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| Name | STANFIELD / STANSFIELD / STARFIELD – Charles |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bombay Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 438 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th October 1838/21/London/Carpenter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’8 ½ “/sallow/hazel/light brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | To India per IDA 3rd February 1839 |
| Length of Service | 20 years 4 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Bombadier / 7th September 1859 / Woolwich England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Gravesend |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Woolwich 1859 2nd East London 1862-1865 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d 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 | London |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 24th November 1816 St. Marylebone London England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | STANFIELD William Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sarah Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BROUGHTON Alice Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1864 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BROUGHTON Henry Hibbard B 1791 Leicestershire England Bur 16th May 1866 Welford Road Cemetery Leicestershire England |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BAINS Mary M 12th March 1818 Chapel St. Michael Blaston St. Giles Leicestershire |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | PEARCE – John |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1869 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 9 August 1865 page 2 Perth Police Court The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 15 July 1864 Stanfield/ Broughton marriage The West Australian Tuesday 1 January 1884 page 3 Inquest |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th August 1865 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 27th December 1883 Perth Hospital Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to debility and chronic rheumatism In the 1861 Census Charles Stanfield, a single man, was a lodger at the boarding house of Susannah Russell at Chamber Square Wapping. He said he was a former soldier from the East India Company and had been born in Birmingham. During the voyage of the Lincelles Pensioner C. Stansfield (sic) was reported by Sergt. Major Moody for insolence, 3rd November 1861 -2 days extra duty. At the inquest into her death it was found that Alice Pearce died from nervous apoplexy. From the testimony given it appears she was lying in Fitzgerald street at 3am on the morning of 28th December when the prison night cart accidentally ran over her. She lived for about 90 minutes but died prior to being conveyed to the hospital. |