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EPGs and New Zealand Wars by Jeanette Lee – EPG Gazette 2019 No 1
| Name | PERKINS – Job |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 5th and 25th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 5th Regiment – 1045 25th Regiment – 1609 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th October 1834 / 18 years / Nottingham England Frame Work Knitter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 13 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 283 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th July 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | New Zealand Medal (as member of Waikato Regiment post time in Western Australia) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Manchester 1856 Sheffield 1856 Kilkenny 1859-1862 Western Australia 1862 Sydney 1875-1903 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Barrow Loughborough Leicestershire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | bap 10th February 1822 Loughborough Leicestershire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | PERKINS Job 1777 Nottingham England D 12th October 1857 Nottingham St Mary’s Anglican |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WALTON Ann Not yet known 28th August 1816 Barrow-upon-Soar Leicestershire England |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Catherine 1815 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None 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 Wife | HANHAM Mary Elizabeth B 1814 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1886 Thames New Zealand |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Thames Star (New Zealand) Volume XVI Issue 5111 1st June 1885 Thames Star Volume XXVI Issue 7904 27 August 1894 Thames Star Volume XXXI Issue 104919 9th December 1903 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known but pension recommenced in Sydney New South Wales in 1863 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th December 1903 Tararu New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 3rd June 1885 Thames New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 25th August 1894 New Zealand |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Further research required on the overseas service and campaign medal received by Job Perkins |