Griffin, James
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PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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Name/Alias | James GRIFFIN |
Birth date and place | c. 1829 Drumglass, Dungannon, Tyrone, Ireland. |
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Civil Census Residences | Ordnance Map Office, Royal Sappers & Miners, Southampton, Hampshire, England (1851). William Street, Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent (1871). 4 Crawley Cottages, Lower Woolwich Road, Woolwich, Kent (1881). See Muster below (1861). |
Trade | Surveyor. Store Holder, Woolwich Arsenal (1871). Surveyor, Woolwich Arsenal (1881). |
Physical Description | Height: 6 ft. 0 ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: fair. |
Marriage date and place | 28 Jan 1854 Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Spouse | Mary Ann BROWN (widow of ? Bleazdale/Bleasdale). |
Children | James William b. 1854, Fremantle, Western Australia. Note: James William was a Bugler in the Royal Sappers & Miners [1871 Census]. Mary Jane b. 1857, Ireland. Wilhelmina Margaret Emma b. 1862, Woolwich, Kent. Ellen Nora (Amey?) b. 1864, Woolwich, Kent. |
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ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
Service No. and Rank | #1288 Sapper. |
Attestation date and place | 11 Jun 1846 Glenluce, Ireland. |
Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 5 years 6 months. |
Musters | WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-146 (1856) Western Australia. WO11-190 5th Company, Woolwich (1861). |
Promotions | Sapper to 2nd Corporal 1 Jun 1861. 2nd Corporal to Corporal 1 Jan 1863. Corporal to Sergeant 1 Jan 1867. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Four Good Conduct Badges. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. |
Casualty/Medical | None. |
Courts Martial | None. Eight entries in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
Court of Summary Jurisdiction | Convicted on 17 Nov 1884 Greenwich for using threats, etc. Sentenced to one calendar month hard labour (or surety). Pension suspended for time in prison. |
Discharge date and place | 14 Jun 1870 Woolwich. |
Length of Service | 23 years 124 days. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1851-48. |
Post Discharge Residence | Works Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. |
Pension District | Woolwich (1870). Greenwich (May 1874). |
Pension | 20d. per diem. |
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Anna Robertson. |
Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Plymouth 2 Nov 1851. Arr. Fremantle 30 Jan 1852. |
Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder [Barker p.90]. North Fremantle Convict Depot Mar to Jun 1852. |
Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
Ship ex-WA | Esmeralda. See Crimean War Connection. |
Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 25 Feb 1856, via Cape of Good Hope and St Helena to London. |