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| Name | WATTS – James Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 89th Regiment Depot |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1632 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th March 1840 / 18 years / Gosport Hampshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 4 years 7 months Gibraltar – 2 years 1 month Crimea – 1 year 5 months Cape of Good Hope – 1 year East Indies – 1 year 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 10 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th May 1861 / Fermoy Barracks Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Parsonstown Kings Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Birr 1865-1882 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Westbury Wiltshire 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 | CARROLL Anne Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 Kojonup Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| 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 | 18th May 1868 received £15 Improvement Grant for cottage 6th June 1879 Title issued for Kojonup Location 7 of 10 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Australian Times 7th July 1876 The Herald 8th July 1876 Inquirer & Commercial News Perth 12th July 1876 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th June 1882 Kojonup Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 28th January 1919 West Perth Western Australia Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | 13th July 1882 inquest held at Kojonup into the death of James Watts available from SROWA – document 32/948 |