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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | ATKINSON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Dragoon Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 335 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st September 1830 / 19 years 3 months / Manchester Barracks Lancashire England Sadler |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0½ in Fair / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 18 years 5 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private/ 11th January 1848 / Newbridge |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wigton Cumberland England |
| Pension Districts | Carlisle England |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | Date not yet known Kendal Westmorland England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 23rd May 1812 Wigton Cumberland England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ATKINSON James c1790 Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HARTLEY Esther c1790 12th August 1811 St Oswalds Grasmere Westmorland England |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | GRAHAM Ann bap 11th March 1818 St Lawrence Appleby Westmorland England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th December 1843 Heversham Westmorland England |
| Children by 1st Wife | James Maitland B 14th November England M YORK Frances 7th March 1868 Gingin Western Australia D 31st December 1908 Mogumber Western Australia bur Gingin Cemetery Western Australia Richard B 18th March 1849 England M BICKNELL Elizabeth 25th April 1867 Perth Western Australia D 29th August 1901 Roebourne Western Australia bur Roebourne Cemetery Western Australia Annas Graham B 1st July 1851 Freshwater Bay Western Australia M BRIGGS George Henry 28th March 1880 Perth Western Australia D 30th July 1943 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Agnes B 2nd September 1852 Freshwater Bay Western Australia M REEVE Richard 26th November 1870 Fremantle Western Australia D 3rd August 1942 Leederville Western Australia bur Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Robert B 3rd November 1854 Freshwater Bay Western Australia M 1st BROWN Mary Jane 22nd July 1880 Perth Western Australia M 2nd RONAN Agnes 1888 Western Australia D 2nd August 1936 Cottesloe Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 20th February 1857 Freshwater Bay Western Australia M PURSER Jacob York 8th December 1878 Bindoon Western Australia D 6th June 1945 Moora Western Australia bur Moora Cemetery Western Australia John B 15th January 1860 Freshwater Bay Western Australia M JANES Emma Mary 22nd April 1891 Chittering Lake Church Western Australia D 22nd June 1939 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Esther (Hester) B 31st May 1863 Freshwater Bay Western Australia M 1st HANHAM Francis William 1886 Fremantle Western Australia M 2nd KING William 16th December 1891 Chittering Lake Church Western Australia Partner GALLOP Frederick D 27th September 1950 North Fremantle Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Annie Henderson Graham B 1866 Claremont Western Australia Partner William RILEY D 3rd July 1913 Cottesloe Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GRAHAM George Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Isabella Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Locations 9 and 16 Freshwater Bay Butlers Swamp P236 and P250 on Certificate of Title |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer at Butler’s Swamp Claremont Western Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian 27th October 1900 – page 4 – Funeral notice for wife |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th November 1874 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 26th October 1900 65 Fitzgerald Street North Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Wife left will (Will 57/1901 – copy available SROWA) |
| Further Information | Descendants Maskew Family See also Private Archives Battye Library (Acc 5325A under MN1758) the papers and documents of John Atkinson |