Clayton, Joseph
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PERSONAL DETAILS | Joseph CLAYTON |
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Birth date and place | c. 1816 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. |
Baptism date and place | |
Civil Census Residences England, Wales & Scotland | |
Occupations pre-WA | Hair Dresser. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 5³/8 ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: dark brown. |
Marriage date and place | |
Spouse | |
Children | Unnamed daughter? (see newspaper article in sidebar). |
Death date and place | 4 Apr 1889 Mt. Eliza Invalid Depot, Perth, Western Australia. 1885 Recommended for admission to Mt Eliza Poor House [Cons 527-1885-0209]. |
Burial date and place | 4 Apr 1889 East Perth Cemetery, Western Australia (Officiating: James Allen, St George’s Cathedral, Perth). |
Will and Probate | |
Death Notices and Obituaries | Daily News 8 Apr 1889 (refers incorrectly to James Clayton). |
ARMED FORCES | |
Regiment(s) | 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment. |
Regiment No. and Rank | #1402 Private. |
Attestation date and place | 25 Feb 1840 Sheffield, York. |
Service/Campaigns | East Indies 6 years 5 months. 29th Sep 1840 to 6 Feb 1847. Crimea 1 year 6 months. 12 Jan 1855 to 17 Jul 1856. |
Musters | 1841 Kamptee, East Indies [WO12-52-75]. 1851 Newry, Ireland [WO12-5284]. |
Promotions | None. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimean War Medal. Turkish Crimea Medal. Three Good Conduct Badges. |
Casualty/Medical | Chronic disease of spleen with general weakness and pain of left side – probably the consequence of frequent attacks of fever and ague to which he was subject during a service of seven years in India (1840-1847). Due to climate. Unfit for further service from chronic disease of spleen. |
Regimental Courts Martial | 15 Dec 1845 Dinapore. Tried & sentenced to 20 days imprisonment 9 Dec to 31 Dec 1845. Habitual drunkenness and striking the escort. 24 Mar 1847 on board ship. Tried & sentenced to 40 days imprisonment 21 Mar to 2 May 1847. Having been drunk and abusive language to a Color Sergeant. 21 Jun 1849 Preston. Tried & sentenced to 40 days imprisonment 14 Jun to 30 Jul 1849. Absence without leave. |
District Courts Martial | None. |
General Courts Martial | None. |
Discharge date and place | 30 Mar 1857 Butterant? |
Length of Service | 16 years 286 days. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/1512/52. |
Post Discharge Residence | Sheffield, Yorkshire. |
Post Discharge Pension District | Sheffield (1857). Sheffield & Tilbury Fort (1859). |
Pension Amount | 8d. per diem. |
ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Sultana. |
Departure and Arrival | 29 May 1859 Plymouth; 19 Aug 1859 Fremantle. |
Status/Occupation | Enrolled Pensioner Force. |
Land Grant/Purchase | None. |
Subscriptions | |
Misc. Newspaper Articles | Thirty one newspaper articles between Sep 1861 and Dec 1887 involving charges relating to drunkenness and/or vagrancy. See sidebar. |
Departure from WA | Not applicable. |