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| Name | TELFORD – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th July 1825 / 18 years / Berwick England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10½ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Nova Scotia – 6 years 3 months Spain – 3 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 105 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th October 1846 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | None stated |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Perth Scotland 1854-1865 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | C 1807 Kilsyth Stirlingshire Scotland |
| 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 | BEVERIDGE Rachel 20th March 1822 Cupar Fife Scotland bap 7th April 1822 Cupar Fife Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 28th July 1845 Fife Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Maria B c1841 Cupar Fife Scotland M CROUCH Charles 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Christina B c1847 Cupar Fife Scotland D 15th October 1911 Wellington Street Perth Western Australia bur Wesleyan Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Sarah Anne B 30th September 1849 Cupar Fife Scotland M JONES William 22nd October 1868 Perth Western Australia D 9th October 1928 Midland Junction Western Australia Jane bap 21st September 1851 Cupar Fife Scotland M LEONHARDT Jacob 1873 Perth Western Australia D 25th September 1921 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Congregational Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia James bap 9th October 1853 Cupar Fife Scotland M 1st HARNOLD Elizabeth 28th March 1877 Western Australia M 2nd FINLAY Charlotte 1891 Perth Western Australia D 1894 Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia William B c1856 Fremantle Western Australia D 1871 Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia John B c1858 Perth Western Australia M KEEGAN Ellen 1886 Perth Western Australia D 19th October 1939 Claremont Western Australia bur Ashes scattered Rose Garden Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BEVERIDGE James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | PROTHEROE Sarah c1783 Wales Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder Convict establishment from 3 August 1855 – 30 June 1862 when he was discharged due to an ulcer and continuing illness paid a gratuity of £51/19/3 see Barker pages 199 & 200 |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Saturday 2 May 1908 page 20 obituary Rachel Telford West Australia Thursday 19 October 1911 page 8 Obituary Christina Western Mail Thursday 14 December 1939 page 8 Letter concerning John Telford and photo |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th May 1865 Guildford Western Australia Wesleyan Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | April 1908 Wellington Street Perth Western Australia Wesleyan Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Location Woolwich Discharge due to a rupture in his right groin In the 1851 Census James Telford and his family are living at Millgate, Cupar, Fife, Scotland. His wife Rachel is aged 29 and daughters Maria age 10, Christian age 4 and Sarah A age 1 were all born at Cupar, Fife. His widowed mother-in-law Sarah Beveridge, a former shop keeper, is also living with the family; she was aged 68 and had been born in Wales. |