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| Name | HARRIS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 5th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 875 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th April 1831 / 19 years / Manchester Lancashire England Cooper |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fresh / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 11 months Malta – 2 years 5 months Ionian Islands – 5 years |
| Length of Service | 14 years 9 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th August 1845 / Belfast Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1845 1st Manchester 1847 Chester 1850 1st Manchester 1851-1870 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1812 Manchester Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HARRIS John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DUNN Ann 1827 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd April 1849 Manchester Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Francis B 1854 Fremantle Western Australia M La MOTTE Frances Gertrude 23rd January 1887 Fremantle D 12th January 1924 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Church of Christ Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia John B 3rd April 1857 Fremantle Western Australia D 9th November 1907 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Eliza B 19th December 1859 Western Australia M BUNNEY Joseph Not yet known D 1st July 1930 East Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 19th December 1859 Fremantle Western Australia M 1st MUNRO James Peter 8th November 1885 Perth M 2nd MUNRO Edward Western Australia D 28th June 1937 East Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ann B 1852 Fremantle D 1852 Western Australia Caroline B 5th April 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M 1st SUMMERFIELD Benjamin 1879 Fremantle Western Australia M 2nd CAPORN Sidney 1885 Fremantle Western Australia D 4th August 1915 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DUNN William |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | WETHERAL Thomas |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1874 Fremantle |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle lot P19 2 acres 37 perches / returned allotment |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 9th June 1858 – page 4d – Subscribed to Indian Relief Fund Inquirer 25th February 1863 – page 2a – Subscribed to Lancashire relief fund Daily News Tuesday 30th May 1893 – Page 3 – Margaret MUNRO re death of MUNRO James Peter – Insurance Western Mail Friday 13th August 1915 – page 25 – Death of Caroline CAPORN West Australian Wednesday 2nd July 1930 – page 1 – funeral of Elizabeth BUNNEY West Australian 6th September 1935 – page 1 – death of Joseph BUNNEY ( husband Elizabeth ) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th November 1870 Lunatic Asylum Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Admin – SROWA Cons 3458/1871/170 |
| Further Information | 1845 – Unfit for service due to mania & catarrh. 1852 – Committed to Asylum for treatment (Battye Library Reel 1800A): Admission to Roman Catholic Orphanage Margaret HARRIS age 9 – admitted 24th February 1868 – left 20th February 1874 to go to service Champion Bay Eliza HARRIS age 9 – admitted 24th February 1868 – left 20th February 1874 to go to service Geraldton Caroline HARRIS age 6 – admitted 24th February 1868 – left 24th September 1874 to go to service Champion Bay |