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| Name | WILSON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade Depot 1st and 2nd Battalions |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2722 – 1st Battalion 3738 – 2nd Battalion |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4 July 1849 / 17 years 1 month / Westminster Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / Gunshot wound to left shoulder |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 1 year 11 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 284 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th December 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1856 – June 1859 Deptford 1859-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1st January 1881 Increased to 1/0 per diem for service to Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 19th October 1832 Rye Sussex 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 | WEIR/WARE Bridget (nee Hartigan) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1875 Fremantle 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 |
| 1st Husband of Wife | WARE (alias SEVIER) Charles B Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1872 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder Fremantle Prison 20th March 1868. Transferred to Clackline, Newcastle, York, Guildford, Chancey Springs, Mahogany Creek, Canning River, Perth until he in 1875 he requested to retire on the grounds of ‘the property supposed to be left to him has not been earlier brought forward.’ |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 10 May 1881 page 3 Sivier v Wilson |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th April 1881 Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | William was found guilty of desertion and disgraceful conduct in 1851 and received a sentence of six months imprisonment and branded with the letter D. All pension benefits to the date of reemployment were to be forfeited. British Army Worldwide index 1851 William Wilson 2722 private 1st Batt Rifle Brigade location Dover. Discharge due to a gunshot wound to the left shoulder received 8th September 1853 at the attack on the Redan causing stiffness of shoulder joint and the weakness in the arm. Bridget’s first husband died intestate and it appeared that Bridget as his relict inherited his estate which included lot 189 in Norfolk street Fremantle consisting of 6 cottages, land in Cantonment street and 196 Suffolk street, Fremantle and Cockburn valued between £800 and £1,000. In 1881 a claimant (heir at law) to the estate turned up in the form of Charles’s brother George Sevier of Portsmouth. Bridget was dispossessed of her fortune and as a dower or widow relict awarded the sum of £115 and the mortgages over the properties that she, Charles and William had taken out paid in full. 18th December 1865 application to Purchase Town lot N 112 @ £6 per lot: Bulwer Street between Lake & Beaufort Streets |