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 1837 - 1889 (51 years)
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| Name |
Joseph WHINCUP |
| Born |
4 Dec 1837 |
Wetherby @ 2.00pm  [1] |
- Registered by: John Whincup his father.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1841 North End, Wetherby - age 4.
1851 Back Lane, Wetherby - age 13 - Errand Boy.
1861 [see Military Records]
1871 [see Military Records]
1881 Back Lane, Wetherby - General Labourer & Chelsea Pensioner.
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| Baptism |
8 Dec 1837 |
Wetherby, Yorkshire [2] |
| Military |
30/06/1855 TILL 20/02/1877 |
Leeds, Yorkshire [3] |
| 6th Regiment |
- Joseph joined the Army in Leeds, Yorkshire on the 30th June 1855 age 18.
He is described as 5ft 9inches Brown Hair & Grey Eyes with a fresh complexion.
Regiment number 1393 Private Joseph Whincup.
He was entitled to 21 years and 87 days pension.
He spent 7 years and 170 Days in Saint Helena.
& 8 Years and 329 Days in the East Indies.
6th Regiment from 30th June 1855 - 31st march 1857
In that time Joseph spent 6 days in custody at Hull for an Assault.
Saint Helena Regiment from 31st March 1857 - 28th July 1865
In that time Joseph was imprisoned twice for Drunkenness - 4 days in 1861 & 24 days in 1862.
1st Battalion 6th Regiment from 28th February 1865 - 20th February 1877
Joseph has 2 Good Conduct Badges and also in his possession is the Medal & Clasp for the North West Frontier.*
*NORTH WEST FRONTIER
3 December 1849 to 22 October 1868: 15 different campaigns spread over 19 years.
Joseph did not have a School certificate and was Court Martialed once and was in the Regiment defaulters book 61 times.
At discharge his address is: Byron Street, Leeds. - Trade: Farmer.
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| Residence |
1841 North End, Wetherby.
1851 Back Lane, Wetherby.
1881 Back Lane, Wetherby.
1889 36 Turkey Street, Hunslet, Leeds.
1889 46 Turkey Street, Hunslet, Leeds.
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| Occupation |
1889 |
Hunslet, Yorkshire |
| Jeweller's Porter & Chelsea Pensioner. |
1851 Errand Boy.
1881 General Labourer & Chelsea Pensioner.
1883 Farm Labourer.
1889 Jeweller's Porter & Army Pensioner.
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| Died |
6 Sep 1889 |
46 Turkey Street, Hunslet, Yorkshire [4] |
| Cause: from Pneumonia & Tubercular Bronchitis |
- Informant: X the mark of Sarah Mason, widow of the deceased, present at the death.
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| Person ID |
I628 |
BROOKS Family History |
| Last Modified |
2 Dec 2010 |
| Father |
John WHINCUP, b. Abt 1813, d. 5 May 1844, Wetherby, Yorkshire (Age ~ 31 years) |
| Mother |
Ann POWNEY, b. Abt 1814, Thorp Arch, Yorkshire , d. 1 Jul 1876, Wetherby, Yorkshire (Age ~ 62 years) |
| Married |
9 Jul 1837 |
the Parish Church Leeds [5] |
- Witnessed by: James Wiggins & Elizabeth Wiggins.
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| Family ID |
F175 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Sarah MASON, b. CA 1853, Askham Bryan, Yorkshire , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
8 Dec 1877 |
the Register Office, Wetherby [6] |
- Witnessed by: William Shepherd & Ann Mason.
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| Children |
| | 1. Jane Ann WHINCUP, b. 27 Sep 1878, Wetherby, Yorkshire , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Florence WHINCUP, b. 28 Mar 1883, Wetherby, Yorkshire , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. John Willie WHINCUP, b. CA 1885, Hunslet, Yorkshire , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Joseph WHINCUP, b. 28 Oct 1889, 36 Turkey Street, Hunslet, Yorkshire , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
23 Oct 2025 |
| Family ID |
F1225 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Baptism - 8 Dec 1837 - Wetherby, Yorkshire |
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 | Military - 6th Regiment - 30/06/1855 TILL 20/02/1877 - Leeds, Yorkshire |
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 | Married - 8 Dec 1877 - the Register Office, Wetherby |
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 | Occupation - Jeweller's Porter & Chelsea Pensioner. - 1889 - Hunslet, Yorkshire |
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| Sources |
- [S8] Birth Certificate [UK].
- [S93] IGI.
- [S107] Chelsea Pensioner Records.
- [S2] Death Certificate [UK].
- [S4] Marriage Certificate [UK].
- [S115] GRO Index.
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