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| Name | WRIGHTSON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company – 1st Madras Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 2615 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th March 1846 / 22 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 1881 – Perth Location Y139 – 0.2.28 acres |
| 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 Skinner Street Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 25 Sep 1857, flesh wound to right thigh, Lucknow. Invalided to England 15 May 1861. Indifferent soldier. |