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| Name | WIMBRIDGE – William Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 69th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 515 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th April 1827 / 19 years / Manchester Lancaster England Cotton Spinner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Blue / Dark Brown / Freckled |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 7 years British North America – 3 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 19 years 147 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd December 1846 (demoted from Sergeant 24th Oct 1846)/ Salford Barracks Manchester England |
| Campaign Medals | 2 Good Conduct Medals |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 1st East London 1847 Derby 1847 Galway 1849 Roscommon 1851Waterford 1853-1881Western Australia. |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem Increased 16th July 1878 to 1/7d per diem for service as Commissariat messenger |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1808 (deduced) St Mary le Bone Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McCLOY Eleanor Barbara (Ellen) B 26th May 1824 Ballinrobe Mayo Ireland bap 20th June 1824 Ballinrobe Church of Ireland (CoI) Parish Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 14th June 1844 Kilmainen Church of Ireland Parish Ballinrobe Mayo Ireland |
| Children by Wife | Elizabeth Sarah B 16th June 1845 Mayo Ireland bap 29th June 1845 Ballinrobe COI parish Mayo Ireland M CRAGGS Frederick William 1865 Perth Western Australia D 30th May 1924 Mt Lawley Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Ellen Therese c 1846 bap (RC) 21st April 1884 Fremantle Western Australia M GURNEY James Evans 5th February 1872 RC Cathedral Perth Western Australia (son of EPG Patrick Gurney) D 10th December 1925 Fremantle Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery RC William Thomas c 1849 M JAMESON Lucinda 25th January 1869 Fremantle Western Australia D 26th November 1888 Hay Street Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries: re-buried Karrakatta 25th April 1918 Western Australia Matilda Kate bap 20th January 1854 Fremantle Western Australia D 13th April 1854 Fremantle Western Australia bur 14th April 1854 Skinner St Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Joseph B c 1855 Western Australia D 27th July 1928 Armadale West Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Sarah Agnes bap 27th May 1857 Perth Western Australia D 5th September 1874 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia David Arthur bap 8th April 1860 Perth Western Australia M GORMAN Eliza 1883 Albany Western Australia D 30th July 1926 East Perth Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Edward Charles bap 6th February 1862 Perth Western Australia D c 24th December 1893 found drowned in Woogea Well 30 miles East of Mingenew on 1st January 1894 – estimated died 8 days before. Bur nearby Minnie Matilda B 1864 Perth Western Australia M PYKE George Henry 1883 Perth Western Australia D 17th March 1911 Fremantle Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Frederick John B 1866 Perth Western Australia M MILLIKAN Robina Vera 1920 Perth Western Australia D 4th June 1953 West Midland Western Australia bur Guildford Cemetery Western Australia Alfreda Mary (Alfredina) b 4th February 1868 Perth Western Australia (bap RC on 23rd December 1889 prior to marriage) M REARDON William John December 1889 Perth Western Australia D 16th December 1907 Highgate Hill Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of wife Date/Place of Birth | McCLOY Samuel (12th Royal Lancers) Not yet known |
| Mother of wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKOWN Elizabeth Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth location Y 117 of 3 perches between Hardinge and Roe streets (between Charles and Fitzgerald streets) Title application 17th January 1865 Title 2020 |
| Occupation after Arrival | 16th May 1853 Temporary Store Clerk and Assistant Warder in Convict Establishment Resigned 2nd January 1855 (AJCP Reel 1667) 31st May 1860 appointed messenger for Colonial Hospital salary £36 per annum 1871 William Wimbridge in charge of Headquarter Office and messenger for Department generally, salary £82/7/0 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Western Australian Times Tuesday 20th March 1875 page 3 Sale of Perth lot Y 117 West Australian (Perth WA: 1879 ¬-1954) 7th January 1881 page 2 West Australian (Perth WA: 1879 ¬-1954) 17th January 1891 page 3 Many other references to the Wimbridge family |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th January 1881 Perth Western Australia bur 5th January 1881 East Perth Cemeteries (C of E grave 515) Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 16th January 1891 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3458 1888/178 William Wimbridge SROWA Cons 3403 1891/1027 Eleanor Wimbridge |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Thomas Wimbridge 515 private 69th Foot location Fredericton Canada Discharge due to inguinal hernia and worn out. Surgeon’s Sick list Pyrenees 1853 January 14th William Wimbridge age 48 pensioner suffering from catarrh February 23rd Thomas Wimbridge age 3 child diarrhoea 9th April Thomas Wimbridge age 3 child catarrh 22nd April William Wimbridge age 46 (sic) pensioner constipation William Wimbridge was one of the pensioners who had their cottage built under a scheme authorised by Staff Officer Bruce where by the amount available to pensioners was not enough to cover the cost of the cottage (£47) and they agreed to pay 1/- per day towards the extra expense. William Wimbridge was a trustee of the Pensioners Benevolent Fund and active in the Temperance movement. Mrs Wimbridge was appointed matron of the Colonial hospital in 1861 at a salary of £50 per annum. AJCP Reel 1626 Piece 119 page 169 She was again appointed matron in June 1881 (West Australian Friday 1881 page 2 – perhaps she was appointed twice?) On 13th November 1888 she wrote to the Colonial Surgeon asking him to recommend her for a pension as she was unable to work having suffered two strokes. 28th November 1888 the Executive Council granted her a gratuity of 1 month’s pay for every year of service amounting to £35. Malcolm Fraser advised the Council Mrs Wimbridge had a son who was in business in Perth with a coach and carriage factory and was well able to provide for her. |