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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 (Catholic) – also baptised at St. Paul’s Arran Quay (Anglican) – possible “mixed” marriage hense 2 baptisms 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) b 25th October 1856 Fremantle WA bap 2nd November 1856 Fremantle RC Western Australia D 7th September 1898 Fremantle Western Australia bur 8th September 1898 St. Patrick’s Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Sarah B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia M POLGLAZE Alexander Davis 23rd January 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 27th October 1897 Northam Western Australia bur 31st October 1897 St. Patrick’s Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Dennis b 9th September 1861 Fremantle WA FS bap 20th September 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M PICKERING Mary – widow of EPG Joseph Pickering 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Wednesday 16th July 1913 page 1 Funeral notice Mary Baldwin The Daily News Monday 14th March 1927 page 6 Obituary Thomas Baldwin West Australian Tuesday 8th September 1931 page 13 Obituary Son John Baldwin |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | February 1874 Fremantle bur 2nd February 1874 St. Patrick’s Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle (RC) Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 14th July 1913 Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Baldwin 320 Private 59th Depot 12/05/1841 from Service Coys location Templemore, Cork, Jersey Discharge due to scrofulous ulcer right hip Mrs Baldwin age 31 was treated for fever aboard the Pyrenees Struck of 1854 restored 1st May 1855 |