TOBIN – John 6th 40th and 29th Regiment – Enrolled Pensioner Force WA

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Sutlej Medal 1845-1846 with Ferozeshah and Sobraon clasps

Name	TOBIN – John
Regiment (s)	6th 40th and 29th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	751 – 6th Regiment 1011 – 40th Regiment 2175 – 29th Regiment
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	7th April 1827 / 20 years / Dublin Ireland (6th Regiment) Servant
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 9 in Fair / Grey / Sandy / Physical disability caused by severe gunshot wound of left leg
Overseas Service/Duration	East Indies – 20 years 3 months
Length of Service	22 years 66 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Corporal / 28th August 1849 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	29th regiment awarded the Sutlej Medal 1845-1846 with Ferozeshah and Sobraon clasps
Intended Residence at Discharge	Queen’s Street Dublin Ireland
Pension Districts	1849 1st Dublin 1853 Western Australia 1858 South Australia 1860 Transfer to Victoria but pension not paid in Victoria 1860 1st Dublin
Pension Paid	1/3d 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	c1807 Dublin Ireland
Date/Place of Baptism	18th April 1807 St Michan’s Dublin Ireland
Father Date/Place of Birth	TOBIN Luke Not yet known
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	TULLY Catherine Not yet known Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	KELLY Catherine Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	3rd June 1850 St Michan’s Dublin City Dublin Ireland
Children by 1^st Wife	John B c1851 Bp 5th September 1851 St. Paul’s Arran Quay Dublin Ireland Child mentioned in departure from Western Australia 17th March 1858 Henry B 1854 Western Australia bap Fremantle RC Western Australia D Not yet known Catherine B 1st February 1858 Western Australia bap 24th February Fremantle RC Western Australia D Not yet known Bridget B 17th January 1862 Dublin Ireland D 23rd January 1863 South city Asylum Dublin Ireland
Land Grants Western Australia	None
Occupation after Arrival	15th September 1853 appointed Convict Establishment without sanction of Commanding Officer. Resigned 15th January 1858 to leave colony
Newspaper Articles	Adelaide Observer Saturday 3rd April 1858 page 15 South Australian advertiser Thursday 17th November 1859 page 2
Departure from Western Australia	17th March 1858 departed with wife and three children for Adelaide per Champion 16th November 1859 wife and children per Rialto to Melbourne from Adelaide 29th December 1859 John Tobin, Mrs Tobin John age 2 and infant per Champion of the Seas to Liverpool England from Melbourne
Date/Place of Death/Burial	29th June 1862 Dublin Ireland
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	Not yet known
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Tobin 751 Private 6th Foot location Bombay Discharge due to debility, suffered a severe gunshot wound to the left leg at Ferozeshah which caused considerable … to the power of the muscle of that limb. 7th January 1853 Prior to sailing the Surgeon Superintendent wrote to the Secretary at War reporting the misconduct of Mrs Tobin wife of one of the guard. The Staff Officer Plymouth was instructed that he was to make further inquiries into all the circumstances and those in her defence before making a decision. If the husband and the family were to land it would involve him in considerable expense. If the wife was landed she would be advanced whatever necessary for paying her passage back to Dublin which would be deducted from her husband’s passage money at the end of the voyage. It must have been resolved as the whole family came to WA but returned to the UK as soon as they were able. John Tobin was charged £6/8/9 for passage money when he left WA. After John’s death Catherine and her children John age 11, Henry age 9. Kate age 5 and Bridget age 10 months entered the South City Asylum (Workhouse) on 24th November 1862 leaving on 6th February 1863. Bridget died 23rd January 1863.