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| Name | ALLEN / ALLAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 42nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 316 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th April 1825 / 19 years / Elgin Moray Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 6 years 1 month Malta – 6 years 11 months Corfu – 1 year 10 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 125 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Colour Sergeant / 10th August 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Elgin Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Inverness 1851 Western Australia 1858 Madras 1861 Mauritius 1864 Bombay |
| Pension Paid | 1/10 ½ increased 16th April 1850 2/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Elgin Moray Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Ann c1807 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | David B c1838 Not yet known Possible death 9th August 1863 Ballary Madras, India Jessie B c1840 Not yet known William B c1842 Not yet known Ann B c1845 Not yet known George bap 1st November 1846 London England A George Allen died age 9 in 1857 WA (No further information) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1858 to India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possible death 7 July 1877 pensioned sergeant age 72 buried Saint Thomas Mount Madras 9 July 1877 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index for 1841 has Sergeant John Allan. 316, of the 42nd regiment stationed at Depot Carlow, Dublin or Stirling Discharge due to chronic catarrh. John Allen was the Sergeant Major for the voyage of the Minden. WO23/48 and WO23/58 Part 3 both state stoppage of part pension for wife left destitute in India The only information regarding the names and ages of the wife and children of John Allen was found at the State Record Office of Western Australia in Cons 628. |