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| Name | SUTCLIFFE – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1951 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th December 1841 / 18 years 8 months / Bradford Yorkshire England Wool comber |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not stated Fair / Grey / Light Brown / Small scar on the right side of upper lip |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 5 years 8 months Turkey and Crimea – 2 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 117 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th April 1857 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Gwalior Star Punniar Sutlej Medal (Moodkee) Ferozeshuhur Aliwal and Sobraon clasps Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Gibbert (Gilbert?) Lane Halifax Yorkshire |
| Pension Districts | April 1857 – June 1859 Halifax 1859-1866 Western Australia 1867 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d 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 | 17th April 1823 Halifax Yorkshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SUTCLIFFE William 1803 Northowran Yorkshire England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary 1806 (1841 Census) |
| Siblings | William B 1826 Not yet known George B 1829 Bradford West Yorkshire England Hannah B 1831 Bradford West Yorkshire England James B 1834 Bradford West Yorkshire England Susannah B 1836 Bradford West Yorkshire England James B 1838 Bradford West Yorkshire England Sarah B 1840 Horton Northamptonshire England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | EDE Mary B 1832 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | December 1857 Bradford Yorkshire (England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008 Volume 9B page 45) |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B 1859 Not yet known D 19 January 1860: buried St. John’s Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Henry B 14th November 1860 Western Australia M HENDERSON Elizabeth Walridge Cousins 8th April 1888 South Australia D 1938 Not yet known Walter B December 1862 Fremantle Western Australia D 13th January 1864 Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | (Probable but not confirmed) BISSON Rachel B Not yet known D Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10th April 1873 Adelaide South Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Edith Rachel B 1873 Kensington South Australia D 8th January 1874 aged 2 months Kensington South Australia Annie B 1875 Portland Estate South Australia D Not yet known Rosanna B 1877 Kensington South Australia D 3rd May 1877 aged 3 months Inman Valley South Australia |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 11th September 1893 – page 6 Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895-1954) Thursday 22nd September 1938 – page 49 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear how and when left Western Australia in 1866. Paid from 1st January 1867 in South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th October 1889 Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 27th October 1911 Pinjarra Western Australia (Mary) Buried St. John’s Cemetery Pinjarra Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Second marriage (in South Australia) is not confirmed as Sutcliffe was still married to Mary who was still living in Western Australia |