Balmer, William
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | William BALMER |
|---|---|
| Birth date and Place: | c. 1829, Ireland. |
| Baptism date and Place: | |
| Census Residences: | |
| Occupations pre-WA: | Clerk. |
| Physical Description: | Height: 6’ 1¼”. Hair: light red. Eyes: dark hazel. Face: long. Complexion: fresh. Build: middling stout. Distinguishing Marks: scar from wounds on right hip. Cupped on both breasts. |
| Marriage date and Place: | 1864, Albany, Western Australia. |
| Spouse: | Charlotte Harriet HESTER. |
| Children: | None. |
| Death date and Place: | 26 Apr 1876, Slab Hut Gully, Kojonup, Western Australia. |
| Burial date and Place: | |
| Will and Probate: | Probate: 19 Aug 1886, following Letters of Administration, Supreme Court of Western Australia. [Cons. 3458-1886-113]. |
| Obituaries: | None. |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment: | 1st (Roya1) Regiment, 2nd Battalion. |
| Regiment No. and Rank: | #2315 Private. |
| Attestation date and Place: | |
| Service/Campaigns: | Crimea. |
| Musters: | 1851 Fermoy, Ireland [WO12-1984]. |
| Promotions: | |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges: | Crimea War Medal with clasp Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal. |
| Casualty/Medical: | 08 Sep 1855. Slight wound. Final attack on the Redan. |
| Regimental Courts Martial: | Date unknown. Insolence to superior officer. Three months hard labour. |
| District Courts Martial: | None. |
| General Courts Martial: | 30 Sep 1856, Malta. Breaking into a canteen and stealing £1.16s. Using abusive language to his superior officer. |
| Discharge date and Place: | 30 Sep 1856 following Court Martial. Parchment Certificate issued 28 Oct 1856. |
| Sentence: | 14 years transportation. |
| Prison and Register #: | 01 Oct 1856 Malta Prison. 26 days confinement + 15 days on board ship. 27 Oct 1856 Malta to Millbank Prison (#3837) 11 mnths. 24 days. 21 Oct 1857 Millbank to Portland Prison (#7338). 24 Feb 1858 Portland Prison to Lord Raglan. 01 Jun 1858 Fremantle Prison (#4858). |
| ARRIVAL and LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship: | Lord Raglan. |
| Departure and Arrival: | 05 Mar 1858 Plymouth; 01 Jun 1858 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation: | Convict. Contractor to Kojonup Roads Board. Farmer. |
| Convict #: | 4858. |
| Ticket of Leave: | 21 May 1859. |
| Conditional Pardon: | 10 Sep 1861, Esperance. |
| Certificate of Freedom: | 26 Jan 1871, Albany. |
| Land Grant/Purchase: | 1869 40 acres south of Warrenup, Slab Hut Gully. (Tillage Lease?) Kojonup Loc. 186. Certificate of Title XVII, folium 227. (Purchase?) |