Hutton, Dennis
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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| Name/Alias | Dennis HUTTON |
| Birth date and place | 22 Sep 1829 Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. |
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| Civil Census Residences | 5 Duntocher, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshsire, Scotland (1841). Woolwich, Kent, England (1851). 4 Grove Cottages, Brompton, Kent (1861). School of Military Engineering, Brompton Barracks, Kent (1871). 14 Westcourt Street, Chatham, Kent (1881 wife & children only). |
| Trade | Bricklayer. Slater (1851). Engineer (1861). Officers’ Domestic Servant (1871). Plasterer (1875). |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 9½ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: dark brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 1st 7 Feb 1851 St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey. 2nd bigamous 5 May 1875 St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent. |
| Spouse | 1st Mary JEWELL. 2nd bigamous Catherine Jane GATES (widow of ? Condon). |
| Children of 1st Marriage | Mary Catherine b. 1851 Woolwich, Kent. William James b. 1854, Western Australia. Dennis b. 1856, Fremantle, Western Australia. Emily Kennedy b. 1859, Western Australia. William Charles b. 1869, Southampton, Hampshire. |
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| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #462 Sapper. |
| Attestation date and place | c. 1847. |
| Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 8 years +. |
| Musters | WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-169 (1959) Western Australia. |
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| Courts Martial | |
| Criminal Court Old Bailey | Trial 5 Jun 1875. Offence: bigamy. Verdict: guilty. Sentence: Three months’ imprisonment. Click here for Court Proceedings. |
| Discharge date and place | c. 1868. |
| Length of Service | c. 21 years. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Kent. |
| Pension District | |
| Pension | 1/0d. per diem [Old Bailey t18750605-429] |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Marion. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Portland 2 Nov 1851. Arr. Fremantle 30 Jan 1852. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder. Guildford Convict Depot Feb 1852 to Sep 1853. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Ship ex-WA | Robert Morrison. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 4 Oct 1859 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |