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FREDERICK JAMES FARRINGDON,(My Great Grandfather) Born 1833 in England and died at Fremantle Perth Western Australia. aged 54 years on the 22 August 1887.

He married Frances CHITTY who was born at Grahamstown South Africa in 1841.
Frances was 18 years old when they married in 1859.

Frances died at Leederville W.A on the 5 November 1912, aged 71 years.
Frederick James FARRINGDON was a soldier in H.M. Services - a Drum Major, 1st Battalion. 2nd Queens regimont, he and Frances travelled to various parts of the world, they arrived in Western Australia on the "Naval Brigade" with 50 other men, Enrolled Pensioner Guards on the 23rd January 1874. The last Enrolled Pensioner s to arrive in the Colony. the name changed to enrolled Guards on the 11th November 1880.

Frederick and Frances arrived at Fremantle WA with five children, they had left England with seven,two were buried at sea.

Frederick and Frances were living at the Base Hospital in 1874, on the 11th JAnuary 1880 Frederick was shown on nominal pay roll as Enrolled Pensioner Force, Fremantle detachment (Ref BL144)
On 19 November 1880 they were shown tas occupying quarters wich consisted of two rooms, at no.1 Barrack, at Fremantle, with Frances Frederick and their five children all sharing these two rooms.

They were later found to be listed as living at lot 14 Swan Street, North Fremantle WA, in a cottage valued at 15 Pounds. The 35 lots had all been set aside for the Pensioner Guards, and they consisted of one acre. Lot 14 backed onto the Swan River.

Their childrens names:
Sarah Jane born 23/03/1862, William Henry born 1864, Frederick James born 16/10/1868, Henry Howard Pether (My Grandfather)born 8/06/1871, Ellen Elizebeth born 16/05/1873, Frances Louisa born 1876.

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