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| Name | CALSON /COLSON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Woolwich Division 32nd Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 6337 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th December 1827 / 18 years / Manchester England Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Hazel / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Tyne – 4th November 1830 to 6th October 1832 Rodney – 7th September 1835 to 14th May 1840 Caledonia – 6th November 1840 to 11th August 1841 Caledonia – 11th September 1841 to 3rd November 1843 |
| Length of Service | 21 years 6 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th September 1848 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1848 2nd North London 1849 Salisbury 1849 2nd East London 1850 1st Manchester 1851 2nd East London 1852 Deptford 1854-1860 Western Australia 1860 – 75 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | £15.4.0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Haslingdon Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 14 February 1808 Haslingden Lancashire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CALSON William B1778/Haslingden Lancashire |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Hester B 1782 Blackburn Lancashire |
| Siblings | CALSON William B 1814 Haslingden Lancashire |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MOORE Caroline |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7 April 1843 St Andrews Plymouth Devon England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Emma B c 1838 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MOORE Thomas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | (Possible) 6 March 1887 Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In the pay allotments for the HMS Caledonia John Calson’s are paid to Caroline Moore as trustee for his daughter Emma aged 4 ½ years, Caroline was residing with Mrs Fox 17 High Street Stonehouse, Mary Ann Fox was a witness to the marriage between John and Caroline. In the 1851 Census John is living with his parents at Clarkes Lane Rochdale Lancashire. He is a married man and a Greenwich pensioner. His father William’s occupation is given as weaver flannel while his brother William’s is coachman There is no evidence his wife and child came to Western Australia. Still being paid pension in South Australia in 1875 A John Calson (father William) aged 55 married Mary Ann Taylor (father John Taylor) aged 28 at Adelaide South Australia 3 December 1869 -whether this is pensioner John Calson is unclear |
