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| Name | WILKINSON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 18th and 52nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 978 – 18th Regiment 3075 – 52nd Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th April 1835 / 20 years / Place not stated Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ceylon – 3 years 1 month China – 7 years 6 months Burmah – 1 year 8 months Bengal – 6 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 121 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th August 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | China War Medal 1840-1842 Burmah Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tipperary Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Clonmel 1857 Kilkenny 1861-1868 Western Australia 1868-1898 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1815 Tipperary Tipperary Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | WILKINSON James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Judith (Army identification form) Death registration said Johanna Byron Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HEARN/KEARN Ann |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd February 1859 Kilkenny City Kilkenny Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Names and number of children 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder from 13th April 1862 to resignation 14th July 1868 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal Friday 8th August 1862 – page 2 Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 4th March 1863 = page 4 |
| Departure from Western Australia | mid July – September 1868 by unknown ship |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd April 1898 at the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor Northcote Melbourne Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 – John Wilkinson, 978, private, 18th Foot, Location Hong Kong & Canton, WO12/3530 1851- John Wilkinson, 978, Private, 18th Foot, Location Fort William, Calcutta, India WO12 3540 Discharge due to chronic rheumatism. Information re place of death, medals, wife and parents from NAA: B2714 Roll 1 Page 218. Certificate of Change of Residence dated 15th July 1868 Wife Ann Hearn/Kearn married 2nd February 1859 Kilkenny. Form of Identification of an Army Pensioner dated July 1896 wife’s maiden name Ellen Macknight. In 1861 John Wilkinson from Fremantle nominated his 20 years old cousin Mary Harrington from Kilkenny as a government immigrant. The entry in Gaolers and Warders page 216 for John Wilkinson mentions his wife and family as late as 1867 |