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| Name | LEIGHTON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 6th Dragoons |
| Regiment Number (s) | 631 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1840 / 27th January 1840 / 20 years / Enniskillen Fermanagh Ireland Boot and Shoe maker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 13 years 195 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th August 1853 / York Barracks England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1853 1st Edinburgh 1856-1898 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem Temporary – 3 years until 1st September 1856 Deferred Pension 5d per diem Permanent – from 27th January 1870 |
| 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 | 15th December 1820 Legan Longford 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 | SUTHERLAND Margaret Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 21 February 1843 St Cuthberts Church Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B c1844 Sheffield England M JONES Ann 1868 Western Australia D 19th February 1914 Fremantle Western Australia bur Congregational Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Thomas B 1849 Not yet known D 13 July 1892 Mandurah Western Australia William B Not yet known James B 26th February 1855 Edinburgh Scotland (Lighton) M HOWARD Margaret 5th June 1895 Fremantle Western Australia D 27th May 1915 Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B Not yet known M 1st GRIGSBEY William Baker 1879 Fremantle Western Australia M 2nd WARD John 1887 Western Australia –see attachment D 1899 Fremantle Western Australia see attachment Annie or Ann B 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M BOYD William 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 23 January 1936 Leederville Western Australia Elizabeth B 1864 Fremantle Western Australia D 1864 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SUTHERLAND Patrick |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | John Leighton was employed by the convict Establishment as an assistant warder from 12th September 1856 to 2 January 1859 when he was suspended for negligence, reappointed 26 August 1859 and retired due to ill health (tuberculosis) 15 November 1862 and paid a gratuity of £22 approved 20th August 1863. He operated a lodging house in Fremantle. |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 11 May 1892 page 2 Death notice Margaret Leighton The West Australian Wednesday 20 July 1892 page 4 Death Notice of Thomas The Daily News Monday 17th October 1898 page 2 Funeral notice John Leighton The West Australian Saturday 28th February 1914 page 15 Obituary John Leighton Jnr The West Australian Wednesday 29th June 1932 page 7 Obituary for Ann Leighton wife of John |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th October 1898 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 10th May 1892 Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cond 3403/1898/132 On 5 January 1893 John Leighton made his will leaving his entire estate to his son James Leighton and naming him his executor. The estate comprised Fremantle town lot 633 in Grey Street with three small houses erected on it. One with a stone lean-to valued at £986 (nine hundred and eighty six pounds) |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Leighton 631 Located Newbridge and Birmingham with 6th Dragoons 1851 Location Dundalk Ireland 1841 Census HO 107/12/36/4 County Barracks Birmingham John is aged 20 serving with the 6th Dragoons born Ireland Discharge caused by disease of the lungs ‘apparently Consumption’ The obituary for Ann Leighton wife of John Jnr said she was the gate keeper for the railway crossing from 1881 – 1885 which now bears her name – Leighton Crossing as does the local beach. There is a profile of this man in EPG Resource Files (History WA Library) written by his grandson William T Leighton. John Leighton’s GG-Grandson is former Western Australian Premier Geoff Gallop |