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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | KINGDOM / KINGDON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 43rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 257 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th April 1820 / 18 years / Exeter Devon England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Ruddy / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 7 years Portugal – 1 year 3 months North America – 7 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 23 years 111 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th August 1843 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Marlybone London England |
| Pension Districts | 1843 West London 1850-1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1802 Linkinhorne Cornwall England |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Ellen (Helena) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Amelia b Amherstbury (sic) 1840 (Army Chaplain 43rd Regt) Alfred b Toronto Canada 1842 (Army Chaplain 43rd Regt) Emily bap 1850 D Not yet known Sarah Ann B 1850 D 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 |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | STONE William |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1852 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 1850 Assigned Locations P6 and P7 Butler’s Swamp/ Freshwater Bay – surrendered by death |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st October 1851 Western Australia 2nd October 1851 Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Kingdom 257 Private 43rd foot location Amherstburg Canada Discharge due to diminished strength and general infirmity – impaired constitution After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private John Kingdom, farm labourer, 1/-, 17th January, married 5 children |