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Skinner St Cemetery and Church of England Registers April 2012 EPG Gazette
| 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 Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Dark / Blue /Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 year 2 months Gibraltar – 3 years 11 months Malta – 2 years 5 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 | 12th August 1850 appointed night warder Convict Establishment 1st November 1850 Gate Keeper Left 17th February 1851 |
| 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 Skinner St Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British army Worldwide Index 1841 John Skillen 271 Sergeant 5th Foot location Catalonia and Vido Discharge due to varicose veins left leg making him unfit for further service In 1849 John Skillen was convicted of a felony and had his pension suspended (Belfast) restored after release from prison After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private john Skillen, farm labourer, 1/-, 21st January married 1 child 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. |