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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 1867-1889 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 Job 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 Skinner Street 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 | BISSON Rachel (Father John Bisson) B 1839 Guernsey Channel Islands 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 | Shepherd in South Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 11th September 1893 page 6 Retirement of Mary Sutcliffe Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895-1954) Thursday 22nd September 1938 – page 49 Henry Sutcliffe |
| 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 Adelaide Hospital 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 | Richard Sutcliffe “served in East Indies in action at Punniar (Bronze Star) with army of the Sutlej, was present in the action of Moodkee, Ferozeshar, Aliwal, and Sobraon (Medal and 3 clasps) served in Turkey, Crimea, present at battles of Inkerman, siege of Sebastopol, (medal and clasp). Wounded at Ferozeshar.” (Bayonet wound to right thigh.) British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Richard Sutliffe 1951 Private 50th Foot location Aston under Lyne In the 1841 Census Richard is living with his parents William age 38 and Mary age 35, siblings William, George, Hannah, James, Susannah, Job and Sarah at the back of Horton Road, Bradford, Yorkshire, they were all born Yorkshire. In the 1851 Census Richard is a single man living with his regiment (50th) at the Barracks Burn Hays, Burslem, Wolstanton, Staffordshire England Discharge due to varicose veins Granted gratuity £3 for performing duties as Warder on Convict ship Sultana Richard Sutcliff appears to have married for a second time despite his first wife was still living in Western Australia. He was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide hospital six times and on the first entry 22nd November 1872 he said he was a married man; however on the second time 3rd March 1873 he said he was single. In the entries for 1879 and 23rd May 1883 he said he was married but by the time of the entry 10th October 1883 he was a widower as he was for the 1884 and 1886 entries. On all the entries he said he was born Halifax or Bradford, aged between 47 and 64, Religion Church of England, employed as a shepherd and had arrived on the Sultana. From these entries it appears that his 2nd wife Rachel died between May-October 1883 although the death does not appear to have been registered. After Richard left the state Mary Sutcliffe became the post mistress and telephonist at Pinjarra for the next 25 years retiring in 1893 with a pension of £37.10.0, her salary before retirement was £100 per annum. Her son Henry followed in her footsteps and was post master at Rundle Street post office Adelaide SA. |
