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| Name | WRIGHTSON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company – 1st Madras Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 367 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th March 1846 / 23 years / Ennis Clare Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / Flesh wound to right thigh |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 3 June 1846 travelled to India on ‘Asiatic’ May 1861 travelled to UK from India ‘General Caulfield’ |
| Length of Service | 16 years |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th September 1861 / India |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Limerick 1863 2nd Cork 1864 Galway and Limerick 1866 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1824 Ennis Clare 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 | UNKNOWN Mary (WA Bicentennial Dictionary) B 1836 Not yet known (from burial age) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ann B 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 | 6th April 1881 Title application Perth Location Y139 –2 roods 28 perches 15th May 1881 Deed issued |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23 March 1888 a “Joseph Wrightson” aged 60 dies Skinner Street Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 12th February 1890 Fremantle WA Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 25 Sep 1857, flesh wound to right thigh, Lucknow. Invalided to England 15 May 1861. Indifferent soldier. The Resident Magistrate Fremantle applied to the Colonial Secretary on 7th August for a meat ration for Mary Wrightson (widow EPG John Wrightson) and a half ration for her daughter Annie – granted for 14 days. He again applied on 20th November 1888 as she was ill and unable to work. On 14th January 1889 he applied for her to be admitted to the Colonial Hospital with the approval of Dr Barnett. |
