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| Name | CURTIN / CURTAIN / CURTEN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 18th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2861 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th October 1851 / 20 years / Cork Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 8 Months Crimea – 1 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 4 years 312 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th August 1856 / Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Crimea Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Yet Known |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Fermoy 1859 Clonmel 1859 Cork 1862 Tilbury 1862-1864 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1831 Fermoy Cork Ireland |
| 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 | NEIL or O’NEILL Caroline / Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th February 1858 Mitchelstown Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John bap 18th December 1858 Mitchelstown Cork Ireland Christopher York CURTEN (sic) B 24th December 1862 at sea on the Convict Ship “York”. D 1863 Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | SALT Edwin Thomas |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1866 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Ernest Albert B 2 April 1867 Perth Western Australia D 1867 Western Australia Ernest B 1869 Agnes Mary B 18 March 1870 Perth Western Australia M JOHNSON George D 3rd June 1924 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle cemetery Edwin Thomas B 28 April 1872 Perth Western Australia D 1872 Western Australia Walter B 18 March 1873 Perth Western Australia D 1949 Port Hedland Western Australia Catherine Mary B 11 May 1875 Perth Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder Convict Establishment 25th July – 1st Aug 1863 |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Wednesday 4th June 1924 page 1 Death of Agnes Johnson |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th September 1864 Western Australia (CURTAIN) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1875 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Gunshot wound. Ball passed through left foot at the attack on the Redan 18 June 1855, caused by Military services Truth newspaper Saturday 15 June 1907 page 3 has an amusing account of the life of Edwin Salt and his second wife Annie Francis Edwards under the heading ‘Two old Salts’. It mentions he is living with his daughter from a previous marriage a Mrs George Johnson. |