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| Name | WATSON – John or John Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 86th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 372 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th May 1825 / 16 years 9 months / Naas Kildare Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Brown / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 10 years 5 months East Indies – 3 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 19 years 239 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 12th June 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Carlow Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Carlow 1849 2nd Dublin 1851 Tilbury Fort 1851-1852 Western Australia 1852 Hobart 1868-1881Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 13th March 1851 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 28th June 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c August 1808 Ballytore Kildare 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 Elizabeth c1809 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | George B Not yet known bap 7th August 1851 Perth Western Australia |
| 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 Date of Birth or Baptism | DOUTHWAITE Emma Lucy 16th November 1832 Sheffield Yorkshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 24th January 1859 Hobart Tasmania |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None |
| Father of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth | DOUTHWAITE George Not yet known |
| Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MARRISON Ann Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | WA Appointed Police constable 16th August 1851 Tasmania 1859 Groom and coachmen |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Perth Wednesday 1st October 1851 – page 3 Age Melbourne Saturday 16th July 1881 – page 7 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th July 1881 Coventry Street West Emerald Hill Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 1880 Victoria Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Inquest held 15th July 1881 for WATSON John “found dead in bed that a.m.” |