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Name | THORNTON – James |
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Regiment (s) | 16th Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
Regiment Number (s) | 1675 (16th) 98 (Royal Canadian Rifles) |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th May 1841 / 20 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Weaver |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 Year North America – 7 years 6 months |
Length of Service | 21 years 59 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th July 1862 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
Pension Districts | 1862 2nd Glasgow 1864 Tilbury 1864-1868 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 2th September 1864 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Bleris Antrim Ireland |
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 | UNKNOWN Eliza c1830 (tentative) |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
Children by 1st Wife | None |
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 | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th November 1868 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 31st December 1891 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | UK Census data is available on James Thornton |