James WEAL


1847 Oct 16	Enlisted with the 40th Regiment (1)
1852 Jul 14	40th Regiment embarked for New South Wales (2)

1852-1854 	40th at South Australia and Swan River, West 
		Australia (3)

1853 ... ..	40th at Melbourne (3)
1854 Dec 03 	40th at Eureka Stockade (2)

1857-1860 	40th at South Australia, Swan River, and 
		Victoria (3)

1858 ... ..	40th at Melbourne (3)

1863 Sep 05	Arrived at Melbourne on the ship "Queen of
		the South" (1)

1863 Sep 19	Arrived at Auckland on the ship "Queen of
		the South" (1)

1866 May 04	Discharged with Gratuity in New Zealand;
		rank - private (#2580) (1)

1869-1870	J. WEAL pays 8s 6d to the Rangiowhia Highway
		District for Lot 1 Town of Kihikihi (1 acre) and
		Lot 324 or 234 Parish of Puniu (50 acres) for
		each year (5)

1871 ... ..	Birth of May Frances WEEL is registered at 
		Alexandra, Waikato (4)

1882 ... ..	Thomas WEAL of the Waikato Cavalry Volunteers
		Te Awamutu made a successful application for
		30 pounds scrip (8)

1902 ... ..	Thomas WEAL of the 40th Regiment is listed as
		receiving the New Zealand Medal on the Defenders
		of New Zealand Roll (#1703) (6)

1905 ... ..	Thomas WEAL of the King Country gives evidence to 
		the Land Commission (7)



(1) Discharged in New Zealand: Soldiers of the Imperial Foot
Regiments who took their discharge in New Zealand 1840-1870
(2) Imperial Regiments in New Zealand 1856, 1862 and 1864: 
Officers Service Records - Harts Army Lists. [Microfiche NZSG (c) 
1988]
(3) In Search of the Forlorn Hope Volume 2 by John M. KITZMILLER II
(4) Registrar General's Office Birth, Death & Marriage Indexes;
folio 365
(5) Auckland Highway Provincial Rolls
(6) Defenders of the Empire resident in New Zealand 1840-1902
compiled by the Earl of Ranfurly
(7) Witnesses who gave evidence to commissions & committees
1858-1935: Appendices to the Journal of the House of
Representatives (AJHR) 1905 Section C4 page 929
(8) AJHR 1882 Section H17 page 8: Land Applications to the Naval
and Military and Local Forces Land Claims Commission - Claim
number 836