Townsend, John
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PERSONAL DETAILS | John TOWNSEND |
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Birth date and place | c. 1831 Headington, Oxfordshire, England (see proposed verification in Additional Details below). |
Baptism date and place | 18 Apr 1831 St Andrew’s Church, Headington, Oxfordshire [Parish Register entry #716]. |
Civil Census Residences | 1841 Barton, Headington, Oxfordshire [HO107-877-1]. 1851 Barton, Headington, Oxfordshire [HO107-1727-40]. John Townsend appears in no other civil census returns in England. |
Occupations pre-WA | Farm Labourer. Gardener. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 5 ins. Complexion: dark. Eyes: hazel. Hair: dark brown. Face: oval. Build: middling stout. Distinguishing marks: D left side; burn on breast [Acc 1156-R11]. |
Marriage date and place | Single. |
Spouse | None. |
Children | None. |
Death date and place | 30 Aug 1913 Old Men’s Home, Claremont, Western Australia [WABDM Reg.#153. WASRO Cons 752-10]. |
Burial date and place | Aug 1913 Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia. Location: Anglican Section EC, Gravesite 0096. |
Will and Probate | None. |
Death Notices and Obituaries | None. |
ARMED FORCES | |
Regiment(s) | 2nd Battalion, 23rd (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Regiment. |
Regiment No. and Rank | #??41. Private |
Attestation date and place | after 1851. |
Service/Campaigns | Crimean War. |
Promotions | None |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal. Turkish Crimea Medal. |
Casualty/Medical | Unknown. |
Regimental Courts Martial | Unknown. |
District Courts Martial | Aldershott Military Prison moved to Reading Gaol [WO86-10-27]. Trial: 16 Feb 1859. Desertion. Losing necessaries. Sentence: 84 days imprisonment. D branding. Stoppages. |
Civil Authority | Maidstone Winter Assizes [PCom2-42]. Trial: 5 Dec 1859. Rape. Sentence: 20 years penal servitude. |
Prison and Register # | Maidstone Prison, Kent 1 month 10 days to 14 Jan 1860 [PCom2-42] Millbank Prison #63 14 Jan to 12 Oct 1860, 8 months 28 days [PCCom2-42]. Portsmouth Prison #6448 12 Oct 1860 to 18 Sep 1861, 11 months 7 days [PR1Com2-109]. Lincelles convict ship #78 sailed from Portland 5 Oct 1861. 115 days passage. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | Not eligible. |
Post Discharge Residence | Western Australia. |
ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Lincelles. |
Departure and Arrival | Dep. 5 Oct 1861 Portland; arr. 28 Jan 1862 Fremantle. |
Status/Occupation | Convict. Labourer – Perth, Toodyay. General Servant – Wellington, Sussex. |
WA Convict | Fremantle Prison #5900. |
OFFENCES | |
Dates and Details | 23 Mar 1865 Resident Magistrate Perth: Attempted to commit suicide, remanded for eight days. 11 Feb 1866 Resident Magistrate Vasse: Breaking Regulations, 6 months Vasse Depot. |
WA Ticket of Leave | 15 Feb 1865. 15 Jul 1867 Bunbury. |
WA Certificate of Freedom | — |
WA Conditional Pardon | 9 Jul 1872 Vasse. |
Misc. Newspaper Articles | West Australian 16 Jan 1885 – sleeping out. Inquirer and Commercial News – 18 Aug 1886 – drunkenness. West Australian 19 Aug 1886 – drunkenness. |