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| Name | WATTS – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 21st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 111 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd March 1818 / 18 years / Brighton Sussex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Dark / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 7 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 29 years 198 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant /10th October 1843 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bath Somerset England |
| Pension Districts | 1843 Leicester 1843 Bath 1845 Leicester 1848 Hull 1850-1851 Western Australia 1851 Van Diemen’s Land 1852 (absent without leave) 1859-1865 Bath Somerset England 1866-1875 Trowbridge Wiltshire England |
| Pension Paid | 2/2d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1800 Saint Mary’s Leicester 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 | Name not known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 14th March 1851 page 2 departure of the Lapwing |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known, possibly 22nd April 1851 Mr and Mrs Watt and Miss Ford sailed to Launceston per Fanny Fisher |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known: England post-1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Watts 111 Sergeant Depot recruiting at Bath Chatham Kent Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and dyspnoea On the 2nd January 1849 William Watt (sic) was informed that he had very little chance of being considered for the Convict guard although he was fit and healthy at 49 years of age they preferred younger men. Despite this he was a last minute addition to the guard of the Scindian joining the ship 30th January 1850. On 4th February 1850 William Watts applied for permission for his wife’s sister to accompany them on the voyage to Australia. 14th February 1850 Captain Tulloch gave permission but she would have to pay all her costs of getting to Tilbury and 6d per day would be deducted from his pension to defray the cost of rations for the voyage. 1st May 1850 William age 50 received medical treatment on board the Scindian After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Sergeant William Watts, warehouse man, 2/2, 30th January, married, 1 child In 1851 William Watt wrote to Captain Bruce requesting a transfer to Van Diemen’s Land quoting WO instructions permitting pensioners to do so. The Governor approved the transfer subject to Captain Bruce’s approval.Family details not known |