John Eastwood (1877 - 1951)

Born 1877 in Armley, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Died 5 Aug 1951 at about age 74 in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Gunner John Eastwood served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 3 Jan 1916
Unit(s): 7th Field Artillery Brigade
Service ended: 11 Aug 1919

John EASTWOOD was born in 1877 in Armley, Yorkshire, England^[1]. He is the son of Henry Eastwood and Elizabeth Viner.

The steamship, Pathan set sail from London, England on 13 June 1883, with stops at Plymouth, 16 June; Malta, 24 June; Suez 29 June; Colombo 12 July; Albany, Western Australia 29 July and Adelaide, South Australia 1 August with the EASTWOOD family among the immigrant passengers and arrived in Hobson's Bay, Colony of Victoria on 3 August where the family disembarked^[2][3]. The steamship continued on to Port Jackson, Colony of New South Wales on 9 August 1883. The EASTWOOD family consisted of parents H. I. (Henry Ibbotson but incorrectly listed as H. J.) (age 31, Plasterer) and Mrs. H. (Elizabeth) (29) and their children Henry (incorrectly transcribed as Harvey) (9), Bertie (7), John (5) and Herbert (3).

May COLLINS and John EASTWOOD were married in 1900 in Victoria, Australia^[4].

Their children included:

Horace William EASTWOOD 1905-?

John Ibbotson EASTWOOD 1907-1978

3 January 1916, John enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces, Service No. 14628 and was transferred to the 7th Field Artillery Brigade. He served in France, attained the rank of Gunner and was discharged on 11 August 1919^[5].

He passed away on 5 August 1951 in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia^[6].

Death Notice 6 Aug 1951^[7]

EASTWOOD.— On August 5, at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, John, beloved husband of May, of 78 South Crescent. Dennis, and loved father of Horace and John. Late 27th Batt. 1st A.I.F.

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office UK: Births. EASTWOOD, JOHN; VINER; GRO Reference: 1877 D Quarter in BRAMLEY; Volume 09B Page 412. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
2. ↑ Public Records Office Victoria. Unassisted passenger lists (1852-1923) Record Series Number (VPRS): 947. Ship: Pathan; Departed: London, England, 13 June 1883; Arrived: Hobson's Bay, Colony of Victoria 3 August 1883. https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/3B6883D1-F96C-11E9-AE98-616C300E05EE?image=366

   EASTWOOD H J 31 1883 AUG PATHAN ROWLEY JAMES

   EASTWOOD H MRS 29 1883 AUG PATHAN ROWLEY JAMES

   EASTWOOD HARVEY 9 1883 AUG PATHAN ROWLEY JAMES

   EASTWOOD BERTIE 7 1883 AUG PATHAN ROWLEY JAMES

   EASTWOOD JOHN 5 1883 AUG PATHAN ROWLEY JAMES

   EASTWOOD HERBERT 3 1883 AUG PATHAN ROWLEY JAMES

3. ↑ Ship Arrival to Victoria: SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (1883, August 4). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 8. Retrieved February 26, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8545370
4. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 6042 / 1900; Family name: EASTWOOD; Given name(s) Jno; Spouse's family name: COLLINS; Spouse's given name(s) May. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
5. ↑ National Archives of Australia. Item details for: B2455, EASTWOOD J; View digital copy; Title Eastwood John; SERN 14628; POB Yorkshire England; POE Melbourne VIC; NOK W Eastwood Mary L; Contents date range 1914 - 1920; Series number B2455; Control symbol EASTWOOD J; Citation NAA: B2455, EASTWOOD J; Item ID 3533163; Location Canberra. Access status Open. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
6. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 9335 / 1951; Family name: EASTWOOD; Given name(s) John; Place of event: HEIDELBERG, Australia; Mother's name Elizabeth VYNER; Father's Name: Henry Ibbitson EASTWOOD. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
7. ↑ Family Notices (1951, August 6). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved February 26, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244241725

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27T-F4DV : 11 December 2017), John Eastwood in household of Henry I Eastwood, Armley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 4507/83, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,262.
• Death : Website. Department of Justice, Victoria Search your family history: 1951 DEATH REG, John EASTWOOD (Elizabeth VYNER & Henry Ibbitson EASTWOOD) b. Leeds England; d. Heidelberg; age 72; 9335/1951