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| Name | BALDWIN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 59th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 320 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th October 1825 / 16 years / Dublin Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Pale / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 3 years 48 days Gibraltar – 1 year 229 days Malta – 3 years 326 days Corfu – 250 days |
| Length of Service | 13 years 310 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th August 1841 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Kilkenny 1848 2nd Dublin 1853 West Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem increased 28th October 1873 to 10½d per diem for service to Enrolled Pensioner Force in Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Newcastle Staffordshire England |
| 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 | McDONNELL Mary c1822 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th August 1842 St Marys Kilkenny City Kilkenny Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John bap 12th July 1843 St Marys Kilkenny City Kilkenny Ireland M JOYCE Catherine (daughter of John EPG) 26th December 1870 St Patrick’s Fremantle D 5th September 1931 Fremantle Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Unnamed bap 1st June 1845 St Marys Kilkenny City Kilkenny Ireland D Not yet known (likely died in infancy) Mary Ann (May Anna) bap 20th September 1846 St Marys Kilkenny Ireland M LEWIS John 9th February 1866 St Patrick’s Fremantle Western Australia D 16th September 1906 Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery William bap 2nd May 1849 St Michan Dublin Ireland D 26th March 1853 aboard “Pyrenees II” Thomas B 1853 Fremantle Barracks Western Australia M PRENDERGAST Ellen (known as Elenor Shannon from birth record) 8th July 1885 Fremantle RC D 8th March 1927 Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Francis (Frank) bap 2nd November 1856 Fremantle RC Western Australia D 7th September 1898 Fremantle Western Australia bur 8th September 1898 Fremantle RC Western Australia Sarah B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia M POLGLAZE Alexander Davis 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 20th October 1897 Northam Western Australia bur 31st October Fremantle Cemetery RC Western Australia Dennis bap 20th September 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M PICKERING Mary (Widow of Joseph Pickering (EPG) and daughter of Cornelius Carroll (EPG) 4th November 1899 St Patricks Fremantle Western Australia D 13th April 1956 Fremantle Western Australia |
| 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 | 1866 Assistant Warder Convict Establishment: dismissed 9th February 1867 |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | February 1874 Fremantle bur 2nd February Fremantle (RC) Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 14th July 1913 Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
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