PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/Alias	James McADAM
Birth date and place	c. 1825 Kilkeel, Castlewellan, Down, Ireland.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences	Kensington Palace Barracks, Westminster, Middlesex (1851). See Musters below (1851, 1861, 1871).
Trade	Stonemason.
Physical Description	Height: 5 ft. 11¾ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: grey. Hair: grey.
Marriage date and place	Unmarried.
Spouse	Unmarried.
Children	None.
Death date and place
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	#2458 Sapper.
Attestation date and place	13 Oct 1849 Dumfries, Dumfries. 7 Nov 1861 Rochester, re-engagement for nine years.
Service/Campaigns	Western Australia 4 years 10 months. Bermuda 5 years 5 months. Halifax 3 years 5 months.
Musters	WO11-126 22nd Company, Chatham & Hyde Park (1851) WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-146 (1856) Western Australia. WO11-192 31st Company, Chatham (1861). WO11-363 34th Company, Chatham (1871).
Promotions	None.
Medals, Clasps and Badges	Five Good Conduct Badges. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal.
Other Awards & Prizes	The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present.
Casualty/Medical	None.
Courts Martial	None.
Discharge date and place	31 Oct 1871 Chatham.
Length of Service	22 years 19 days.
Chelsea Pension Reference	WO97-1854-2.
Post Discharge Residence	8 Belgrave Street, Belfast, Ireland.
Pension District	Belfast (1871). Shankill Road (1882).
Pension Amount	13½d. 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
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.