Private Nehemiah Jenkins (c.1834.......1896.)
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of the 40th Regiment's Soldiers who stayed
- Born : c
1834
- Where Born :
Kent
- Baptised :
- Occupation : Soldier
- Date Arrived :
Sydney October 1855 .
- Ship Arrived on :
"Tornado "
- Rank attained :
Private
- Regimental # :
- Date of Enlistment :
Where Enlistment
- Transfered :
- Date of Discharge :
14.November .1859
- Where Discharged :
Adelaide
- Died :
31-December -1896
- Where Died /
Buried : Warrnambool
Hospital
- Parents Names :
- Spouse's Name :
Margaret McLaren
- Born :
Perth Scotland
- Where Born :1837
- Occupation : Soldiers wife
- Date Arrived :
- Ship Arrived on :
- Date Married : 1858
- Where Married :
Warrnambool Victoria
- Died : 17 August 1893
- Where Died /
Buried : Portland
- Spouse's Parents :
Descendants
Some Information kindly supplied by
Karen Walsh
- Area Settled :
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- Children :
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- History &
Achievements :
- JENKINS, Nehemiah Pte 40th 25yrs, 5'6"; fresh
complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes; Englishman; deserted at Adelaide on
14.11.1859. Note - still at large Aug.1861.He
went under the alias of Henry Shear and married. Death
certificate stated that he was a fisherman formerly a soldier.
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- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
- The information is intended for
short Historical value only,
- E- mail address
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(QLD) Australia