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| Name | ROBINSON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 918 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th April 1831 / 19 years 9 months / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¼ in Dark / Hazel / Black / Vaccination marks on both arms |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 2 years 195 days East Indies – 11 years 124 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 36 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 18th May 1852/Galway Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Cabul Medal 1842 Sutlej Medal clasps Mooltan , Ferozeshah and Sobraon |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin, Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Dublin 1853 – 59 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c July 1811 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 | CADY / CODY / CODI Mary Ann c1820 or c1835 Ireland or United Kingdom |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1850 Ireland or UK |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B c1851 Dublin Ireland (Tentative) D 15th April 1853 at sea aboard “Pyrenees II” Mary Ann (Maria Anna) bap 12th May 1853 Fremantle Western Australia D 23rd November 1853 Albany Western Australia Mary Elizabeth B 10th April 1855 Kojonup Western Australia M BAGG Samuel 1878 Kojonup Church (RC) son of EPG George Bagg D 31st December 1936 Kojonup Western Australia Alicia (Eliza) Catherine B 17th January 1857 Kojonup Western Australia bap 1st September 1858 Kojonup Western Australia M KRAKOUER Abraham 16th September 1881 (RC) Kojonup Western Australia D 9th July 1894 Albany Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Marriage of wife | NEWSTEAD Nathaniel 1860 Perth WA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | P9 Kojonup assigned N Newstead 17th October 1862 Title Application 14th July 1879 Title 2991 this may have been formerly assigned to John Robinson |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail (Perth WA) Saturday 8th August 1906 page 15 Obituary Mary Ann Newstead The West Australian Saturday 16th January 1937 page 21 Obituary Mary Bagg |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th Feb 1859 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries (RC grave 149) Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd September 1906 Kojonup Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | ‘Served throughout the campaign in 1842 in Affghanistan (sic) for which he received a medal. Also served in the campaign 1845/6 on the Sutlej and wears a medal and two clasps for the action of Moodkee, Ferozeshah and Sobraon.’ British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Robinson 918 private 9th foot location Meerut 1851 John Robinson 918 Corporal 9th foot location Dublin Discharge due to pulmonary disease and worn out. 10th February 1853 John Robinson age 14 months was successfully treated for diarrhoea, however he died 2nd April 1853 (from hydrocephalus ?) the surgeon remarking he was an unhealthy child ailing the whole time of the passage |