Lithgow, James
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | James LITHGOW Name variations: Lithcoe, Lithgoe, Lithgo, Lythgoe, Lythgowe. |
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| Birth date and place | February 1832 Liverpool, Lancashire, England. |
| Baptism date and place | 19 Jun 1832 St Peters, Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Civil Census Residences | House of Correction & County Gaol, Kirkdale, Lancashire (1851). See Newspapers UK below. |
| Occupations pre-WA | Sawyer. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 9¼ ins. Complexion: sallow. Eyes: hazel. Hair: brown. Face: full. Build: middling stout. Distinguishing Marks: A.B., figure of a woman right arm, crucifix left arm, cut left eyebrow. |
| Marriage date and place | Single. |
| Spouse | None. |
| Children | None. |
| Death date and place | 15 Nov 1909 Old Men’s Home, Claremont, Western Australia. Cause of Death: heart disease. |
| Burial date and place | November 1909 Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia. Anglican. Section CC. Gravesite 0139. |
| Will and Probate | None. |
| Death Notices and Obituaries | None. |
| Newspaper Articles UK | Liverpool Mercury 4 Apr 1851. Liverpool Mail 5 Apr 1851. |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment. 21 May 1854 at Malta transferred to 47th (The Lancashire) Regiment. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | #3125 (14th). #3244 (47th) Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 13 May 1853 Shrewsbury, Shropshire. |
| Service/Campaigns | Crimea. |
| Musters | |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasps Alma, Inkermann. Turkish Crimea Medal ? |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | 47th Regiment: Scutari and Varna 4 to 5 Jun 1854 Absent without leave. Tried 6 Oct 1854 for being drunk and disorderly. Sentenced 50 lashes [Glenn Fisher]. |
| District Courts Martial | 14th Regiment: Confined to Guard Room for 12 days from 11 to 22 Sep 1853. District Military Prison 23 to 30 Sep 1853. Forfeited two days pay. Confined to Guard Room. District Military Prison 50 days 1 Oct to 19 Nov 1853. Forfeited one days pay [Glenn Fisher]. 17 Sep 1853 Limerick for Drunk, escaping, damaging cell. Sentence 84 days Hard Labour and Stoppages [WO86-007-124]. |
| General Courts Martial [WO90-3 1851-1865. AJCP Reel 2724] | 47th Regiment: 6 Oct 1854 Camp Sevastopol for Drunk & Disorderly. 50 lashes. Confined in Guardhouse 2 to 7 Oct 1854 [Glenn Fisher]. 29 Nov 1854 Camp Sevastopol for Theft. Sentence: 50 lashes, 25 lashes remitted, forfeit pay and pension [WO90-3-14]. 7 May 1856 Camp Sevastopol for Deserting to the enemy on 11 Dec 1854. Sentence: Transportation for Life [Glenn Fisher]. |
| Prisons and Register # | Sevastopol Guard Room, 1 month. Balaclava, 1 month 14 days. On board ship 1 month 26 days. 30 Jun 1856 Millbank Prison (#2932). Parchment Certificate issued 23 Jul 1856. 6 May 1857 Chatham Prison (#963). 23 Sep 1857 Convict Ship Nile, 100 days. 1 Jan 1858 Fremantle Prison (#4641). |
| ARRIVAL and LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Nile. |
| Departure and Arrival | 23 Sep 1857 Plymouth; 1 Jan 1858 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation | Convict. Sawyer. Orderly, Mt Eliza Depot. |
| Convict # | 4641. |
| Ticket of Leave | 23 Jul 1859. |
| Certificate of Freedom | – |
| Conditional Pardon | 7 Jul 1873 Newcastle (later Toodyay). |
| Land Grant/Purchase | None in Western Australia. |
| Newspaper Articles WA | Inquirer & Commercial News 20 Jul 1859. Perth Gazette 15 Jul 1859, 4 Apr 1862, 3 Oct 1862, 17 Mar 1871, 27 Mar 1874. Western Australian Times 27 Oct 1874. West Australian 10 Aug 1898. |
| Departure from WA | Not applicable. |