Avery, Josiah
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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| Name/Alias | Josiah AVERY |
| Birth date and place | c. 1818 Trebudannan, St Columb, Cornwall. |
| Baptism date and place | 25 Dec 1818 St Columb Major Parish Church, Cornwall. |
| Civil Census Residences | See Muster below (1841). 18 Manor Street, Gillingham, Medway, Kent (1851). Stag Iron, Fore Street, St Austell, Cornwall (1861). Carlyon Arms, Brays Place, St Austell, Cornwall (1871). Pensilva, St Ives, Liskeard, Cornwall (1881). |
| Trade | Smith. Licenced Victuallar & Inn Keeper (1861-1871). Copper Miner (1881). |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 6 ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: dark brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 3 Aug 1840 Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent. |
| Spouse | Elizabeth KESSELL. |
| Children | Elizabeth Ann b. 1850, Woolwich, Kent. Josiah William b. 1853 (d.1853), Fremantle, Western Australia. Edward James b. 1854, Fremantle, Western Australia. Rebecca Nancy b. 1857, Fremantle, Western Australia. Josiah William b. 1860, Charlestown, Cornwall. Rebecca Kessell b. 1863, Charlestown, Cornwall. Eliza Lilias b. 1866, Charlestown, Cornwall. |
| Death date and place | 1889 Q3 St Columb District, Cornwall. |
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| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #1920 Sapper. |
| Attestation date and place | 20 Aug 1839 St. Columb, Cornwall. |
| Service/Campaigns | Gibraltar 7 years 10 months. Western Australia 10 years 10 months. |
| Musters | WO11-92 Woolwich. Note: Gibraltar, 7th Company with Captain Gordon’s Detachment (1841). WO11-124 11th Company, Chatham (1851). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-172 (1860) Western Australia. |
| Promotions | Sapper to 2nd Corporal 1 Aug 1860. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Five Good Conduct Badges. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (£5 Gratuity). |
| Casualty/Medical | Claimed to have lost total use of left eye at Gibraltar. |
| Regimental Court Martial | 14 Jan 1847 Gibraltar. |
| Discharge date and place | 25 Sep 1860 St Columb, Cornwall. |
| Length of Service | 21 years 37 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1359-36. |
| Post Discharge Residence | St Columb, near Bodmin, Cornwall. |
| Pension District | 3rd Plymouth (1860). Falmouth (1861). 1st Plymouth (Oct 1876). |
| Pension | 1/1d. per diem. |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Anna Robertson. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder [Barker p.8]. Freshwater Bay Convict Depot. Blacksmith’s Shop, Fremantle Prison. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Ship ex-WA | Lord Raglan. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 26 Jan 1860 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |