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Name | STEELE – James Henry |
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Regiment (s) | 89th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 2271 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th June 1845 / 14 years 9 months / Carlisle England Smith |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 11 months Crimea – 1 year 5 months Cape of Good Hope – 1 year East Indies – 5 years 2 months |
Length of Service | 13 years 216 days (plus 3 years 3 months while underage) |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private /28th July 1863 / Netley Hampshire England |
Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal with clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Antrim Ireland |
Pension Districts | 1863 2nd Belfast 1865-1867 Western Australia 1868-1901 South Australia |
Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
Date/Place of Birth | 1830 Glenavey Antrim Ireland |
Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
Father Date/Place of Birth | STEELE Robert |
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
Siblings | Not yet known |
1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McKIBBEN Sarah Mary Not yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | 1st January 1865 Belfast Ireland |
Children by 1st Wife | None known |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McKIBBEN William |
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
2nd Husband of Wife | GENT Charles Henry |
Date/Place of Marriage | 1911 Clare South Australia |
Children by 2nd Husband | Charlie Stuart B 1912 Daly South Australia D 1918 Clare South Australia Grace Elizabeth Colenette B 1916 Clare South Australia M STOCKTON Thomas 1934 Barossa South Australia |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | 1867 Assistant Warder Convict Establishment |
Newspaper Articles | Advertiser Adelaide Wednesday 29th May 1901 – page 4 |
Departure from Western Australia | Departed November – December 1867 for South Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th May 1901 Parkside Hospital resident Frewville South Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1934 Barossa Valley South Australia |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information |