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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | STOKES – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 255 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th July 1824 / 21 years / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Dark / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC 8th January 1825 embarked from England for India per Hythe 13th May 1846 embarked from India for England per Walmer Castle |
| Length of Service | 21 years 1 month |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 13th May 1846 / India |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London Middlesex England |
| Pension Districts | 1846 2nd North London District 1850-1858 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | C1803 Adair Limerick Ireland |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None 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 | 16th July 1850 assigned and occupied P222 and P 242 totalling 10 acres at Freshwater Bay February 1858 applied for Titles P222 and P242 at Freshwater Bay having fulfilled his obligations of 7 years occupation and 7 years’ service in the Enrolled Force. |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 26th February 1858 page 3 death of Michael Stokes |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th February1858 Military Hospital Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to impaired constitution After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private Michael Stokes, general labourer, 1/-, 31st January, married 1 child The Perth Gazette 6th January 1860 reported that a boy named Michael Stokes gave evidence at the inquest into the drowning of a boy named James Quirke at Butler’s Swamp. It is possible he was the son of pensioner Michael Stokes |