Marsh, James
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PERSONAL DETAILS | James MARSH |
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Birth date and place | c. 1827 |
Baptism date and place | |
Civil Census Residences | |
Occupations pre-WA | Farm labourer. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 7 ins. Complexion: pale. Hair: light brown. Eyes: grey. Face: oval. Build: middling stout. Distinguishing marks: D on left side. |
Marriage date and place | Single on arrival in Western Australia. No marriage found. |
Spouse | |
Children | |
Death date and place | 30 Dec 1861 Fremantle Convict Establishment Hospital, Western Australia. Admitted to hospital 7 Sep 1861. Cause of death: Consumption. Post mortem examination revealed hard tubercle scattered throughout the right lung so as completely to solidify it. Per Dr G C Attfield, Medical Officer, Convict Establishment [Acc 1156-M19]. |
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Will and Probate | |
Death Notices and Obituaries | |
ARMED FORCES | |
Regiment(s) | 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment. |
Regiment No. and Rank | #2097 Private. |
Attestation date and place | Before 1851. |
Service/Campaigns | Crimea. Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
Musters | 1851 Q1 Ashton Under Lyne & Limerick [WO12-7282]. |
Promotions | None. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasps Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal. |
Casualty/Medical | |
Regimental Courts Martial | Two convictions, details unknown. |
District Courts Martial | Six convictions; some records not available. Limerick, Ireland [WO86-006-212]. Trial: 13 Mar 1851. Theft. Sentence: 50 Lashes. Limerick, Ireland [WO86-006-270]. Trial: 23 Sep 1851. Absent without leave. Sentence: 168 days Hard Labour. Stoppages. Dublin, Ireland [WO86-007-102]. Trial: 15 Oct 1853. Absent. Losing Necessaries. Sentence: 168 days Hard Labour. Stoppages. Halifax, Nova Scotia [WO856-008-207]. Trial: 6 Sep 1856. Desertion. Losing Necessaries. Sentence: 160 days Har Labour. Branded D. |
General Courts Martial | Halifax, Nova Scotia [WO90-3-43]. Trial: 16 Apr 1857. Desertion. Losing Necessaries. Sentenced: Eight years penal servitude. |
Prison and Register # | 16 Apr 1857 Guard Room, Halifax Barracks, Nova Scotia 16 days. On board ship to England 22 days; Woolwich 12 days. 3 Jun to 19 Jun 1857 Millbank Prison #4993 16 days. 19 Jun 1857 to 25 Mar 1858 Pentonville Prison #7504 9 months 5 days. 25 Mar to 16 Aug 1858 Portsmouth Prison #5005 (including Public Works) 4 months 23 days. 16 Aug to 20 Nov 1858 Convict ship Edwin Fox 86 days passage from Portsmouth. 20 Nov 1858 Fremantle Prison #5166. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | Not eligible. Parchment Certificate issued 4 Jun 1857 in Millbank Prison. |
Post Discharge Residence | Western Australia. |
ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Edwin Fox. |
Departure and Arrival | 26 Aug 1858 Plymouth; 20 Nov 1858 Fremantle. |
Status/Occupation | Convict. Labourer. |
WA Convict # | 5166. |
WA Ticket of Leave | 5 Aug 1861. |
WA Certificate of Freedom | – |
WA Conditional Pardon | – |
Misc. Newspaper Articles |