GASKIN John
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NAME: John GASKIN | Name variations: None encountered. |
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Birth Date and Place | c. 1818. |
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BRITISH ARMY | |
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Regiment | 96th Regiment of Foot. |
Soldier No. and Rank | #1324 Private. |
Enlistment Date and Place | 12 Aug 1839 Liverpool HQ [WO12-9611-74]. Age 21 years. Bounty paid to recruit £3 17s. 6d. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 6 ins. |
Arrival Van Diemen’s Land: Ship and Date | Lord Lyndoch. 11 Feb 1840 from Plymouth, England dep. 11 Sep 1840 [WO12-9612-299 & DPS]. |
Arrival Western Australia: Ship and Date | Java 24 Feb 1847 from Hobart, embarked 27 Jan 1847 [WO12-9620-335]. |
Military Postings within Western Australia | York 24 Feb to 30 Nov 1847. Perth HQ 1 Dec 1847 to 31 Dec 1848. Rottnest 1 Jan to 14 May 1849 when discharge recommended [WO28-266-102]. [All sourced WO12-9620 TO 9622]. |
Courts Martial in Western Australia | None. |
Discharge Date and Place | 14 May 1849 Perth, Western Australia – Conditional [WO28-266-102]. 1 Feb 1851 Horse Guards, Westminster, London. 1 Jul 1851 Commandant, Perth, Western Australia. Purchased Discharge for £4 0s. 0d. [WO28-266-132]. |
Age at Discharge | 30 years 4 months [WO28-266-102]. |
Length of Service | 9 years 123 days [WO28-266-102]. |
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Here is a man with no verifiable identity in Western Australia or any other State after his discharge: no marriage, children, death or probate records. Records: 20 May 1850: List of unclaimed letters in Government Gazette, Western Australia (as G Gaskin) [TROVE]. 1851: Employed two ticket of leave men, Perth, Western Australia [ERIC p.1162]. 30 Apr 1852: Witness at Inquest, Guildford, Western Australia into accidental death of Joseph Dyke, Parkhurst Boy (as John Gaskin/Gaskins) [TROVE]. 5 Nov 1853: List of unclaimed letters General Post Office, Western Australia (as John Gaskins) [TROVE]. 11 Feb 1863: Petty Sessions vs Thomas Hill, Colnac Courts, Victoria (as John Gaskin) [Reg.301-PO-Vol 25]. 10 Feb 1863: Petty Sessions vs John Marquis, Dunolly Courts, Victoria (as John Gaskin) [Reg. 301-PO-Vol 2]. Shipping: 19 Aug 1849 Henrietta – from London, Fremantle to Adelaide (as ? Gaskin) [TROVE]. 13 Jan 1853 Mary Clarke – Melbourne to Adelaide (as ? Gaskin x 2) [TROVE]. 30 Mar 1853 Unknown ship Hobart to Melbourne (as John Gasken, 28 years goldseeker) [TAS Index CUS36/1/507]. |