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| Name | SHEPPARD – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 35th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 614 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th February 1831 / 18 years 11 months / London Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 10 years 328 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 105 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 20th April 1852/ Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Manchester 1855 Plymouth 1856 – 1870 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | March 1812 St Johns Middlesex London England |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Margaret B 1818 unknown location (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1840 unknown location M NERNEY Margaret 1867 Fremantle WA D 1895 Perth Western Australia William B Not yet known M SLAVIN Mary 24th December 1873 Greenough Western Australia daughter EPG James Slavin |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | WALKER Martha Jane B Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10th April 1860 Perth Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Town Lot Y113 3 roods Application 17 January 1865 Title 2033 Between Roe and Hardinge streets Perth WA 20th February 1857 agreed to pay 1/0d per day from 11th July 1857 to 28th February 1858 off cost of cottage on Perth Town Lot 1855 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer at Greenough Western Australia 17th May 1867 Mentioned as a consignee of goods (20 Hhd of Tar) per the Kestrel |
| Newspaper Articles | References to contributions to relief funds in Perth Gazette Perth Gazette 17th May 1867 The West Australian Tuesday 29th July 1913 page 5 – Obit William Sheppard |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1870 Perth Western Australia 13th January 1870 Wesleyan Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 12th March 1859 Pensioner Village Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Henry Sheppard 614 Private 35th Foot location Mauritius 1851 As above Location Enniskillen Ireland Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and general debility Subscribed to Indian Relief Fund 1858, Lancashire Relief Fund (1863) and Greenough Relief Fund (1864): listed as member of Perth District of the Pensioner Force on each occasion |