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| Name | Watson – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 6th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th August 1830 / 19 years / Edinburgh Scotland Framework Knitter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 9 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 57 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 14th October 1845 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Stated |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Edinburgh 1851 2nd Manchester 1852 2nd Glasgow 1852 Western Australia 1852 -1859 Tasmania 1860-1872 Victoria (Struck Off) |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 3rd May 1852 Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1811 St. John’s Glasgow Lanarkshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | OSLER Sarah Augusta 1815 B Falmouth Cornwall England Bp 22 November 1815 Falmouth Cornwall England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1840-1843 Gibraltar |
| Children by 1st Wife | James B 1841 Lewisham, Kent, England M ROBINSON Maria 1864 Victoria D 4th May 1914 Ballarat, Victoria Bur Old Ballarat Cemetery Mary B 4th Qtr 1844 Charlton, Lancashire England Julia B c1848 Edinburgh, Scotland M SAYLE Thomas 1867 D 27th January 1918 Sandringham Victoria Bur Old Ballarat Cemetery Sarah B c1849 Edinburgh, Scotland M EVANS Griffith 1870 D 30th October 1911 Ballarat, Victoria Bur Old Ballarat Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | OSLER Benjamin 29th March 1775 Falmouth Cornwall England |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SAUL/SAWLE Jane 9 April 1797 Falmouth Cornwall England |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Ballarat Star Monday 22nd February 1875 page 2 death Sarah Augusta The Ballarat Courier Wednesday 6th May 1914 Death James WatsonThe Ballarat Star Monday 28th January 1918 page 4 Death and funeral notice Julia Sayle The Ballarat Star Thursday 2nd November 1911 page 1 Obituary Sarah Evans |
| Departure from Western Australia | See further information |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1870 Ballarat Victoria/1st May 1870 Old Ballarat Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1875 Ballarat Victoria/23rd February 1875 Old Ballarat Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to a cough and difficulty breathing (Asthma) and alleged defective sight of right eye 1841 Census James Watson, age 30, born Scotland, is living in No 67 Soldiers cottages Charlton Lewisham London and Kent with his wife Augusta age 22, not born in County and infant son James who was 1 month of age and born in County. In the 1851 Census James, age 40 born Glasgow is working as a hosier, with his wife Sarah age 31, and children James age 9 born England, Julia age 3 and Sarah age 2 both born Edinburgh. The address is 14 Raeburn Place St. Cuthbert’s Midlothian. Left Colony without permission Cost of passage of £60 was repaid from his pension between 31st October 1852 and 20th June 1858 From his WO22s it appears he left WA to Melbourne briefly (no pension paid) then went to Tasmania and was paid there was paid in Tasmania until 30 June 1858 then returned to Melbourne where he was paid September 1858 to April 1870 when he was struck off (NAA Roll B 2712 entry 390) Old Ballarat Cemetery commemorates the deaths of James and Sarah Augusta as well as son James and his wife Maria and their son James. Both Julia Sayle and Sarah Evans were also buried at the cemetery. |