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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 | June 1859 South London (WO22/63, June 1859) October 1860 paid to 31 December 1860 (WO/63, October 1860) 1861 Western Australia transferred to 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 2nd September 1914 SPATHE Anna Dorothea 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 Worldwide Index Edward Bull, 1592, 24th Foot Kingston, Canada WO12/4097 1851 Worldwide Index Edward Bull, 2285, 35th Foot, Enniskillen, Ireland WO12/4989 AJCP Reel 1651 piece 150 1866 Edward Bull nominated his sister-in-law Jane Shaw age 30 as an emigrant. Location Cordyne, Belfast, Ireland |