ISAIAH DENHAM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
SURNAME:Denham
FORENAMES:Isaiah
BORN:28 06 1824
AT:Southwark/Cripplegate, London or Caroline Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire
OCCUPATION[S]:Cooper
RELIGION/DENOMINATION:.
FATHER:David Denham
MOTHER:Elizabeth Page
SIBLINGS:.
OTHER RELATIONS:Maternal Grandfather: Thomas Dunsterville
NOTES:.
1st REGIMENT NO:1342
2nd REGIMENT NO:.
ENLISTED:28 08 1847 London aged 23 years
ATTESTED:.
HEIGHT AT ENLISTMENT:5' 7 3/8"
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TROOP CAPTAIN:.
RANK:1847-1850: Private
1852: Private
1853: Private
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REDUCTIONS: .
DESERTIONS:21 10 1850 - 13 11 1850
COURT MARTIALS: [1] Court martial at Newbridge for being absent &c
Tried on 26 04 1848 and sentenced to 112 days HL
[2] Military confinement 03 07 1848.
District court martial 10 07 1848. Sentenced to 84 days Waterford Gaol from 15 07 1848
[3] Court martial at Athlone for disobedience of orders
Tried on 26 01 1849 and sentenced to 56 days HL and 50 lashes
[4] Court martial at Dublin for desertion and losing necessaries
Tried on 18 11 1850 and 168 days HL, `D' and stoppages.
[5] General Court Martial at Chatham on 13 12 1852
Charges:
First: For having at Ipswich on or about the 28th day of November 1852 struck Sergeant Jas Forsyth 4QOLD on the forehead with his clenched fist, he the said Sergeant Forsyth being his Superior Officer and then and there in the execution of his office.
To which charge the Prisoner pleaded Guilty.
Opinion: The Court having duly weighed and maturely considered the Evidence adduced in support of the Prosecution together with what the Prisoner has urged in his defence, is of opinion, that he, the Prisoner, Private Isaiah Denham, No. 1342 of the 4QOLD is of the Charge Guilty.
Sentence: The Court having found the Prisoner Guilty of the charge exhibited against him, which being in breach of the Articles of War, and taking into consideration his previous convictions and general very Bad Character, does in in virtue thereof sentence him, the said Prisoner, Private Isaiah Denham, No. 1342 , of the 4QOLD to undergo a corporal punishment of 50 lashes and to suffer imprisonment with hard labor for a period of two years composed of 24 lunar months.
The Judge Advocate General humbly submitted to Her Majesty to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court. ...Confirmed by the Queen on 10 01 1853.
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DISCHARGED BAD CHARACTER:20 05 1853, Military Prison Chatham
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NOTES:Incorrigible, Character very bad. 1 year 81 days served after age of 18 years
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TNA SOURCES:WO/25/3869
WO/12/655
WO/12/656
WO/12/657
WO/12/658
WO/86/6
WO/91/35
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OTHER SOURCES:England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes RG4-8
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4th Light Dragoons Index

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