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| Name | STANTON – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 33rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2980 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th June 1853 / 20 years / Salford Barracks Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / gunshot wound left side of back |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – time not stated |
| Length of Service | 2 years 10 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1855 North Stafford. 1862 Newcastle-under- Lyme 1862 Tilbury 1862-1880 Perth Western Australia 30th September 1874 transfer from 1st Perth to Fremantle Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1830 Market Drayton Shropshire England (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 3rd March 1830 (LDS Film No. 503507/8) |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | STANTON Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Sarah bap 28th January 1827 Market Drayton Shropshire England Elizabeth bap 15th January 1832 Market Drayton Shropshire England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FORRESTER Eliza or Elizabeth bap 13th October 1833 Saint Paul’s Burslem Staffordshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th February 1857 St John’s Burslem Staffordshire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 14th January 1858 Burslem Staffordshire England M 1) OUTRED Hiram George 4th February 1877 Fremantle Western Australia M 2) ROY Frank 1884 Cossack Western Australia D Not yet known Edwin B 1st Quarter 1860 Burslem Staffordshire England D Not yet known Emily B c 1861 unknown location M 1) JOHNSON John Henry 1888 Roebourne Western Australia M 2) NICHOLSON Frederick William Hunt 1931 Perth Western Australia D 5th February 1941 Leederville Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Eliza (Twin) B April/May 1866 bur 17th May 1866 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Edward (Twin) B April/May 1866 bur 4th June 1866 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | FORRESTER James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HALLUM Ann Not yet known 19th August 1821 Stock-Upon-Trent Staffordshire England |
| Land Grants Western Australia | July 1881 wife Eliza applied for land. Outcome not known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 29th January 1864 (Greenough Fire Fund) Inquirer & Commercial News 7th July 1880 (inquest into death Edward Stanton) West Australian 11th August 1888 (inquest into death Elizabeth Stanton) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st July 1880 High Street Fremantle Western Australia July 1880 East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 8th August 1888 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia 10th August 1888 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Further Information Discharge due to gunshot wound to the left side of his back and abdomen involving the left kidney sustained at the battle of Alma 20th September 1854 1851 Census HO 107/2003/210/37 Burslem Staffordshire Edward Stanton is a single man aged 20 a day labourer born Drayton Salop a lodger in the home of Robert Reeves,Edward Stanton was a subscriber to the Pensioners Benevolent Fund. On 3rd November 1868 and 13 April 1869 Edward Stanton was charged with violently assaulting his wife Elizabeth in a public street. On each occasion he was bound over to keep the peace for 3 months. Elizabeth was knocked down by a horse and rider in Goderich Street Perth. She was taken to the Colonial Hospital but died three days later |