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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.1852 Struck from Roll and reinstated 1855. |