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| Name | BURTONSHAW / BURTINSHAW / BURTENSHAW – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 54th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 474 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st September 1826 / 20 years / Liverpool England Cooper |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 13 Years |
| Length of Service | 15 years 187 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd March 1842 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Liverpool England |
| Pension Districts | 1842 Liverpool 1851-1854 Western Australia 1854 South Australia 1857 Melbourne 1858 – 65 Calcutta |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Liverpool England |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Ann Estimated 1813 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | None known |
| Newspaper Articles | Numerous arrests for drunkenness for both this couple, including: Inquirer Perth 13th December 1854 – page 3 – Mrs. Burtenshaw drunk The Herald 20th March 1869 – page 3 Ann Burtenshaw – using abusive and insulting language |
| Departure from Western Australia | c1854 to South Australia 1858 Bengal India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known (possibly Bengal) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1883 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Cause of discharge: rendered quite unfit of further service, in consequence of palpitations and shortness of breath acquired by thirteen years residence in India.Surgeon Superintendent Alex Kilroy listed John and Ann Burtonshaw as having no children 6th November 1852 John Burtonshaw was struck off the Force on for being drunk on Guard. 1st October 1855 He was restored to the Enrolled Force, the notes on the file at the time of restoration said “Prior to dismissal from the Enrolled Force this man and his wife appeared constantly at the Police office for drunkenness in the streets, since his restoration neither of them have been brought to notice for irregularity and I have reason to believe his habit to be steady”. |