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| Name | HAWKINS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th March 1831 / 18 years 3 months / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Dark Brown / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 1 year 11 months 1841 WW Index said Canada |
| Length of Service | 21 years 113 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th July 1852 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Omagh 1856-1859 Western Australia 1859-1865 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1813 Capugh Omagh Tyrone 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 | Possibly UNKNOWN Elizabeth Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register Monday 21 February 1859 page 2 Passengers per Frances to Adelaide (John Hawkins was not accompanied by a wife) |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1859 to South Australia per Frances 30 January 1859 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possible death 15th July 1865 age 50 Murray River Adelaide South Australia. Death of 1885 probably John Hawkins a warder appointed in England died 26th February 1885 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1895 Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Hawkins Gunner & Driver RA 2nd Battalion 5th Company located Chambly Canada 1851 Location Woolwich In the 1851 Census entry for soldier John Hawkins he is employed as a servant for the captain of the cadet corps at Woolwich, his age is married, age 38 and his place of birth is given as Tyrone, Tyrone but surprisingly he has a wife Elizabeth Hawkins age 35, born 1816 at Carlisle Cumberland who is working as a general servant. Elizabeth does not appear to have come to Australia. Unfortunately we are not able to find his marriage although the RA would have a record of it. |