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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 | 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 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 WO23/48 and WO23/58 Part 3 both state stoppage of part pension for wife left destitute in India |