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| Name | SIMPSON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 13th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 664 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd January 1826 / 18 years / London Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Dark / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 17 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 151 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private/Bugler / 20th May 1847 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | 3 medals Storming of Ghunzee General action of Jellalabad and for the capture of Cabul where he was wounded and distinguished himself |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1847 South London 1848 Portsmouth 1st Bandsman on P… and Prince Regent 1848 South London 1854-1855 Western Australia 1855-1856 South Australia 1856-1859 Victoria 1859 South Australia 1859 Victoria 1860 South London 1875-1877 In patient Chelsea Hospital |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Battersea Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SIMPSON Walter |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HARRIS Martha Ann B 1828 Doddinghurst Sussex England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th January 1849 Kennington (Lambeth) Surrey England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HARRIS James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1855 to South Australia 1856 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 7th November 1877 Chelsea Hospital London England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Prior to 1871 |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide index James Simpson Corporal 664 Bugler 13th regiment located Cabul Afghanistan Discharge: Constitution was completely broken down Service Abroad: With the Army of the Indus in the Afghanistan Campaigns in the years 1838-1842. Present at the storming of Ghunzee July 1839 and the forts of Tootumdurra, Julgar in the Kohistan in 1840. Present at the several engagements in forcing the passes from Cabool to Jellalabad in 1841 and in defence of the latter fortress in 1841 and 1842. Present at the several engagements from Cabool to Jellalabad in 1841 and in defence of Jellalabad 17 April 1842 Jugdulluck 8th September Teezeen 13 September and capture of Cabool 15 September 1842 1851 Census HO 107/1575/154/13 James and his wife Martha age 23 and born Doddinghurst, Essex are living at 23 Sussex Road Lambeth London England. James is a musician and his wife a laundress. James has not been located in the 1861 census but in the 1871 census James is living at 70 Henshaw Street Lambeth with his wife Margaret age 64 who was born ‘at sea on board a ship,’ Margaret is blind. It appears Martha died and he remarried Margaret who was born 1807. Margaret must have died before James was admitted to the Royal Chelsea Hospital on 1st July 1875 as his record states ‘having no wife or family |