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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 – 11 months 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 / 11th 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 | Assigned Kojonup Location 7 10 acres 12th June 1868 Title Application 30th June 1868 18th May 1868 received £15 Improvement Grant for cottage 6th June 1879 Title issued for Kojonup Location 7 of 10 acres Title 4/1016 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer Worked for John Elvard at Kojonup |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Australian Times 7th July 1876 Assault by Joseph Parkinson 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 | Possibly 28th January 1919 West Perth Western Australia Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Watts 1632 Private 89th Foot location Depot Clonmel and Carrick on Suir 1851 As above location Dublin Ireland 1861 As above location Fermoy Discharge at own request after 21 years’ service 24th April 1876 Pensioner James Watts was stabbed in the face by Joseph Parkinson when he was in the process of arresting him at Kojonup. Parkinson was charged with feloniously wounding with intent to resist his lawful apprehension, he was found guilty of wounding James Watts and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour 13th July 1882 inquest held at Kojonup into the death of James Watts SROWA Cons 430 32/948 (Police report) 6th August 1882 police report of a shepherd Samuel Casemore of the finding and subsequent death of James Watts on 10th July 1882 on the Ongerup road about 2 ½ miles from Kojonup. After an extensive inquest the Medical Officer John C Rosselloty found he died of inflammation of the lung hastened by exposure due to wet and drink. |
