England Nelly bap 25th February 1798 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England Elijah bap 2nd March 1800 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England Nancy bap 20th March 1803 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England Thomas bap 8th February 1807 Withycombe Raleigh Devon England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HORWOOD Ann bap 25th March 1788 West Teignmouth Devon England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th July 1850 Littleham near Exmouth Devon England |
| Children by 1st Wife | None (Wife’s age at marriage around 62 years old) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HORWOOD Richard (Mariner) B Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DENFORD Mary B Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known Wife’s occupation given as Servant on marriage record |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Times 1st December 1854 – page 2 Passenger list Hamlet |
| Departure from Western Australia | 14th November 1854 departed for South Australia per “Hamlet” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1875 Victoria Australia 18th May 1875 Heathcote Cemetery Bendigo Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 27th August 1851 Littleham cum Exmouth Devon England Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Charles Seward 437 Private 4th Foot location Balanee Madras At the Assault and capture of the fort of Bedanee 9th & 10th June 1841 Discharge due to being worn out by long service 1851 Census HO 107/1865/264/39 Market Street Littleham Exmouth Devon. Charles Seaward (sic) age 46 a Chelsea pensioner born Withycombe Devon is living with his wife Ann age 63 born Teignmouth Devon. |