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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, WO 97 said he did not serve in the Crimea) |
| 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 South Australia (paid to wife in UK) 1871-1891 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 WO Pension increased in 1880 and 1889 amount not stated. |
| 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 | British Army Worldwide Index: 1851 John Kinch 5226 location London and Chichester Discharge: Due to chronic hepatitis, Spleen enlarged 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. In the same census HO 107/1521/223 Mitchell Street, Finsbury, London Elizabeth Ashton single age 26 was a visitor at the home of George and Harriet Simons. 1861 Census HO 09/780/139/32, 13 Devonshire Street Cheswick MDX John Kench (sic), head, married, age 33, Formerly Police man born Berkshire Longford Elizabeth Kench, wife, married, age 35, Dressmaker, born Oxfordshire England Ellen Kench, daughter, age 8, scholar, born Pimlico MDX Emily Kench, daughter, age 4, scholar, born Hammersmith MDX John Kench, son, age 2, scholar, born Hammersmith MDX Elizabeth Kench, daughter, age 0, born Farringdon, Berkshire 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. At Fremantle on 3rd June 1866 prior to applying for a Certificate of Change of Residence to Melbourne he arranged for his entire pension to be paid to his wife in England for the support of her and the family. On 4th January 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 she said she had written to him. The War Office they asked if he still wished to send her the entire pension or a part of the same. John reduced the stoppage to two thirds of his pension. 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 Elizabeth is the head of a household that consists of son George who is an engineer’s assistant G&M, John a carman, Ellen who is married to George Coate and her family. Elizabeth’s occupation is still that of dressmaker. |