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John Pratt by Betty Foster July 2014 EPG Gazette
| Name | PRATT – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 98th and 24th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1504 – 24th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st May 1824 / 17 years 7 months / Leeds Yorkshire England Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 4½ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 12 years 6 months Canada – 3 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 17 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th October 1845 / Limerick Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Limerick 1850-1859 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1807 Rathdowner Mount Rathy Queens Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 16th February 1808 Rathdowner Queens Ireland |
| 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 | SELLOU / CAHILL / CAHERA /CARROLL Catherine c1832 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1849 Rathdowner Queens Co Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B c1849 not yet known D not yet known Margaret B 21st January 1853 Western Australia bap 23rd January 1853 Bunbury Western Australia M SLOAN James Daniel 28th December1876 Bunbury Western Australia John B 1854 Bunbury Western Australia D 1859 Bunbury Western Australia James B 1856 Bunbury Western Australia D Not yet known Thomas B 1861 Bunbury Western Australia D Not yet known Catherine / Katherine B 1864 Bunbury Western Australia (placed in an orphanage) 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Lot P4 Bunbury |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA – Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners named |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | c 22nd August 1859/ Bunbury Western Australia (Tentative date given birth of two children) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |