Weeks, William Henry
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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| Name/Alias | William Henry WEEKS |
| Birth date and place | 14 Aug 1830 St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences | Mitcham Street, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England (1841 tentative). 1 Lower Market Street, Woolwich, (1851). Royal Engineer Barracks, New Road, Woolwich, Kent (1871). See Musters below (1851, 1861, 1871). |
| Trade | Plasterer/Bricklayer. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 7 ins. Complexion: sallow. Eyes: grey. Hair: light brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 4 Mar 1848 St Mary’s Church, Paddington Green, Kensington, Middlesex. |
| Spouse | Maria MUNCEY. |
| Children | William b. 1847, Middlesex. Maria b. 1848, Marylebone, Middlesex. Harriett b. 1849, Middlesex. George b. 1855, Fremantle, Western Australia. Harry b. 1858, Chatham, Kent. |
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| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #2133 Sapper. |
| Attestation date and place | 26 Sep 1848 Woolwich, Kent. |
| Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 5 years 194 days. |
| Musters | WO11-126 20th Company, Woolwich (1851). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-152 (1857) Western Australia. WO11-193 RE Depot, Chatham (1861). WO11-362 30th Company, Kensington (Q1 1871). WO11-362 15th Company, Aldershot (Jun 1871). |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Four Good Conduct Badges. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Courts Martial | None. Six times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book. Imprisoned by Commanding Officer 24 to 30 Jan 1868. |
| Discharge date and place | 15 Aug 1871 Woolwich. |
| Length of Service | 22 years 324 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1857-168. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Woolwich. |
| Pension District | |
| Pension | 12½d. 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. Guildford Convict Depot Feb 1852 to Sep 1853. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 6 Mar 1857. |
| Ship ex-WA | Dolphin. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 2 Mar 1857 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |