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| Name | WATKINS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 94th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 901 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st September 1833 / 19 years 4 months / Bury St Edmonds Suffolk England Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fresh / Hazel /Dark Brown / Injury to left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 11 months |
| Length of Service | 7 years 262 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th June 1841/ Fort Pitt England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newmarket England |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Bury St Edmonds 1850-1902 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | C1814 Dalham Newmarket Suffolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 21st May 1814 St Mary Dalham Suffolk England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | WATKIN Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Unknown Sarah |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LOFFTTS Elizabeth |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Samuel b 1843 Bp 3rd November 1843 St Mary Dalham Suffolk England D 30th March 1845 St Mary Dalham Suffolk England Susan b 28th October 1848 Bp 21st November 1848 St. Mary Dalham Suffolk England D 20th April 1848 Dalham Suffolk England Charles b 1850 Bp 3rd February 1850 West Tilbury Essex England D 9th June 1850 aboard the Scindian Emma B 1854 Bibra Lake Western Australia M BONNER Thomas Samuel 1882 D 1922 Perth WA George B Not yet Known 1 child – unknown names |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 7th August 1850 assigned Lot P17 South Perth Resumed 31st December 1853 – on dismissal from Enrolled Force 1861 off pension: 1865 pension restored |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 The West Australian Tuesday 25th March 1902 page 4 Funeral Notice |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th March 1902 Mt. Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1872 Perth Western Australia (tentative) Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Watkins 901 Private 94th Foot Depot 8th May 1841 location Invalid at Fort Pitt Chatham Kent. Discharged after receiving injury to left hand and two joints of little finger cut off by natives who attacked him at Cannamore on returning to Barracks on the night of 8th July 1840.22nd May 1850 son Charles aged 3 months was treated for pneumonia on board the Scindian-died 9th June 1850 he apparently suffered from breathing difficulties from the time of embarking.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 Watkins, farm labourer, 6d, 16th January, married 2 children John Watkins, pensioner age 33 was treated for rheumatism during the voyage John Watkins was one of the Scindian pensioners allotted land at South Perth. All of the pensioners resigned their land as it was only accessible by the river and too isolated. Captain Bruce tried to establish a wood cutting enterprise but it was a dismal failure due mainly to the difficulty of reaching the market at Fremantle. 23rd September 1854 Captain Bruce requested John Watkins 94th be struck off the Enrolled Force for drunkenness 17th April 1890 John Watkins age 80 applied for entry into Mt. Eliza as he said he was ‘past work and destitute.’ The Superintendent William Dale asked permission to contact his son George who was a single man working at the Beaufort River (Kojonup) to contribute to his father maintenance. |
