Sergeant
Benjamin West (
c 1776....1860 )
Back to . . .48th
Foot .The Northamptonshire Regiment
Born :
circa 1776
Where : Blackburn , Lancashire
Baptised : 1/11/1781
Where baptised : Great Hallwood, Lancashire
Occupation : Soldier / Tailor
Date Arrived : 13/11/ 18170.
Ship Arrived on : Dick
Rank on Discharge : Sergeant
Date of Enlistment : 15th of August 1803 . 2nd/48th
Date of Discharge : 1824
Died : 16/6/1860 age 84
Where Died /
Buried :
St Mathews Church of England Windsor
Parents Names : Christopher West (b......d.) m
Catherine Whalley (b.......d.)
1st Spouse's Name
: Bridget
Riley (b.........d.between
1828 & 1834)
Date Married : 1815
Where Married : Ireland
Spouse's Parents unknown
2nd Spouse's Name
: Ann Green (b......d.)
Date Married : 19/5/1834
Where Married : St John's Church of England ,
Parramatta
Spouse's Parents unknown
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Children
:
- 1 . Cristopher
West (b.1815....d.1878)
- 2 . John West
(b.5/5/1819....d.1837 Sydney )
- 3 . William West
(b.7/2/1821..Hobart Town....d.18/7/1876...Windsor) m
Elizabeth Lyons. (b.....d.) ....Garry Sanders : .......
sandersg@ozemail.com.au
......Garry is a descendant of Benjamin West's 3rd child
, William West
- 4 . James West
(b.6/2/1823..Launceston Tasmania...d.)
- 5 . Benjamin West
(.b.10/11825 Sydney...d.1871.)
- 6 . Catherine West
(b.1826.....d.)
- 7 . JaneWest
(b.1828.....d.)
Descendants :
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- Area Settled :
- Lower Burragorang & Sydney
History
& Achievements :
- Private Benjamin
West arrived in Australia as part of the North Hamptonshire Regiment (48th
Regiment of Foot) contingent, on board the
ship "Dick" on 3/11/1817.
Benjamin enlisted in Dublin
Ireland on the 15th of August
1803 at the age of 25. He eventually discharged in Sydney
1824 after service in the North
Hamptonshire Regiment (48th Regiment of Foot) for
a period of 21 years.
- Following discharge, he returned to his trade as
a tailor with a pension of 1 shilling per day, his
- business being located in Clarence Street,
Sydney. The 1828 census shows him as occupying this
premises with his wife Bridget and six children, two of
whom two were born following his discharge from the 48th
Regiment .
- Private West was granted, by Sir Thomas Brisbane,
land (100 acres) in the lower Burragorang in November
- 1825 and sold this grant to John Harper in April
1838. Private West never resided at this property. He
resided at Clarence Street Sydney until 1828 followed by
Gross Street Parramatta from 1834 till 1840.
- Private Benjamin West died at the age of 84 in
Windsor N.S.W. 16/6/1860.
- Private Benjamin
West fought in the
Peninsular War under the Duke Of Wellington. For his
military service
- he was awarded the General Service
Medal with 10 clasps.
- His General Service Medal
represent the following Battles : Talavera -28/6/1809 :
Busaco 27/9/1810 : Albuera 16/5/1811 : Ciudad-Rodrigo
19/1/1812 : Badajoz May 1812 : Salamanca 22/6/1812
:Vittoria 21/6/1812 : Pyrenees 9 days July 1813 :
Orthes 27/2/1814 : ,
Toulouse 10/4/1814 :
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(QLD) Australia
- Last revised: December 07, 2004.
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