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Name | STARK – James |
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Regiment (s) | 9th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 1791 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th September 1840 / 19 years / Not yet known Joiner |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Dark / Grey / Dark / Wound on right hand |
Overseas Service/Duration | East India – 4 years 260 days |
Length of Service | 6 years 243 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th May 1847 /Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal 1845-46 with Moodkee clasp |
Intended Residence at Discharge | North Shields |
Pension Districts | 1847 1st North London District 1847 Hull 1850 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 6d per diem Increased in Western Australia amount not stated |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1821 South Leith Roxburghshire 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 |
1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
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 | Not applicable |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th June 1888 near Geraldton Western Australia Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | Wounded in right hand in 1845 in East Indies. 1888 police report of death states finding of dead man by David Warren believed to be James Stark. |