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| Name | BROWN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines |
| Regiment Number (s) | 7210 (ref WO22_42_00162) |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1831/21 years/Woolwich |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not yet known |
| Length of Service | 18 years |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd May 1849 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not known |
| Pension Districts | 1849-52 Leicester 1853 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | £13/12/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22 November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | 1853 Lynton (Port Gregory) assigned 3 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | January 1854 school teacher at Lynton Pensioner Village Port Gregory 1865-6 Farmer in Greenough area |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette Friday 12th January 1855 – trial of John Brown |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1873 age 65 all unknown Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged as invalid Pensioner John Brown, RM, wrote a letter on behalf of the Pensioners of the Dudbrook guard asking for forgiveness for Charles Tranailles for his conduct aboard the Dudbrook SROWA Cons 36 Vol 273 Folio 16John Brown was one of the pensioners sent to Port Gregory in 1853 as guards for the Convict Depot. They were allotted a 3 acre plot of land and the convicts were supposed to erect cottages for the pensioners. However the settlement was doomed to failure as the land allotted to them was adjacent to a salt lake which the Resident Magistrate Burges said was unhealthy. They suffered from lack of provisions and medical supplies and lived in tents as there was much delay in erecting the houses. Conditions were not improved when Von Bibra was granted a liquor license in an effort to combat the sly grog trade carried on by the ships calling at the port. Mid 1853 after arrival in WA detached to Port Gregory area. 20th December 1853 Resident Magistrate William Burges suggested opening a school with Pensioner Brown in charge who he said “is well qualified to be school master”. SROWA Cons 36 Vol 256 Folio 215 RM Champion Bay January 1854 Colonial School at Lynton Pensioner Village with 22 pupils- John Brown teacher. Jan 1855 he was found guilty of feloniously shooting at Ann Buckley (wife of fellow EPG Jeremiah Buckley) sentenced to 2 yrs with hard labour. Apparently he was regularly drunk and could be violent – he was removed from being a school teacher due to insobriety and for shooting Mrs Buckley. (Source “Sand and Stone; Part 1, Colonists & Convicts” by Kevin Moran and Perth Gazette and Independent Journal 0f Politics and News (WA:1848-1864) Evidence at the trial given by William Johnson said he was a very quiet and well-adjusted and Mrs Brown a very violent and aggressive woman Friday 12 January,1855 Employed two Ticket of Leave Labourers at Greenough 1865-6. |