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| Name | MARTIN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 74th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1511 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th July 1838 / 16 years 2 months / Dumfermilne (Dumfermline) Fife Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fair / Grey /Dark Brown / Cicatrix of boil on right side small of back |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 2 years 8 months East Indies – 5 years 11 months America – 3 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 25 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th June 1861 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa 3rd Kaffir War 1850-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dumfermline Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Stirling 1864 Tilbury 1864-1865 Western Australia 1865 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Dumfermline Fife Scotland |
| 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 | See further information |
| 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 | The Express and Telegraph Tuesday 7th June 1898 page 2 Death notice |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd June 1898 Ingleside near Merriton South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Martin 1511 Private 74th Regt location Barbados at sea Montreal 1851 John Martin 1511 Private 74th Regt location Fermoy and Cork, Ireland and at sea 1861 As above location Aberdeen Discharge at own request having served 21 years service A Corporal John Martin, pensioner, accompanied the CC Hunt to a very gruelling expedition to the interior in 1865 digging and shoring up wells and establishing tracks through the scrub in the excessive heat of summer. There is nothing to say this was the same man as he was not a corporal although the man in question was fairly newly arrived in the Colony. A John Martin was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital 27th May 1882 age 60 years. His religion was Presbyterian and he was a married man. His occupation was labourer and he was living at Grote Street, born in Scotland he had been 17 years in Colony (ie arr c1865) he came to SA on the Emily Smith – we have a J Martin on the Emily Smith in 1866 but that is a bit late for him to be paid SA from 1st January 1866 An Elizabeth Martin was also admitted to the hospital on 16 January 1874 age 31 (B1843) she was Wesleyan and resided at Port. A housewife born Plymouth and had been 9 years in Colony (ie arr c1865) arrived on the Clara. There seems a strong case that this was our John Martin and his wife but there is no other mention of him being married. |