Born in Chelsea, London c.1818
Enlisted at London on the 25th of August 1836.
Trade: Labourer.
No other enlistment details are shown.
1841 Census
Hounslow Barracks, Heston, Middlesex.
William Wareham, Private, Soldier, 20, [appears to indicate not born in county, i.e. Middlesex].
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3 Upper Church St [?], St Luke's, Chelsea, Middlesex.
A man of his father's name (John Wareham) appears to be living in Chelsea at this time. Judging by her age, his wife, Sarah, is probably a second spouse, and not William's mother. It is a large household, headed by Henry Cobb, a Greengrocer.
John Wareham, 48, c.1793, Waiter [?] [not born Middlesex].
Sarah Wareham, 35, 1806, Dressmaker, [not born Middlesex].
Caroline Wareham, 5, b. Middlesex.
George Wareham, 3, b. Middlesex. [PB]
The area, between King's Road and Fulham Road, was socially highly mixed, and developing rapidly at this time. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Church_Street and http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=28693 (accessed 29.3.2014).
1851 Census
Queen's Barracks, Parish of St Matthew, Ipswich.
William Wareham, Private, Soldier, 33, born Chelsea, Middlesex. [PB]
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5 Durham Yard, Chelsea, Middlesex.
John Wareham, 67, Gardener [?], born Dorset [?].
Sarah Wareham, 53, b. East Indies B.S. [British Subject].
Killed in action at Balaclava, 25th October 1854.
Next of kin: Father, John Wareham, living in Chelsea. [PB]
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol.
Killed in action at Balaclava, 25th October 1854.