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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | BARRETT – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 61st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 362 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd April 1825 / 20 years / Limerick Ireland Clerk |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fresh / Grey / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ceylon – 11 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 249 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd June 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London |
| Pension Districts | 1847 1st East London District 1850-1869 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem 1857 Increased to 1/6d per diem totally blind |
| 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 | c1805 St. John’s Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BARRETT John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HALL Alice B 1814 England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th November 1846 Northfleet St Botolph’s Gravesham Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Catherine Alicia B 9th March 1848 England Bp 2nd July 1848 St Mary and St Michael Commercial Road Stepney Middlesex England Mary Ann B 27th August1849 England Bp 7th October 1849 St Mary and St Michael Commercial Road Stepney Middlesex England M 1871 ALBERT Henry Fremantle Western Australia D 1880 Western Australia 21st March 1880 Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle age 32. Headstone removed to Fremantle Cemetery Carrington Street Fremantle WA Ellen B 1855 Fremantle Western Australia M 1873 PONTEVIVO Dominic D 24th January 1883 Shark’s Bay Western Australia (murdered) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HALL Caleb |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Assigned Locations P10 and P14 at Freshwater Bay 6th September 1850 Resumed 20th November 1852 AJCP Reel 458 page from 15 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Daily News Monday 9th July 1883 page 3 Trial of Isaac Suzette for the murder of Ellen Pontevivo Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 18th July 1883 page 3 acquittal of Isaac Suzette of the murder-insufficient evidence |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1869 Western Australia 25th April 1869 Skinner street Cemetery Fremantle headstone removed to Fremantle Cemetery Carrington Street Fremantle December 1935. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Possible death 1877 age 64 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Sorldwide index 1841 John Barrett 362 Pte 61st ft Location Woolwich and Bolton Discharge due to Chronic rheumatism, Varicose veins in both legs and declining activity 5th March 1850 Catherine Barrett age 2 received medical treatment for pertussis aboard the Scindian 10th April Mary A Barrett age 9 months received treatment for diarrhoea aboard the Scindian After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation. Private John Barrett, general labourer, 1/-, 17th January, married, 2 children 20th September 1855 John Barrett wrote to the Colonial Secretary regarding what he saw as his unwarranted dismissal from the Enrolled Force as he was undergoing treatment for loss of sight. Lt Colonel Bruce replied that it was the practice to strike men off when a convict ship arrived and Barrett had failed to take advantage of the opportunities of advancement in the colony. John Barrett was totally blind by 1857 |
