| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Name/Alias | Benjamin EVANS |
| Birth date and place | c. 1834 Pembroke Dock, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. |
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| Civil Census Residences | King Street, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales (1841). 4 North Brewer Street, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales (1851). 2 Commons, Penally, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales (1881). Frog Street, Tenby in Liberty, Pembrokeshire, Wales (1891). Pontycleifion, Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales (1901). |
| Trade | Tailor. Police Constable (1881). Tailor (1891). Master Tailor (1901). |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 9½ ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: dark grey. Hair: brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 1st: 1858, Fremantle, Western Australia. 2nd: 8 Mar 1868, Cork, Ireland. |
| Spouse | 1st: Mary Jane NEWTON. 2nd: Ellen COGAN. |
| Children | 1st Marriage: William Benjamin b. 1860 (d.1861), Fremantle, Western Australia. 2nd Marriage: William Thomas b. 1870, Middleton, Cork, Ireland. Benjamin Robert b. 1872, Middleton, Cork, Ireland. Martha Jane b. 1874, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke, Wales. Elizabeth b. 1877, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke, Wales. |
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| Will and Probate | |
| Death Notices | |
| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #215 Sapper. |
| Attestation date and place | 16 Jan 1852 Woolwich, Kent. 19 Jan 1864 Weymouth, re-engaged for nine years. |
| Service/Campaigns | Turkey 1 year 4 days. Western Australia 4 years 273 days. |
| Musters | WO11-158 (1858) to WO11-207 (1862) Western Australia. |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Three Good Conduct Badges. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Courts Martial | None. Six times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
| Discharge date and place | 24 Jun 1873 Fort Carlisle, Cork Harbor. |
| Length of Service | 21 years 160 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1851-209. |
| Post Discharge Residence | North Brewer Street, Pembroke Dock, South Wales. |
| Pension District | |
| Pension | 11d. per diem. |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Nile. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Plymouth 23 Sep 1857. Arr. Fremantle 1 Jan 1858. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Ship ex-WA | Lincelles. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 27 Apr 1862 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |
