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| 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 | Not yet known |
| 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 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KELLY Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B 1854 Western Australia bap Fremantle RC Western Australia D Not yet known Catherine B 1858 Western Australia bap Fremantle RC Western Australia D Not yet known UNKNOWN Child mentioned in departure from Western Australia 17th March 1858 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 27th September 1854 appointed to Convict Establishment without sanction of his Commanding Officer (Bicentennial Dictionary) |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday 3rd April 1858 page 15 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 17th March 1858 departed with wife and three children for Adelaide per Champion |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th June 1862 Dublin Ireland (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |