Born at Church End, Willesden, Middlesex, c.1835.
Enlisted at Westminster on the 21st of December 1854.
Age: 19.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Labourer.
Features: Fresh complexion. Grey eyes. Brown hair.
Joined the regiment in the Crimea on the 20th of June 1855.
Transferred to the 12th Lancers at Cahir on the 1st of August 1856. Regimental No. 1828.
From the Regimental records of the 12th Lancers:
"Private William Hadaway [sic] married Elizabeth Glover, spinster, at the Parish Church of Heston. Middlesex, on the 18th of February 1854. The officiating clergyman was the Revd, Edward Spooner, and certified by Cornet Denesly, Adjutant."[PB: CHECK year, since he is said to have enlisted in the 17th in December 1854, and only transferred to the 12th Lancers in 1856.]
Four children are known to have been born into the family:
Charles George, born on the 15th of January 1868. (Died.)
John William, born on the 21st of March 1870 and baptised at Aldershot Camp on the 15th of May 1870.
John Henry, not shown when born, but was baptised at the Military Chapel, Hounslow, on the 7th of July 1872.
Henry Arthur Ernest, born on the 30th of July 1874, and baptised at St. George's Hulme, on the 13th of September 1874.
A Court of Enquiry was held on the 22nd of June 1857, Major Oakes presiding, but no reason was given for this.
Served with Brigadier William Hill in the Bennar Field Force, 16th of November 1858 to the 16th of March 1859. Also present at the action of Chichumba, 28th of January 1859.
Appointed Shoeing-Smith: 1st of March 1861.
Displaced by "Authority of the Colonel of the Regiment" on the 25th of July 1861.
Re-engaged at Cork for a further 12 years' term of service on the 31st of October 1866.
Discharged from Shorncliffe on the 18th of October 1876, at his "Own request, free to pension, after 21 years service".
Served 21 years 316 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 9 months
In India: 3 years 3 months.
Conduct: "very good." Is in possession of four Good Conduct badges, also possesses the Crimean, Turkish, Indian Mutiny and Long Service & Good Conduct medals.
Not in possession of any school certificates.
Aged 40 years 10 months on discharge.
Five times entered in the Regimental Defaulter's book. Never tried by Court-martial.
Granted a pension of 1/- per day. To live in Clapham, London.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasp for Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.
Mutiny medal without clasp.
Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal (without gratuity) on the 1st of March 1873, and granted a gratuity of £5, in accordance with Para. 10 CL 124. AC. 1875, on the 1st of December 1875.
1891 Census
Priory, St, Chad, Shropshire.
A man of this name was shown in the 1881 Census as a Coachman, Domestic Servant, aged 45, born at Church End Ows, Middlesex, with his wife, Eliza, aged 35, born at Coventry, and eight children, seven sons and a daughter.
Death registration
The GRO records show him as "Hadaway". His death, aged 55, is recorded in the Wellington registration district of Shropshire in the December quarter of 1890. [RM]
His wife Elizabeth and at least two sons, were still alive in 1901 and living in the same district.]
1891 Census
12 Park Street, Wellington.
Elizabeth Hadaway [sic], 45 widow.
Seven children shown: Richard 25, George 18, Henry 16, William 14, Caroline 12, Charles 9, James 6.
1901 Census
Park Street, Wellington.
Elizabeth Haddaway [sic] 56 Laundress.
Two sons shown: Harry 25, James 17.
Death registered
Elizabeth Hadaway [sic], 57, December Quarter 1901, Wellington, Shropshire.
Registration of death, and Census information for 1891 & 1901, kindly provided by Chris Poole.