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| Name | BONNER – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 69th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1102 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th September 1836 / 17 years / Rochester Kent England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¼ in Fair / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 year 2 months British North America – 3 years 6 months Mediterranean – 3 months |
| Length of Service | 14 years 105 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th January 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Cork 1855 Western Australia 1865 South Australia 1878 Western Australia 1882-3 Cork, Ireland |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 St Mary’s Athlone Westmeath Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Dora Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | GIBSON / GIPSON / TIPSON Jane Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | October 1843, Mullingar Westmeath Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Frances Amelia B c1846 England bap 12th April 1846 Drypool Yorkshire EnglandM Mulligan Patrick (1838-1912) D 10th March 1905 Fremantle Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC AC 0042 Western Australia Ralph B Portsmouth Hampshire England October 1848 D Malta bur 17th March 1850 Mary Jane B Malta 14th January 1850 bap Malta 27th January 1850 bap 26th December 1857 Perth Western Australia D Not yet known John Joseph B 10th October 1852 place unknown bap 17th April 1858 Perth Western Australia D 25th April 1884 Perth Western Australia Ralph Nathaniel Josephus B 23rd January 1861 Perth Western Australia bap 2nd February 1861 Perth Western Australia D 5th March 1927 Serpentine Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery Anglican VC 0205 Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette & Independent Journal 22nd July 1859 page 3 Drunken conduct of Jane Bonner (There are many newspaper reports of both John and Jane’s drunken behaviour) Perth Gazette & Independent Journal 5th August 1859 The Inquirer & Commercial News Wednesday 11th December 1878 page 4 Death of Jane Bonner Western Mail Saturday 22 April 1905 page 48 Probate Frances Amelia Mulligan Daily News Friday 25 April 1884 page 3 Death of son John Bonner Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 23rd January 1878 page 1 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to South Australia (Tentative) 5th January 1878 departure of “General” Bonner for London on the Charlotte Padbury (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | October – December quarter 1883 A John C. Bonner died in Cork Ireland (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 22nd November 1878 Guildford Road Perth Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Newspaper accounts often refer to this man as “General” Bonner. He was a heavy drinker but appeared to become a teetotaler in the 1870s. Between January 1882 and March 1883 Cork Pension district shows in-patient Cork Asylum. Some information for this man confusing. Discharge document shows increase in Pension in 1878. However, all documents in Cork to March 1883 still show pension at 6d per diem. |