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John Wood Coulson Attestation Papers
| Name | COULSON – John AKA John Wood |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Woolwich 40th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 6650 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21 April 1831 / 19 years 1 month Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5′ 7 1/2″ Swarthy / Grey / Light Brown / No scars |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HMS Revenge from 14 March 1834 to 18 June 1837 HMS Pique from 8 January 1840 to 16 June 1842 HMS Tortoise from 24 February 1844 to 28 September 1849 |
| Length of Service | 21 years and 14 days Pay Book 1839-1840 HMS Pique Wife Mary. Private Royal Marine 3rd Class |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private 4 May 1852. Conduct Very Good, Coulson was unable to sign his papers and made his mark “x” |
| Campaign Medals | 2 x Syrian Medals aboard the Pique |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Unknown |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Derby |
| Pension Paid | £16/16/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | See below |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | Unknown: between July 1852 (daughter’s baptism in England) to September 1856 (at Rottnest). Nine convict ships arrived during this time. |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1812 Let Church (Litchurch) Derby Derbyshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 21 Mar 1812 Derby, Derbyshire |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | COULSON John Not Yet Kown |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | FOULDS Ann Not yet known M 16 Feb 1806 All Saints, Derby, England |
| Siblings | George b 1807 Derby, Derbyshire William b 1810 Derby, Derbyshire Robert b 1814 Derby, Derbyshire Sarah b 1816 Derby, Derbyshire |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | JOHNSON Mary Ann Born 19 March 1810, Baptised 23 April 1810 in Derby, England. |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 21st March 1838 Charlton Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | John born 1838 (attestation papers) to 1844 (1851 Census) M DABB Mary Ann – 1 May 1861 Scarborough, England D 10 Jan 1900 Scarborough, Yorkshire North Riding John Junior joins Royal Marines in 1851 (Attestation papers). His marriage certificate describes his father John Coulson as a “Convict Guard” Isabella born 2nd Qtr 1852 Greenwich mother Johnson Baptised 11th July 1852 St. Werburgh’s Derby, mother Mary M LITTON John Phillip (EPG) 7 December 1867, Church of St John, Fremantle, Western Australia Died 1 January 1912, Birkenhead South Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | JOHNSON John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None 27th November 1865 Purchased S 17 of 5 acres at Fremantle for £1 per acre |
| Occupation after Arrival | On Detachment at Rottnest 30th September 1856 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 21 January 1857 – Page 4 – Nightingale Fund Military Subscribers in Western Australia includes J W Coulson |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | John Coulson died 1879 age 66, Western Australia reg 10092 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1877 age 66, Western Australia reg 9367 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1831 joins Royal Marines 1838 Marriage certificate describes him as a labourer 1851 Possible UK census match for Royal Marine John Wood age 39, wife Ann age 40 both born Derby and son John aged 7 born Woolwich where the family live 1852 described as a Pensioner on his daughter Isabella’s baptism register 1861 described as a Convict Guard on his son John’s marriage certificate 1865 described as a Pensioner on his application to buy land 1867 described as being an Enrolled Pensioner on his daughter’s marriage certificate. 1869 John Coulson a pensioner, reported the death of a girl named Shea 1870 John & Mary Ann Coulson are listed as God-parents to Grandson John Phillip Litton at St. John’s Church, Fremantle on baptism records. John is often confused with another EPG – John Calson … both were Royal Marines. To make matters worse, John is also sometimes confused as James Coulson a farm labourer who came to WA on the Sophia in 1850 with his wife Eliza. To add to the confusion he is also sometimes documented as John Wood or John Coulson aka John Wood, see his Attestation papers linked to this page. Many thanks to Steve Ivey, Carmel Paterson and Veronica Treen for their help and support in researching John Wood Coulson |