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| Name | SUTTON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 24th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1308 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th November 1836 / 18 years 4 months /Westminster Middlesex England Engraver (promotion to School Master 12th January 1855 to 30th November 1857) |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 3 years 2 months East Indies – 11 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 291 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 31st August 1858 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Medal with Chillianwala and Goojerat clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1858 London 1st Adm to Out Pension 1859 Edinburgh 2nd 1859 Plymouth 2nd 1862 Tilbury 1862-1864 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 St James London Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SUTTON William Julius |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Unknown Mary |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | William Julius B 1843 Dublin Ireland M RIGBY Ann 12th October 1870 Waltair Wellington Madras India D 6th October 1886 Aldershot Hampshire England age 39 |
| 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 | CLAYWORTH Mary Ann nee HARRIS |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th April 1847 Agra Bengal India Brides father is William Harris |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | (previous to William Sutton) CLAYWORTH Edward Percy #1529 was a private in the 24th regiment stationed in Kingston Canada in 1841. |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1842 Stoke Dameral Devon England |
| Children by 1st Husband | Not yet known |
| 3rd Husband of Wife | (after William Sutton) GIBBS George (convict #4917) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th November 1864 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 5th May 1864 (William Sutton’s body found 3rd May 1864) Inquirer 28th December 1894 (Mary Ann GIBBS’ death) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd May 1864 (went missing 24 Apr 1864 and found drowned at Mrs T. Browns’s paddock in Fremantle Western Australia) 3rd May 1864 Church of England Section Alma or Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1) Mary D not yet known 2) Mary Ann CLAYWORTH D 1894 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Sutton 1308 Private 24th Foot location Kingston Canada 1851 William Sutton 4308(sic) Private location Wizerabad Served in the army of the Punjaub in 1848/49. Present in action at Sadoolapore 3rd December 1848, Chillianwallah 13th January and Goojerat 21st December 1849. Discharge due to “long service in a tropical climate suffers also from chronic rheumatism and his constitution has been much impaired from … intermitted fever”. 1861 Census William Sutton age 43 is living at Canterbury Street Stoke Damerel he said he was a clerk engineer born Soho London. His wife Mary age 40 said she was born Devonport Devon. There are no children with the couple. |