Unwin, Emmanuel
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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| Name/Alias | Emmanuel UNWIN |
| Birth date and place | c. 1829 Blythe, Redford, Nottinghamshire, England. |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences | Nosbro Green, Eckington, Derbyshire (1841). Royal Ordnance Hospital, Woolwich, Kent (1851). |
| Trade | Stonemason. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 7½ ins. Complexion: dark. Eyes: hazel. Hair: black. |
| Marriage date and place | 11 Aug 1850 St Nicholas, Plumstead, Kent. |
| Spouse | Mary Ann HAINGE. |
| Children | William b. 1851, Fremantle, Western Australia. Henry b. 1855, Fremantle, Western Australia. Harriet Charlotte b. 1857 (d.1861), Melbourne, Victoria. John Emanuel b. 1859, Williamstown, Victoria. Emma b. 1861, Taradale, Victoria. Emanuel b. 1865 (d.1866), Williamstown, Victoria. Manny b. 1867, Williamstown, Victoria. |
| Death date and place | 10 Feb 1888 (4 a.m.) Melbourne Gaol, Victoria. Cause of Death: Pleuro Pneumonia. Inquest: Melbourne Gaol. [Victoria Inquest Deposition Files 1840-1925]. |
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| Will and Probate | |
| Death/Funeral Notices | |
| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #2474 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 31 Dec 1849 Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 3 years 6 months. |
| Musters | WO11-126 Detachment, Woolwich (1851). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-142 (1855), Western Australia. |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | One Good Conduct Badge. |
| Casualty/Medical | Injury of the left knee. While employed at the General Exhibition in March 1851, his left knee was squeezed between a monument and a large ? , he was under treatment 4 months, after which he was sent to Western Australia, where from the exercise occasioned by his duty his knee again became bad, and he was invalided to England in consequence. Disability caused by his military service. Unfit for service and likely to be permanently disqualified for military duty, but that he is able materially to adjust himself [Woolwich 20 July 1855]. |
| Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 14 Aug 1855 Woolwich. |
| Length of Service | 5 years 227 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1364-140. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Not stated. |
| Pension District | Melbourne. |
| Pension | 7d. per diem for 15 months. 3 Mar 1857 Pension expired [WO22-65-95]. |
| 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.206]. Toodyay Convict Depot Jan to Apr 1852. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 7 Mar 1855. Mount Alexander Mail 16 Jun 1862 – Unwin vs. Young, goods sold and delivered. Mount Alexander Mail 16 Jun 1862 – Unwin vs. Holt & Neil, assault. The Argus 19 Jul, 7 Aug, 8 Aug 1866 – Insolvency. The Argus 15 Jun 1868 – Unregistered dog. |
| Ship ex-WA | Devonshire. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 5 Mar 1855 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |
| Ship ex-England | Medway. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. England 9 Sep 1856. Arr. Melbourne, Victoria 13 Dec 1856. |