SIGSTON / SIGSTONS / SIGATON – Charles Vare 16th Lancers

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Name	SIGSTON / SIGSTONS / SIGATON – Charles Vare
Regiment (s)	16th Lancers
Regiment Number (s)	1102
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	3rd January 1838 / 21 years 11 months / Bow Street London Middlesex England Groom
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 7¾ in Dark / Hazel / Dark Brown / Scar on right side of right eye
Overseas Service/Duration	East Indies – 7 years 9 months
Length of Service	16 years 161 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 1st June 1854 / Dublin Ireland
Campaign Medals	Possibly Sutlej as he was involved at the battles of Sobroan and Aliwal
Intended Residence at Discharge	London England
Pension Districts	1854 1st North London 1854 Portsmouth 1855 Turkish Contingent (Crimea) 1856 1st North London 1862-1883 Western Australia
Pension Paid	9d per diem – Temporary 3 years to 7th July 1857 – made permanent 14th June 1859 1874 Increased to 11d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	LINCELLES 28th January 1862
Date/Place of Birth	February 1816 Windsor Berkshire 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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	UNKNOWN Elizabeth c1814 Woodstock Oxfordshire England
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	William Henry B c1836 Marylebone Middlesex England M GOODGAME Mary 17 November 1868 All Saints Church Hindmarsh South Australia D 13 May 1913 age 78 McLaren Vale South Australia Both Buried McLaren Vale Uniting Cemetery
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth	Not yet known
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Land Grants Western Australia	19 August 1881 Charles Sigston applied for a land grant as he stated he had served four years in the Enrolled Force and was awarded P51 North Fremantle formerly that of Reddaway however that may not have happened as George Rutley was assigned it in 1881and applied for title in 1883
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	Not yet known
Departure from Western Australia	Not Applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	9th September 1883 Western Australia Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	29 August 1884/Inkerman Gilbert South Australia
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Charles Sigston was stationed at Meerut India 1851 He was at Hounslow Middlesex England Served in action at Aliwal and Sobraon 1846 Discharge: Due to the loss of power in his left arm which was caused by a fall from his horse when in the field and general debility Comment on WO23/52 states “Turkish Contingent” which indicates he was involved in the Turkish Contingent which was raised from discharged officers and soldiers (volunteers) in an effort to assist the regular army during the Crimean War. In the 1861 Census RG 09/88/35 Charles and his family are living at 13 Tuckers Place St Marylebone London. His wife Elizabeth, a laundress, said she was born 1814 at Woodstock in Oxfordshire and their son William born St. Marylebone London in 1836 Mary Horrocks aged 80 was also living with them –no relationship was given. Charles declared he was a single man when he was attested on 3rd January 1838, however, his son William was born in 1836, possibly his wife was not on the strength and did not accompany him to India. Trouble started for Charles even before the ship sailed when on 2nd October he was convicted of trafficking with Prisoners on the 1st October. 20 Days Grog Stopped. Then on the 10th October he lost his bayonet overboard this time by accident. Then on 1st November Pensioner Thomas Tracey was reported by Sergt. T. Kelly for striking Pensioner Sigston in the face with his fist at 6 o’clock. Two days extra duty. He was listed as one of the original subscribers to the Pensioner benevolent Fund and seemed to take an active interest in the fund.