PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/Alias	James HOLTON
Birth date and place	c. 1815 Portsea, Hampshire, England.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences	Trafalgar Place, Kensington, Middlesex (1851). Smiths Buildings, Essex Street, Bethnal Green, London (1871).
Trade	Mason. Brewers Cooper (1871).
Physical Description	Height: 5 ft. 8½ ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: grey.
Marriage date and place	1838 Q2 Lewisham, London.
Spouse	Elizabeth CLARKE.
Children	Mary M. b. 1845/46 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Death date and place	1879 Q4 Mile End, London (tentative).
Burial date and place
Will and Probate
Death Notices
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and Company	Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank	#1693 Sapper.
Attestation date and place	17 Jun 1837 London, Middlesex.
Service/Campaigns	Cape of Good Hope 12 years. Western Australia 6 years 6 months.
Musters	WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-158 (1858) Western Australia.
Promotions	None.
Medals, Clasps and Badges	South Africa Medal (Kaffir Wars 1846-47). Four Good Conduct Badges. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (£5 gratuity).
Other Awards & Prizes	The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present.
Casualty/Medical	Unfit for further service being reported subject to Chronic Rheumatism.
Courts Martial	None.
Discharge date and place	29 Jun 1858 Chatham.
Length of Service	21 years 13 days.
Chelsea Pension Reference	WO97-1316-123.
Post Discharge Residence	No. 9 Ellen Street, Bull Fields, Woolwich, Kent.
Pension District	Woolwich and 1st East London (1858).
Pension	1/- 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. 106]. King George’s Sound (Albany) Convict Depot Feb 1852 to Dec 1855.
Subscriptions to Funds	None.
Land Acquisition	None in Western Australia.
Ship ex-WA	Dolphin.
Departure date and destination	Dep. Fremantle 2 Feb 1858 for London.