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| Name | WHITE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1661 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th December 1839 / 16 years / Kilkenny Kilkenny Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 17 years 16 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 39 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th January 1862 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny medal with clasp for Lucknow |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Birr Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Birr 1863 2nd Dublin 1863 1st Liverpool 1864 Tilbury 1864 Western Australia 1865 South Australia Not paid South Australia WO22/270 Madras 1865 Madras India 1866 1st Liverpool |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Ballybrith Birr Kings Ireland |
| 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 | Not yet 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 | South Australian Weekly Chronicle Saturday 5th November 1864 – page 7 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 9th October 1864 to South Australia per Sea Ripple then India and England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th July 1873 England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James White 2176 1661 Private 84th Foot location Dublin 1851 As above location Trichinopoly India 1861 As above location Manchester and Aldershot Wounded at defence of Lucknow 5th August 1857 Discharge at own request having served 21 years. During the voyage of the Clara James White was one of the six guards reported for gross negligence of duty in taking his ammunition from a pouch and concealing it in the barracks, Grog stopped for 3 days and the matter to be referred to the Commandant at Fremantle. In the 1871 Census RG 10 3797/61/61 A James White age 47, pensioner, born Ireland (b 1824) is living at Hyslop Street, Toxteth Park Liverpool with his wife Catherine and a step daughter Mary Birmingham this could possibly have been our James and he married after returning to England. |