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| Name | WHITE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 99th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 370 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th May 1824 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 ¼ in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 11 years New South Wales Australia – 3 years |
| Length of Service | 22 years 129 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 22nd September 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Callan Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Kilkenny 1850-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 St Nicholas Dublin 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 | MEADE Julia B Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Unknown date Kilkenny Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B c1843 M KELLY John James 1859 Bunbury Western Australia D Not yet known Julia B c1847 Kilkenny Ireland D 1850-1851 Fremantle Western Australia William James B 21st November 1850 Fremantle Western Australia M GARRAD Ann Mary 1875 Geraldton Western Australia D Not yet known Ellen Jane B 1853 Bunbury Western Australia M HANDS John Edward Unknown date and location D 27th July 1911 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Sand Dunes Cemetery Bunbury Western Australia |
| 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 | Granted Lot P1 Bunbury |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night Warder Convict Establishment and then Commissariat Warder Bunbury Western Australia Pound Keeper later in life |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA – Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners named |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th August 1868 Bunbury Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Sand Dunes Cemetery Bunbury Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Unknown date Bunbury Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Sand Dunes Cemetery Bunbury Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Report by Henderson on ship leaving England indicates William White having been found out, just before they left England, of trying to pass his midwife sister-in-law off as a daughter, Then required to pay for her rations for the voyage. |