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| Name | FREEMAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 85th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2018 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th June 1842 / 20 years / Ennis Clare Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 4 years 169 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 7th November 1846 / Limerick Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ennis Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Ennis 1847 London 2nd North 1847 London 1st East 1852 Tilbury Fort 1853-1856 Western Australia 1857 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | April 1847 6d per diem for 2 years to be reviewed 1851 6d per diem made permanent |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1823 Ennistimon Clare 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 | CONNOLLY Bridget Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | James (Jacobus) b 3rd December 1847 Bp 12 December 1847 St Mary and St Michael Tower Hamlets Middlesex England Michael b 1850 BP 21st April 1850 St Mary and St Michael Stephen Tower Hamlets Middlesex England Bridget b 1851 Bp 13th December 1851 St Mary and St Michael Tower Hamlets Middlesex Thomas B 1854 Fremantle 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer (Perth) Wednesday 15th October 1856 – page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th October 1856 left Fremantle for South Australia per Frances with wife and 4 children. £18/15/3 stopped from pension for passages |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th February 1857 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged from British Army due to Ophthalmic condition & impaired vision in both eyes. John Freeman age 30 and his son Michael age 3 received medical treatment aboard the Dudbrook Not known what happened to wife Bridget and 4 children after John Freeman’s death, 4 months after arriving in Adelaide. Thomas Freeman was admitted to the (ROYAL) Adelaide hospital twice the first time was on 5th October 1878 age 24, RC, a single man born in Western Australia living King William Street, a labourer who had been 22 years in the Colony (SA). The second time on 27th September 1883 when he was age 28 and except he was living at Clare SA the details are the same. No ship either time. |