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| Name | BULL – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 24th St Helena Corps and 35th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2255 – 35th Regiment 1592 – St Helena Corps |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th March 1838 / 18 years / London Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 feet 7 inches Fair / Hazel / Brown / Scar on right cheek |
| Overseas Service/Duration | America – 3 years 2 months St. Helena – 6 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 11 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 7th June 1859 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | 2 Good conduct medals and a service medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1859-1860 South London 1861-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Marylebone London Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 20th August 1820 St Marylebone London England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BULL William Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Alice Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SHAW Charlotte 1834 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1st October 1856 Armagh Armagh Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B 1857 bap 14th February 1858 St Margaret’s Westminster M GIBSON Elizabeth 1886 Picton Western Australia D 27th December 1919 Beaconsfield Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia John B 1859 bap 14th August 1859 St Margaret’s Westminster D Not yet known. In 1932 John was living in England (See death notice for step-sister Janet Kerr) James Palmerston B 18th November 1860 at sea (birth and baptism registered Fremantle Western Australia) M SPATHE Anna Dorothea 2nd September 1914 Fremantle Western Australia D 25th June 1951 ashes scattered Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Edward B 7th August 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D 11th December 1910 Mandurah Road Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Alice B 7th May 1865 Fremantle Western Australia M COOK John Augustus 18th June 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 5th April 1950 Beaconsfield Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Margaret Rebecca B 20th August 1867 Fremantle Western Australia M GIBSON William 18th April 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 10th November 1946 South Bunbury Western Australia bur Anglican Section Bunbury Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SHAW James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | PERRY Margaret Not yet known Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | KERR (KER) Daniel |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1870 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Janet B 1871 Western Australia M Did not marry D 3rd January 1932 Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Corporal of Pensioners North Fremantle 1867 |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 10 July 1867 page 3 Perth Gazette & WA Times 12 July 1867 page 2 Edward Bull, Corporal of Pensioners gave evidence in the trial of William Johnson for the murder of Andrew Alcock. The West Australian Saturday 8 June 1907 page 1 Funeral notice for Charlotte Kerr previously Bull The West Australian Monday 12 December 1910 page 1 The West Australian Monday 29 December 1919 page 1 The West Australian Monday 4 January 1932 page 1. The West Australian Friday 15 November 1946 page 1. The West Australian Thursday 6 April 1950 page 40 The West Australian Thursday 28 June 1951 page 20 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th May 1868 aged 48 Military Hospital from acute dysentery bur Anglican Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 7th June 1907 Fremantle Western Australia buried Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide Index Edward Bull, 1592, 24th Foot Kingston, Canada 1851 Worldwide Index Edward Bull, 2285, 35th Foot, Enniskillen, Ireland 1859 Discharge at own request having completed 21 years service. 1859 prior to embarkation Edward was employed as a messenger (John’s Baptism) 1866 AJCP Reel 1651 piece 150 Edward Bull nominated his sister-in-law Jane Shaw age 30 as an emigrant. Location Cordyne, Belfast, Ireland |