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| Name | TUBBS – Joseph James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 510 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd August 1827 / 21 years / Queens Square Middlesex England Carpenter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Grey / Dark / wounded by gun shot in right foot at battle of Maharajpore |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Van Diemen’s Land – 5 months East India – 10 years 11 months Scinde, Beeloochistan and Afghanistan – 3 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 17 years 243 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th July 1845 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | 2nd Afghan Campaign – inscribed “Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabool 1842” Bronze Star for Maharajpore |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1850 2nd East London 1850 2nd North London 1854 Western Australia 1858-1875 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 St. George London Middlesex England |
| 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 | WEST Ann B c 1825 Camerton Somerset |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd Qtr 1847 Kensington London England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Eleanor West b c 1841 Covent Garden Middlesex Selina Elizabeth b 1st Qtr 1850 Strand London M PRICE George William 17th December 1878 at the residence of Annie STUBBS Adelaide South Australia D 28th April 1939 Adelaide South Australia Mary Jane b c 1854 at sea died 26 May 1854 |
| 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 | Chronicle Thursday 2nd December 1937 page 47 Brief Obituary George Price The Advertiser Wednesday 20th May 1939 page 14 Obituary Selina Price |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1858 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th November 1872 South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd June 1900 Goolwa, Encounter Bay, South Australis |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Present at the battles of Maharajpore Scinde also 2nd Afghan campaign. Discharge due to lameness caused on 29 December 1843 by gunshot through the right foot British Army Worldwide Index 1841Joseph Tubbs 510 40th Foot Location Quettah Bombay In the 1851 Census HO 107/1509/363/65 13 Compton Road St Giles in the Field Finsbury Middlesex Joseph is living with his wife Ann aged 26 and Eleanor aged 9 years (daughter of Ann West) Their occupation appears to be Jailor and Jailoress. Joseph Tubbs was fortunate to have a suit tailor made for him as on the 26th November 1853 the Board of Ordinance was requested to supply a suit of clothes to fit him as there was not a suit in store that would. They were given his measurements, ie waist 42 inches, chest 46 inches, back to waist 21 inches leg seam 31 inches thigh 21 inches and crutch 22 inches, as soon as possible. Mrs Tubbs received medical attention while on the Sea Park for the birth of Mary Jane who died shortly after their arrival at Fremantle and was buried at Fremantle Skinner Street Cemetery, she was baptised at Fremantle WA. Selina Tubbs was admitted as a patient to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 3rd September 1866. At the time she was Protestant, single, aged 17 and working as a servant, Her place of residence was Kent Town Adelaide and she had been born in London. She had been 12 years in the Colony and arrived on the Sea Park. Joseph Stubbs (sic) age 62 was admitted twice to the (Royal) Adelaide hospital in 1872, the 2nd of May and 8th August 1872. On each occasion he was a married man residing at Adelaide, Religion Church of England, occupation carpenter. He had been 14 years in the Colony arriving on the Success. He died at the hospital on 18th November 1872. The family had a name change going from Tubbs to Stubbs, however when Joseph is mentioned it is usually as Joseph James Stubbs. |