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| Name | SKILLEN / SKILLING – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 5th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 271 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th August 1824 / 18 years /Newry Down Ireland |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Dark / Blue /Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 year 1 month Gibraltar – 3 years 11 months Ionian Islands – 5 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 337 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th February 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Armagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 1st Manchester District 1847 Armagh 1848 Belfast 1850 1st Manchester District 1850-1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Newry Down 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 | UNKNOWN Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Unknown child B 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th January 1850 Perth Gazette 21st February 1851 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | February 1851 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Death by suicide hanging himself with a handkerchief from the limb of a tree near the old Fremantle Ferry and found by children. Cause believed to be his discharge from the Convict Establishment for drunkenness and ill treatment of his wife. |