James Anson (1809 - 1898)

Born 1809 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Husband of Johanna (Leggett) Anson — married 1831 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1898 at about age 89 in Auckland, New Zealand

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James Anson lived in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Biography

Do you want the good news or the bad news?

The good news is that we may have located James' baptism. Could 'Adham' on the document relate to 'Altham' in Lancashire, straight up the road from Manchester, where he joined the army? If so, Name: James Hanson Residence Place: Altham, Lancashire, England Gender: Male Christening Date: 23 Dec 1810 Christening Date (Original): 23DEC1810 Christening Place: Altham, Lancashire, England Birth Date: 09 Sep 1810 Mother's Name: Hanson The bad news? No parents listed on the document. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ND5J-CGD : 10 February 2018, James Hanson, 09 Sep 1810); citing items 3-8, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,278,856.

ANSON James Johanna LEGGETT BER 94th Foot (1)

1826 joined 94th Regiment in Manchester; arrived Auckland 1849

physical description: 5'10" hazel eyes swarthy complexion good character, labourer, served 21 years (from NZ Fencibles war pension information) Land Grants in New Zealand: Sections: Lot 63N 7 Aug 1864 0.3.27 acreage deed : 12A 797 Lot 63S 21 Sept 1854 5.3.27 acreage deed 5A 477 Section:6 Lot 7 21 Mar 1853 1.00acre Deed 4A 83 1G 1209 (Spring Street Onehunga - between Grey St & Arthur St) Section:37 Lot 10 2 Apr 1856 1.00 acre Deed 8A.48 5G.111 (Manukau Road - just south of Royal Oak intersection and Trafalgar St) Section:43 Lot 2 12 Dec 1854 1.00acre Deed:4A 222 6G 63 (corner Mt Smart Rd and Curzon St west side)

Husband of Johanna Leggett (married April 1831 Offaly Ireland) and father of Mary Ann (Littledale), Johanna (Smith) and William Horace.

He was a highly decorated soldier and the last of his regiment to die.

Arr The Berhampore 1849

BERHAMPORE

The BERHAMPORE departed from London on 7 March 1849 and arrived in Auckland on 16 June 1849, with Captain John Jermyn Symonds in command. This was the 7th of the Fencible ships to arrive in New Zealand.

Family Name ANSON James Johanna Mary Ann Johanna William (2)

Birth: 1810 Lancashire, England Death: Aug. 10, 1898 Auckland, New Zealand

Family links: Spouse: Johanna Leggett Anson (1808 - 1896)*

Children: Mary Ann Anson Littledale (1833 - 1916)* Johanna Anson Smith (1836 - 1910)*

Note: Buried 13 August 1898 : ANGLICAN DIVISION D Row 4, Plot 67

Burial: Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium Glen Eden Auckland Council Auckland, New Zealand

Created by: Gaye Strand Record added: Apr 21, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 88915646

1826 joined 94th Regiment in Manchester; arrived Auckland 1849

physical description: 5'10" hazel eyes swarthy complexion good character, labourer, served 21 years (from NZ Fencibles war pension information) Land Grants in New Zealand: Sections: Lot 63N 7 Aug 1864 0.3.27 acreage deed : 12A 797 Lot 63S 21 Sept 1854 5.3.27 acreage deed 5A 477 Section:6 Lot 7 21 Mar 1853 1.00acre Deed 4A 83 1G 1209 (Spring Street Onehunga - between Grey St & Arthur St) Section:37 Lot 10 2 Apr 1856 1.00 acre Deed 8A.48 5G.111 (Manukau Road - just south of Royal Oak intersection and Trafalgar St) Section:43 Lot 2 12 Dec 1854 1.00acre Deed:4A 222 6G 63 (corner Mt Smart Rd and Curzon St west side)

Husband of Johanna Leggett (married April 1831 Offaly Ireland) and father of Mary Ann (Littledale), Johanna (Smith) and William Horace.(3)

Although we know nothing about the ancestry of either James Anson or Johanna Leggett, we are fortunate that James was in the army. Because of this, there is information about a man, who might, otherwise, have remained anonymous historically.

Which would be a big shame, as this man was a brave individual, who endured some of the hardest things life could throw at humanity in the mid 19th century. Although Johanna Leggett-Anson remains in the background, there are hints that she, too, was a lady of strength and influence, not to mention daring to have stepped outside her safety zone into the wilderness that was New Zealand at that time.

The consensus is that James Anson was born in Huddersfield, Lancashire, although one document mentions Oldham. His birth took place somewhere between 1810 and 1815. We can see from documents that he was illiterate, and we can assume that his family was extremely poor. That was the stimulus for many young men to join the British Army.

We have at least two potted biographies for him. Here is the first: “ANSON James From the book 'The Royal New Zealand Fencibles 1847–1852' it states "James was from Lancashire and joined the 94th Regiment in 1826 from Manchester. He served a short time at home, then in Malta, Gibraltar and out to India until 1846 when he was invalided home. He married Johanna Leggett [April 1835 in Ireland] and joined Captain Symond's division to sail for Auckland in 1848 with their three children. He was located in Potters Paddock where the first raupo huts were built. Being handy with tools he built the first wooden house and claimed to own the first cow at Onehunga, disposing milk to his neighbours. Along with his house and 1 acre he also had five acres. He lived with his daughter at Mount Smart during his later years."

James and Johanna had three children - Mary Ann, Johanna and William. James, born in Adham Lancashire, enrolled in the 3rd Waikato Militia as a Private, Regiment Number 449, on 14 August 1863 at Otahuhu. In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 James paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.

In the 1870s he came up against the Cambridge Court for drunk and disorderly behaviour and the police records describe him as having a swarthy complexion, grey hair, slightly pock pitted. 'A' on left arm and his left leg had been broken.

In the 1880s electoral rolls he is described as a labourer and in 1896 he died in the Costley Home in Auckland.”

This is a very good summary, although it gives Adham for his birthplace,which is probably a variant of Oldham. Yet it gives us some feeling for the man. He was no saint, and no fearless hero. He was an ordinary man, who did what he did to survive, and had his failings as well. Yet, James Anson was decorated for his service, like many of those who would later become the Royal New Zealand Fencibles, having fought in some of the bloody campaigns of the Sikh Campaign under Lord Gough. The campaign in question was the first Anglo-Sikh War. (4)

There were dissensions among the Sikh chiefs and many thought that if the powerful Sikh army was destroyed fighting against the English, they would find it easy to establish their power in the kingdom. The new Governor-General Lord Hardinge took vigorous measures to strengthen the British's military position. He increased the army force to 32,000. 57 boats were brought from Bombay for making bridges over Sutlej. Special training was given to the soldiers. The British troops were fully equipped in the newly-conquered Sind for an attack on Multan. To the Sikh army, all this was "held to denote", writes Cunningham, " a campaign, not of defence, but of aggression."

Consequently, the Sikh troops crossed the Sutlej, between Hariki and Kasur on December 11, 1845 and took offensive against the English troops commanded by Sir Hugh Gough. On December 13, 1845, Governor-General Lord Hardinge issued a proclamation of war and declared all Sikh possessions on the left bank of the Sutlej confiscated and annexed to the British dominions. The first bloody battle was fought at Mudki between the British troops commanded by Sir Hugh Gough and the Sikhs under Lal Singh. The Sikhs were fighting very bravely but at the last moment, they were ditched by Lal Singh who sent a message that he would be keeping back his force for two days from joining the Infantry or Regulars. The Sikhs suffered heavy damages, and so did the British. Two British Major-Generals -- Sir Robert Sale and Sir John MaCaskill -- were killed.

The next attack by the British army was at Fereozshah on December 21, 1845. Here also the Sikhs warrior fought bravely but once again they were betrayed by their general Tej Singh, who left the field all of a sudden. Finally the Sikhs gave up and retreated across Sutlej. In this battle the Sikhs lost 8,000 men and 73 guns while the English lost 694 men and 1,721 were injured. This was the second bloody battle fought between the English and the Sikhs.

In January 1846, the Sikhs under Ranjur Singh Majhithia crossed the Sutlej and attacked the frontier station at Ludhiana. On January 28, 1846, Sir Henry Smith defeated the Sikhs at Aliwal, to the west of Ludhiana. The final battle of Sobraon on February 10, 1846 proved decisive. Due to the treachery of their generals Lal Singh and Tej Singh, who gave all the information regarding the trenches to the English, the battle resulted in a great slaughter of the Sikh troops. With this victory, the English were relieved from the danger of the bravest and steadiest enemy ever encountered in India. The English army occupied Lahore on February 20 and treaty was concluded on March 9, 1846.

The terms of the Lahore treaty were as follows: 1. The Sikhs were required to cede to the British all the territories to the south of the Sutlej, together with the extensive Jullundur Doab, lying between the Sutlej and the Beas.

2. Heavy war indemnity of Rs 1.5 crores was demanded. 50 lacs were paid in cash. As equivalent for Rs 1 crore, all hill forts, territories, rights and interest in hill countries which are situated between the rivers Beas and Indus, including the provinces of Kashmir and Hazarah, were transferred to the company in perpetual sovereignty.

3. The Sikh army was limited to 20,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry

4. The minor Dalip Singh was recognised as Maharaja with Rani Jindan as Regent of the state and Lal Singh as wazir.

5. Sir Henry Lawrence was the British resident appointed under the treaty. The Company was not to interfere in the internal administration of the Lahore state.

There was peace in Punjab till Sir Henry Lawrence departure's on leave at the end of 1847.”

It was after this that James was invalided home. His wounds must have been fairly serious, yet he made a recovery and was readmitted to the 94th Regiment of Foot on 25/07/1848.

By this time, he had been married for 17 years. His wife was an Irish woman, Johanna Leggett.

The marriage had taken place in Birr, County Offaly in 1831. (The treasury Pension Registers simply say it was before 1835. The IGI indicates 1831) At the time, there were British soldiers stationed in this central Irish town. They had arrived there during the Napoleonic Wars when the British Government had feared that the Irish might unite with the French and invade from the west.

The surname Leggett is not a common one even today in County Offaly, so it is possible that Johanna was not from there. She may have come in to the town to find work. In fact, the only Joanna Leggett on the IGI who could qualify to be our ancestress (bearing in mind the shortcomings of the IGI) was JOHANNA LEGGATT born 08 DEC 1801 and

Baptised 14 FEB 1802 North Street-Countess Of Huntingdons Or Dissentingbrightonants, Brighton, Sussex, England

To William Leggatt and Elizabeth. Assuming this is her, and even if it is not, in what capacity did she come to Ireland? Family history may give us a clue.

Long before I even knew the name Anson, I heard from my New Zealand grandparents that “Granny Littledale was the first white child born in Auckland. Her mother was the first nurse and milked the first cow.” A version of the cow story features in the potted biography of James Anson above. If that piece of information had some truth, might there just not be some truth in the fact that Johanna Leggett was a nurse?

In a potted biography of Florence Nightingale, the following comment is made: “Inspired by what she understood to be a divine calling (first experienced in 1837 at the age of 17 at Embley Park and later throughout her life), Nightingale made a commitment to nursing, a career with a poor reputation and filled mostly by poorer women. Traditionally, the role of nurse was handled by female "hangers-on" who followed the armies; they were equally likely to function as cooks or prostitutes.”

While there is no evidence that Johanna Leggett was either a cook or a prostitute, she probably did work as an untrained nurse with the British soldiers in Birr. Presumably that is where James Anson met her.

They had three children: Mary Ann, born around 1833 in Birr, but baptised 17 Jan 1836, St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick, IRL. This was the same year that Joanna Anson was born, in Birr. It is probable that they were baptised together, in Limerick, And a son, who may have died young.

The question is? Why the baptism in Limerick, so far from Birr? Perhaps James was going to India and the ship was leaving from Limerick. Very few women accompanied their husbands overseas, so we do not know if Johanna stayed or went to India. If she did not go, that could explain why their family did not increase after 1836.

The few women who did go, however, had skills necessary to the regiment, either cooks or nurses. If that was the case, then perhaps she went with him.

In any case, they were back in Manchester in 1848, when he rejoined the army, but it seems he did not make it back to India. Instead, at this time, the call went out to defend Auckland from the Maoris, and an appeal was made to soldiers who had been invalided out of the service to make up The Royal New Zealand Fencible Regiments.

For whatever reason, probably for the sake of his family, James Anson agreed to go to New Zealand.

As Split Enz wrote in Six Months In A Leaky Boat, the journey must have been harrowing, “Aotearoa, rugged individual Glisten like a pearl At the bottom of the world Tyranny of distance Didn’t stop the cavalier So why should it stop me? I’ll conquer and stay free.”

The Fencibles

“Pensioned from the British Army, these settlers were eager to leave Ireland during the Irish potato Famine, or the industrial strife of Britain. They were offered free passage for them and their families to New Zealand from 1847 to 1854. Their Pension continued for life, and with guaranteed work, a two roomed cottage on arrival and an area of land - providing they attended church parade and church on Sunday and up to 12 days of training a year, this was a heaven sent blessing.

The soldiers were over 45 years of age, many with 20 years or more overseas service in unhealthy places. With only four per regiment allowed to marry while overseas, most retired to marry and start a family.”

What was the background behind the embarkation of the Royal New Zealand Fencibles?

“During 1845-1846 there had been some unrest between the Maoris and settlers in North Auckland. This led Governor Fitzroy and later Governor Grey to request troops from the Colonial Office in England. After much debate it was agreed that a group of retired soldiers was to be recruited and sent to New Zealand. This group was to be known as the Royal New Zealand Fencibles Corps. Conditions for enlistment were posted in every camp in the British Isles where pensioners were stationed.

The men so recruited had to be of good character and industrious habits, under 48 years of age (later reduced to 41 years) and with a minimum of 15 years service. Physically, they had to be over 5 ft 5 inches in height, of robust frame and medically fit as required by military duties.

They were to receive 1/3d per day in addition to their pension. They would receive free passage to New Zealand for themselves, their wives and families. On disembarkment they would receive an advance of three months pension together with an additional one month's pension for each child. They were to receive a cottage of two rooms with one acre of land. The men were required to attend military exercise on twelve day in each year, and on every Sunday attend muster under arms at church parade. They were also required to keep their cottages in good repair.

After seven years service the cottage and allotment of land became the absolute property of the pensioner, providing he had fulfilled his conditions of service, and no further military duty was required.

The officers were subject to separate conditions, some of which included a house consisting of at least 4 rooms, more acreage of land, cabins on the voyage out to New Zealand, as well as extra advantages on the termination of their service.

All of these conditions would have been very appealing especially to the older soldiers. Economic conditions were very harsh at this time in Britain and Ireland, and the prospect of owning their own land would have had a great influence. The pensioners who enlisted had served in many regiments in many parts of the world, including India, East & West Indies, Gibraltar and Canada. The men were used of harsh conditions, and theirives and families were used of following the army around the world with few possessions and no fixed home of their own. The long trip to New Zealand would not have been a drawback.

The pensioners embarked at various ports including Gravesend, London and Belfast. The left the British Isles during 1847-1852 arriving in ten ships. Most made the journey in three months, although the "Berwick Castle" took six months, and the "Ann" seven months as they both stopped at Falkland Islands and Tasmania.

In all 721 pensioners, 632 women and 1228 children were listed by the War Office as embarking on the ten ships. Many of the children were in fact teenagers and young adults and were later employed as servants, shop assistants, schoolteachers, and cooks etc. Each ship had a medical officer. As well as this a schoolmaster was appointed by the passengers to entertain and school the children.”

There were ten ships in all: “1.Ramilles

The "Ramillies" was the first of the Fencible Ships to arrive in New Zealand. The ship left Tilbury Port on 14 April 1847 and arrived in Auckland on 5 August 1847. On board were 67 Pensioners, 57 Women and 123 Children who eventually settled in the village of Onehunga.

2.Minerva

The "Minerva" left Gravesend, England on 1 July 1847 and arrived in Auckland on 8 October 1847. Passengers included 80 Pensioners, 67 Women and 145 Children. On the journey six children were born, and one woman and six children died. The families mostly settled in the village of Howick.

3.Sir Robert Sale

The "Sir Robert Sale" brought 74 Pensioners, 69 Women and 142 Children to Auckland. The ship left Cork, Ireland on 4 July 1847and arrived in Auckland on 11 October 1847. There were five births and twelve deaths on the journey, including one the the newly born infants. As no location had been set for the arrivals the passengers remained on board ship until 22 November. During this time the men were employed unloading the goods brought out on the ship.

4.Sir George Seymour

The fourth ship, "Sir George Seymour" left Gravesend, England on 12 August 1847 carrying 78 Pensioners, 63 Women and 114 Children. It was the largest of the ten ships at 867 tons and arrived in Auckland on 26 November 1847. There were 14 deaths during the journey, nine of which were children under 5 years of age. The last of the pensioners and their families disembarked on 16 December and followed the other families to Howick.

5.Clifton

The "Clifton" left Gravesend, England on 8 August 1847. Further passengers boarded at Galway, and on 26 September 1847 the ship left for New Zealand. It arrived in Auckland on 23 January 1848. During the journey there were forty-six deaths which was the largest number of deaths among the ships. Passengers included 79 Pensioners, 72 Women and 161 Children. These families eventually settled in Panmure

6.Ann

The "Ann" left Gravesend, England on 5 October 1847. The ship left Belfast, Ireland on Christmas Day, 25 December 1847 and arrived Auckland on 16 May 1848. Onboard were 74 Pensioners, 70 Women and 153 Children. The majority of these families settled in Otahuhu.

7.Berhampore

The "Berhampore" left London, England on 7 March 1849 and arrived Auckland on 16 June 1849. She carried 80 Pensioners, 67 Women and 101 Children who settled in the village of Onehunga. As well as a medical surgeon, a hospital assistant and a nurse were employed on board. There were seven births on the ship during the journey.

8.Oriental Queen

The eighth ship "Oriental Queen" left London on 16 May 1849 with 71 Pensioner, 62 Women and 108 Children aboard. There were five births of the journey. She arrived Auckland on 18 September 1849 and the families settled in the village of Onehunga.

9.Inchinnan

The "Inchinnan" left London on 14 January 1852 and left Portland 14 days later on 28 January 1852. Passengers included 78 Pensioners, 68 Women and 113 Children who arrived in Auckland on 27 May 1852. As well as a medical surgeon the ship had a hospital assistant. There were 10 births on the journey and 22 deaths, mostly children who contracted measles and children pox. The men and their families were settled in empty cottages around the four villages and not settled collectively as a unit as the earlier detachments were. Many of the men were firstly involved in repairing the roads around the villages as well as the road between Howick and Otahuhu.

10.Berwick Castle

The last and smallest (at 342 tons) of the Fencible Ships the "Berwick Castle" left London, England on 13 June 1852, left the Falklands on 13 October 1852 and arrived Auckland on 13 December 1852. Onboard were 40 Pensioners, 37 Women and 68 Children. There were six births and nine deaths on the journey. Most of the families settled in Otahuhu and Onehunga though some were sent to Howick.” (6)

The records confirm that the Anson family was on board ship 8, “The Berhampore”. The regimental captain was Captain T.B.Smith, and it is written of him

“Captain Smith was a man of great kindness and foresight as he arranged delicacies for the nursing mothers, as well as toys, concerts and entertainments for the children during the voyage.” This was quite a contrast with the conditions on board other ships, such as “The Inchinnan”, on which twenty-two people died.

Still, being transported to lonely Onehunga on arrival was a shock for all, especially the women. There were no houses at all waiting for them. As it says above, James Anson built a house from raupo, a native reed. (7)

The first raupo huts were horrific. They leaked and people had to wear their rain wear when asleep. Later, housing improved, but many of the children were constantly sick and there were too many deaths. The women were so desperate they wrote to the authorities pleading for help. Their pleas went unheeded.

One comfort was the building of churches and a school. The church of St Peter was shared between Anglican and Roman Catholic congregations, which suited most of the population. The school ensured the children of an education of which most of their parents never had the chance. Life must have been difficult for James and Johanna, but family story has it that Johanna acted as the midwife of the settlement, delivering the first babies born on New Zealand soil.

Yet, in the background was always the fact that they were defenders. The land was at war between the traditional owners of the land and the newcomers. It was not constant warfare. Sporadic outbreaks took place between 1845 and 1872, even longer in some areas. The earliest outbreaks were precisely in the areas where the Fencible settlements were built:

“The land at issue was under investigation by a Land Claims Commissioner, William Spain. The land had earlier been 'purchased' by a whaling ship Captain, but, as other whalers had pointed out, the sale was a highly suspect one. However, the deed of sale was later transferred to the New Zealand Company. It was then cited by the Company as a basis for a claim lodged for possession of the Wairau Plains. This claim was resisted by Ngati Toa, who themselves laid claim, under Maori custom law, as 'take raupatu', land taken by conquest.

The settlers might have been better advised to await Spain's investgations and  judicial decision, as Maori wanted to do, rather than charge in and attempt to take on Te Rauparaha, a veteran warrior of no mean ability. But pressure was on to expand the Nelson holdings. In March 1843, surveyors appeared on the Plains. Maori resisted the surveyors, and a hut was burned to the ground. This act, more than any, precipitated the attempt made from Nelson to enforce the surveys and take possession of the Plains. (7)

Confrontation

The party that travelled out from Nelson was led by Police Magistrate HA Thompson and Captain Arthur Wakefield. Arthur was one of the four Wakefield brothers (Edward Gibbon, William and Daniel were the others. Another Wakefield, Edward Jerningham was Edward Gibbon's son). Arthur was the youngest and by some accounts the best regarded.

On June 17, 1843, Te Rauparaha and his people were confronted near the site of a small encampment and cultivations beside the Tuamarina Stream. A demand was made that he surrender. Te Rauparaha refused - one cannot imagine that he would do anything else. An attempt to arrest him turned into a nasty skirmish with many shots fired.

Fifteen Maori and settlers were killed in the initial engagement. Amongst those killed were Te Rangihaeta's wife, Te Rongo. Those Europeans who survived the initial skirmish - about thirty - fled the scene. Eleven were apprehended in flight - it is said they surrendered - and they were executed, as a customary act of revenge (utu) for those Maori earlier killed. Amongst those executed were Thompson and Wakefield.

Aftermath

Settlers in Nelson and Wellington were outraged. The issues that had precipitated the confrontation were soon lost sight of. The new Governor, Robert FitzRoy, contemplated a military response against Ngati Toa. This was strongly urged upon him by the outraged settlers. However, on reflection, FitzRoy concluded that the settlers had been wrong in attempting to enforce a claim on the Wairau, a claim for which no legal basis existed.

This confrontation at Wairau is regarded by some historians as the first engagement of the New Zealand Wars. Effectively, it was a confrontation between a group of Nelson settlers and local Maori. According to James Belich, at this time, Maori always 'backed themselves against any armed posse of settlers.' However, the British Army was another matter, presenting Maori with a complex raft of new challenges; and this came soon enough, in the far north, in 1845, with the outbreak of the Northern War.

The British Army pursuit of Hone Heke and Kawati of Nga Puhi, following their sacking of Kororareka in March, 1845. James Belich says the burning of the town by Maori was probably accidental. An exploding armoury and British shelling from offshore certainly added fuel to the burning of Kororareka.

The Northern War was a complex ‘three-way war.’ Two factions of Nga Puhi fought against each other. One faction was led by Hone Heke who opposed the Crown, and who was prepared to take that opposition onto the battlefield. The other faction was headed by Tamati Waka Nene who generally supported the Crown, against Heke, though it is probably more accurate to suggest that he found a useful ally in the Crown in his dispute with Heke.

Three major engagements involving British Army and Maori were fought at Puketutu, Ohaeawai and Ruapekapeka.” (8)

One by one, the Fencibles, already old by contemporary standards by the time they arrived, began to pass away. By 1896, there was only one member of Captain Kenny’s regiment left, James Anson, and he died on 10th August. His wife, Johanna followed shortly after on 28th September. A touching tribute appeared in the New Zealand Herald to James Anson, the second biography we have of him:(see image)

Ship Berhampore

ANSON James Johanna Mary Ann Johanna William (9)

Anson / Hanson James Lancashire Private 94th Reg. Johanna (10)

Pension Record

Name: James Anson Pension Admission or Examination Age: 39 Birth Year: abt 1809 Birth Place: Oldham Limerick Lancr Pension Admission or Examination Date: 25 Jul 1848 Rank: Private (11)

Service Records

Name: Private James Anson Enlistment Age: 17 Discharge Age: 39 Birth Date: abt 1809 Birth Place: Oldham, Lancaster Enlistment Year: 1826 Discharge Year: 1848 Regiment: Ninety Fourth Regt Of Foot Regimental Number: 521 (12)

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