| Husband: | John HEARD ( - ) | |
| Wife: | Rebecca UNKNOWN ( - ) | |
| Children: | William HEARD (1827?-1892) | |
| Name: | John HEARD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Occupation | 1827 | carpenter; Beaford, Devon, England |
| Town | ||
| Name: | Rebecca UNKNOWN | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Name: | William HEARD1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Mary HEARD (1840?-1899) | |
| Birth | 1827 (cal) | Beaford, Devon, England2 |
| Baptism | 18 Mar 1827 (age 0) | Beaford, Devon, England |
| town | ||
| Military Regiment | frm 17 Oct 1846 to 16 Oct 1847 (age 18-20) | 17th |
| Private | ||
| Enlisted (Military) | 17 Oct 1846 (age 19) | Crediton , Devon, England |
| Military Service | frm 17 Oct 1847 to 31 Oct 1848 (age 19-21) | 17th |
| Corporal | ||
| Military Service | frm 1 Nov 1848 to 1 Sep 1852 (age 20-25) | 14th Regt |
| Private | ||
| Military Service | frm 2 Sep 1852 to 12 Nov 1867 (age 24-40) | 14th Regt |
| Private. | ||
| Occupation | 1863 (age 35-36) | Private, 1st Bn. 14th (Buckinghamshire) The Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment; Jamaica, West Indies |
| New Castle New Castle was a settlement in the Blue Mountains of Jamaicathat became a military hill station for the British Army. it is now a training centre for the Jamaica Defence Force. Newcastle became a military centre in the 1840s when Major General Sir William Maynard Gomm, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (and Britain's longest serving soldier), observed that yellow fever, a major cause of death among the British troops stationed in Jamaica, was far less prevalent in the mountains. After unsuccessful attempts to persuade the government to pay for the construction of a military barracks up in the hills, Gomm went ahead with construction of the barracks at the Newcastle coffee plantation on his own initiative. Construction was subsequently authorised by the Board of Ordnance. The death toll among the troops posted to the West Indies garrison, formerly regarded as virtually a death sentence, declined dramatically. |
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| Discharged (Military) | 12 Nov 1867 (age 40) | Chatham, Kent, England |
| Intended future residence: Beaford, Devon | ||
| Occupation | 1869 (age 41-42) | Master Carpenter; Beaford, Devon, England |
| Myrtle Cottage | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 43) | Beaford, Devon, England2 |
| Myrtle Cottage | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 43-44) | Chelsea Pensioner; Beaford, Devon, England2 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 53) | Beaford, Devon, England3 |
| Gunsmith Arms | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 53-54) | Chelsea Pensioner; Beaford, Devon, England3 |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 64) | Beaford, Devon, England4 |
| Gunsmith Arms | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 63-64) | innkeeper and farmer; Beaford, Devon, England4 |
| Occupation | 1892 (age 64-65) | innkeeper and farmer; Beaford, Devon, England |
| Gunsmiths Arms | ||
| Death | 9 Jan 1892 (age 64-65) | Beaford, Devon, England |
| Gunsmiths Arms | ||
| Probate | 4 Mar 1892 | London, England |
| Gunsmiths Arms, Beaford, Devon Administration to widow, Mary Heard. Effects £172 0s 7d |
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| Occupation | 31 Jul 1893 (age 65-66) | carpenter1 |
| Military Regiment | First Battalion, 14th Regiment of Foot | |
| Military Service No. | 2750 | |
| Military Rank | Private | |
| Residence - Enlistment | -; Beaford, Devon, England | |
| Occupation - Enlistment | carpenter | |
| Height (Military) | 5' 6" | |
| Eyes (Military) | grey | |
| Hair (Military) | dark brown | |
| Marks/Scars (Military) | none | |
| 1 | Text From Source: 1893, Marriage solemnized at St Luke's Church in the Parish of Southsea in the Parish of Portsea Island in the County of Hampshire Portsmouth History Centre, Hampshire, Portsmouth Marriages, Archive reference CHU 16/1B/2 When Married: 31 Jul 1893 Name and Surname: Thomas Heard and Ellen Jury Age: 30 and 29 Condition: Bachelor and Spinster Rank or Profession: 2nd Corporal, Royal Engineers and - Residence at the time of Marriage: R.E.Barracks, Mill Dam, Portsea and Sophia Place, Landport, Portsmouth Father's Names and Surnames: William Heard and Robert Jury Rank or Profession of Fathers: carpenter and wheelwright Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, After Banns by me, Basil S.Aldwill M.A. Curate. This Marriage was solemnized between us, Thomas Heard and Ellen Jury in the Presence of us, David Fleming, Mary Fleming |
| 2 | Text From Source: Census England 1871 Address: Myrtle Cottage Place: Beaford, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity William Heard,Head,Mar,M,43,Chelsea Pensioner,Beaford, Devon, England, Mary Heard,Wife,Mar,F,30,,Beaford, Devon, England, Edward John Heard,Son,Unm,M,12,scholar,Cephalonia, Ionian Islands, Thomas Heard,Son,Unm,M,8,scholar,West Indies Jamaica, Robert Arthur Heard,Son,Unm,M,1,,Beaford, Devon, England, They were next door to Robert Jury and family. [Cephalonia and the Ionian Islands were a British Protectorate from 1809 to 1863, effectively ruled by a Lord High Commissioner appointed by the British Crown. ] |
| 3 | Text From Source: Census England 1881 Address: Gunsmith Arms Place: Beaford, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity William Heard,Head,Mar,M,53,Chelsea Pensioner,Beaford, Devon, England, Mary Heard,Wife,Mar,F,40,,Beaford, Devon, England, Robert Arthur Heard,Son,Unm,M,11,scholar,Beaford, Devon, England, Herbert Heard,Son,Unm,M,9,scholar,Beaford, Devon, England, Charles Heard,Son,Unm,M,4,scholar,Beaford, Devon, England, Maria Heard,Daughter,Unm,F,3,scholar,Beaford, Devon, England, There was a servant, Rosa Isaac from Beaford, 15. |
| 4 | Text From Source: Census England 1891 Address: Gunsmith Arms Place: Beaford, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity William Heard,Head,M,M,64,innkeeper and farmer,,Beaford, Devon, England, Mary Heard,Wife,M,F,48,,,Beaford, Devon, England,blind Herbert Heard,Son,S,M,19,carpenter,,Beaford, Devon, England, Maria Heard,Daughter,S,F,13,scholar,,Beaford, Devon, England, Francis C Heard,Son,S,M,9,scholar,,Beaford, Devon, England, There was a servant, Augusta Cole, 15, from Roborough |