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| Name | SMITH – Hugh |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 45th and 6th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1023 – 45th Regiment 1070 – 6th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th January 1836 / 18 years 6 months / Edinburgh Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / Small mole left shoulder |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 5 years 11 months Cape of Good Hope – 6 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 17 years 255 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th September 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Kaffir Wars 1847-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Sheffield England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Sheffield 1854 Plymouth 1855-1856 Western Australia 1856-1857 South Australia 1857 Victoria 1857-1875 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1817 Leith Midlothian Scotland |
| 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 | AGGETT Matilda 1834 Chagford Devon England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 4th Quarter 1854 Tavistock Devon England |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B 1856 Fremantle Western Australia M WHITEHEAD Elizabeth 6th October 1887 Not yet known Hugh B 2nd July 1857 Adelaide South Australia M DBOAR Amelia 27th June 1879 Not yet known D 26th July 1919 Adelaide South Australia George Charles B 15th August 1859 Adelaide South Australia Mary Elizabeth B 25th May 1864 Adelaide South Australia Jane B 29th January 1868 Adelaide South Australia D 17th April 1872 Adelaide South Australia Edith B 7th October 1873 Adelaide South Australia Annie Emily B 10th November 1876 Adelaide South Australia D 14th December 1876 Adelaide South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | AGGETT William – also Chelsea Pensioner 1799 Chagford Devon England |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Ann 1799 Kingsteignton Devon England c1833 Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette Friday 17th October 1856 – page 3 The Advertiser Wednesday 21st September 1910 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th October 1856 “Francis” for South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th December 1876 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 20th September 1910 Beulah Road Norwood South Australia West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to varicose veins of the left leg and thigh. AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the “Stag” into the conduct of the Superintendent Surgeon CALDWELL. No mention of Mrs SMITH. Many spellings of wife’s maiden name, particularly on the Birth Records of the children. Aggett /Aggatt / Haggett / Hackett. |