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| Name | STRETTON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 99th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 741 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th June 1832 / 14 years 3 months / Dublin Ireland None given |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 4 years 29 days Australian Colonies – 12 years 325 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 140 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th June 1857 / Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin |
| Pension Districts | 1857 – April 1859 2nd Dublin 1859-1870 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/- per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 Chichester Sussex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | STRETTON James B 1794 Birmingham Warwickshire England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MOORE Mary (possible) Not yet known 25th February 1817 Coventry Warwickshire England |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WATMOTT (WATMOTH?) Sarah Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 4th July 1846 Sydney New South Wales |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Acting Warder 1861 – 71 |
| Newspaper Articles | None known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear how and when left Western Australia: sometime in 1870 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1873 Victoria Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | A Sarah Ann Stretton died 1907 at Heidelberg Victoria Australian aged 80 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | GRO Regimental Indices has James Stretton being born 1818 Chelmsford Essex England 73rd Regiment Vol 76 Page 2 |