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| Name | DENMAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Chatham Division 85th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3879 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th October 1830 or 1831 / 18 years 10 months / Gloucester Gloucestershire England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey / Brown / Mole on left shoulder |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Vestal – 11th May 1833 to 25th September 1837 Tribune – 6th June 1838 to 29th February 1840 Vesuvius – 5th September 1840 to 17th November 1844 Vernon – 6th April 1845 to 7th November 1848 Castor – 9th May 1849 to 12th February 1853 Time afloat and on foreign stations 17 years 8 months and 8 days Time served on shore 3 years 8 months and 8 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 4 months 4 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th February 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Naval Service Medal with Syria clasp South Africa Medal 1834-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Gloucester 1855-1859 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | £16/16/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | December 1812 Sherborne Dorset 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 | SIMPSON Margaret Wall (maiden name appears to be WALL if so may be widow) 1834 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1853 Gloucestershire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah Ann B 23rd July 1854 Gloucester, Gloucestershire England D 1st May 1855 at sea on board “Stag” Committed to deep at 8 am Charles B 1856 Fremantle Western Australia D 19th June 1943 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery 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 Date/Place of Birth | FAGG Edward B 1830 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 19th October 1859 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Stillborn Male B 1860 Bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Edward B 1863 Geraldton Western Australia D 1863 Geraldton Western Australia bur Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 25th July 1856 – page 3 The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 8th August 1856 – page 4 The West Australian Monday 21st June 1943 – page 1 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th June 1859 Pensioners Village Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | January 1864 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Son Charles a miner, applied to purchase Perth Town Lot N119 Bulwar Street Perth for £12/0/0 4th April 1860 acreage 1 rood 16 perches. Served in the South African (Kaffir) war for 10 months being disembarked from the “Castor”. Was on board the “Vernon” at the battle of Vuelta de Obligado 1845. John DENMAN was one of the Pensioners to entrust monies to Captain Foss’s keeping who then embezzled it. John lost £8/0/0. AJCP Reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 – Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guards on the “Stag” into the conduct of Superintendent Surgeon CALDWELL. Wife not mentioned. |