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| Name | KINCH – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Foot Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 5226 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th July 1847 / 17 years 10 months / Great Coxwell Berkshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Turkey – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 7 years 278 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th July 1855 / London England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma clasp (Ancestry says Sebastopol) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Oxford 1856 1st West London 1862 Coventry 1862 Bath 1863 1st West London 1863 1st East London 1865 Western Australia 1866-1870 South Australia 1870-1891 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem – Temporary for 1 year 6 months until 13th February 1857. Pension extended over several years until being made Permanent in 1864 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1830 Langford Farringdon Berkshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | KINCH Frank Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Maryann Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ASHTON Elizabeth Bp 15 May 1825 Eynsham Oxfordshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 4th Qtr 1851 Whitechapel, London |
| Children by 1st Wife | 1853 Ellen born Pimlico MDX M COATE George 1857 Emily born St. George in the East, MDX 1859 John born Hammersmith MDX M WARING Fanny Sarah 1882 Mile End old town 1861 Elizabeth born Faringdon, Berkshire 1863 George Alfred born Stepney MDX M Alice Louisa GUY 1890 Poplar London D 1936 age 74 Surrey |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | ASHTON George |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Hannah |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial Times Wednesday 5th September 1866 page 2 Passengers on the Letty |
| Departure from Western Australia | to South Australia 30th August 1866 per “Letty” to Victoria 1870 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12 December1891 Stawell Hospital, Stawell Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1889 Poplar London aged 64. |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Victorian records held by NAA state an address against the name of wife of Old Church Road Stepney London. Further research required to ascertain what event occurred at this address. Letter among these documents dated 7th March 1870 states 2/3 of pension to be deducted and paid to wife and family in this country. Same documents state there were children under/over the age of 14 at this period. It is not known if his wife Elizabeth and their family accompanied John to WA and returned to England while he went to the Eastern States but it is more probable they remained in London and he journeyed to Australia alone. In 1867 he arranged for two thirds of his pension to be paid to his wife in England. As she was a dressmaker and it appears she was capable of earning a reasonable income. In 1869 he wrote to the War Office asking for information about his pension as he had not received any communication from his family. The WO replied they had contacted his wife who was living at Old Church Road Stepney and asked whether she was still to receive a part or the whole of his pension. John was still supporting his family in the 1870s. In the 1851 Census HO 107/1695/7 John Kinch a single man was residing at the Windsor Artillery Barracks, New Windsor, Berkshire, Private, Soldier, age 21 born Longford Berkshire 1861 Census HO 09/780/139/32, 13 Devonshire Street Cheswick MDX By the time of the 1871 Census RG 10/558/12/18 Old Church road London MDX Elizabeth Kinch is head of the house hold living with her children Emily, John Elizabeth and George Alfred, son, age 8, born Middlesex England. 1881 Census RG 11/499/43/18 16 Gale Street Bromley London England |