Aitchison, John
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PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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Name/Alias | John AITCHISON |
Birth date and place | c. 1821 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. |
Baptism date and place | |
Civil Census Residences | 32 Brewer Street, Greenwich, Kent (1851). See Muster below (1841, 1851). |
Trade | Painter. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 10 ins. Complexion: tanned. Eyes: grey. Hair: grey. |
Marriage date and place | 4 Mar 1851 St Nicholas, Plumstead, Kent. |
Spouse | Jane Elizabeth MASON. Died 30 Aug 1900, Perth. Buried 31 Aug 1900, East Perth Cemetery. |
Children | James George b. 1852, Fremantle, Western Australia. Charles b. 1856, Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Death date and place | See left sidebar. |
Burial date and place | |
Will and Probate | |
Death Notices | |
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
Service No. and Rank | #322 Sapper. |
Attestation date and place | 9 May 1841 [WO11-94]. |
Service/Campaigns | Gibraltar 6 years 4 months. Australia 10 years 4 months. |
Musters | WO11-94 Detachment, Woolwich. Joined from Glasgow 21 Jun 1841 (1841). WO11-123 2nd Company Woolwich (1851). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-199 (1861) Western Australia. |
Promotions | None. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | None. |
Casualty/Medical | None. |
Courts Martial | None. |
Discharge date and place | 21 Dec 1861 Perth, Western Australia. |
Length of Service | 20 years 3 months. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant. WO131-0042 Deferred Pension. Examination May 1862. |
Post Discharge Residence | Western Australia. |
Pension District | Not applicable. |
Pension | Deferred Pension at age 60 with gratuity (see left sidebar). |
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Anna Robertson |
Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851. |
Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder [Barker p.2]. |
Subscriptions to Funds | Indian Relief Fund 1858. |
Land Acquisition | Eligible for £10 remission on 20 acres of land [CSR499-15]. |
Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 20 Jun 1862 (Police Court witness). |
Ship ex-WA | Not applicable |
Departure date and destination | Not applicable |