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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 26 Jun 2024 10:18

By 1911 he's a lighthouse keeper!

Josiah Edwin Austin
in the 1911 England Census
Name Josiah Edwin Austin
Age in 1911 41
Estimated Birth Year abt 1870
Relation to Head Head
Gender Male
Birth Place Plymouth, Devon
Civil parish Bristol
County/Island Gloucestershire
Country England
Street Address 12 Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth
Marital Status Married
Occupation Lighthouse Keeper
Registration District Number 319
Sub-registration district Westbury on Trym
ED, institution, or vessel 12
Piece 15104
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Josiah Edwin Austin 41 Head
Emily Austin 34 Wife
Eva Emily Austin 9 Daughter
Ernest Brian Austin 7 Son
Nora Kathleen Austin 2 Daughter
Arthur Raymond Austin 6/12 Son

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 26 Jun 2024 10:15

Welcome to the boards, Craig.

You don't say where Josiah was born.
I assume this is his birth:

Josiah Edwin Austin
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name Josiah Edwin Austin
Registration Date 1869 [1869]
Quarter of the Year Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Place Plymouth, Devon, England
Volume 5b
Page 295


Josiah Edwin Austin
in the UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929
Name Josiah Edwin Austin
Trial Age 35
Birth Date abt 1869
Trial Date 2 Aug 1904
Trial Place Portsmouth
Occupation Clerk
Charge Stealing
Sentence 3 years

In 1902, he was tried at Winchester Quarter Sessions for stealing a letter and £21.
Sentenced to 2 months hard labour , as Josiah Charles Austin.

In 1904, he was tried at Portsmouth Sessions for stealing £28, the property of W T Avery Ltd, "his masters", on 17 March 1904. Sentenced to 3 years PS (which I assume means Prison Sentence)

Liberated 5/11/1906. Intended address: Church Army, Exeter. Intended ocupation:
clerk.

He was 5ft 4.75 ins, dark complexion, dark brown hair, brown eyes.


Josiah Edwin Austin
in the UK, Registers of Habitual Criminals and Police Gazettes, 1834-1934
Name Josiah Edwin Austin [alias Josiah Charles Austin]
Event Type Conviction
Conviction Age 35
Birth Date 1869
Birth Place Plymouth
Conviction Date 2 Aug 1904
Charge Larceny
Sentence 3 years
Jail Portland


In those two records, there's no mention of his having been a soldier.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Craig

Craig Report 26 Jun 2024 09:49

I am hoping someone can be of assistance, Josiah was born in 1869 and was a colour sergeant in the 2nd Hampshire Regiment and served in South Africa during the Boer War. He was a Lance Corporal in 1893 sometime around 1902 he was discharged for theft and served time in Portland Prison. Any assistance regarding his service in the 2nd Hampshire's and how he was discharged would be most appreciated. Regards Craig Morris

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