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| Name | DUNN / DUNNE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 681 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th April 1831 / 20 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / bears the marks of corporal punishment |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 3 years 154 days East Indies – 9 years 89 days |
| Length of Service | 20 years 352 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th September 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Maryborough Queens Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Maryborough 1854 Western Australia 1857 South Australia 1859-1887 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1811 Portarlington Queens 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 | (Possible) DARCEY/DAWSEY Catherine |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 30th September 1852 Maryborough Queens County Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 1855 Fremantle Charles B 1st August 1859 Adelaide South Australia James B 1861 Melbourne Victoria D 1864 Melbourne Victoria |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night Warder Convict Establishment 16 August 1854 resigned 8 February 1857 – See Barker page 60 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 11th March 1857 Passenger list CW Bradley Adelaide Times Wednesday 25th March 1857 page 2 Passenger list CW Bradley |
| Departure from Western Australia | 10th March 1857 to South Australia per CW Bradley 1859 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | See Further information |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | See Further information |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Dunne 681 Private 84th Foot Location Dublin 1851 John Dunn 681 Private 84th Foot Location Trinchonopoly Unfit for further service due to declining strength One of the witnesses to the marriage of John and Catherine was Martin Byrne who was also a guard on the Sea Park. His pension was paid in Victoria until the September Quarter 1886 and was returned unclaimed 30th September 1887. A child Elizabeth was born to John Dunn and Catherine Darcey at Fremantle in 1855 and another child Charles was born to John Dunn and Catherine Dawsey in Adelaide on 1st August 1859. An Elizabeth Dunn died age 13 months on 15th February 1859 at Mt. Charles Nairn South Australia (Father John) A John Dunne died in 1886 age 73 who may be EPG John Dunn, however his wife was Margaret Moss. A John Dunn married Margaret Moss in 1868 which suggests that his wife Catherine died in 1864. |