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Born ABT 1809 at Kent
Died 19 Jul 1851 at Acention Island, SouthSeas, Africa
Father: ?
Mother: Mary

Married Rebecca Children. Mary Ann Perkins  b.24 Aug 1833 at Chatham, Kent, c.11 Oct 1835 at St MaryS, Chatham, Kent, England, m.27 Aug 1850 at St Marys Church, Acention Island,, Elizabeth Perkins  b.1835 at Chatham, Kent, c.11 Oct 1835 at St MaryS, Chatham, Kent, England, m.24 Nov 1851 at St Marys Church, Acention Island, South Seas, d.01 Sep 1886 at Lexden, Colchester, Essex, 10 Children. William Perkins  b.1836 at Chatham, Kent, c.05 Mar 1837 at Chatham, Kent, Rebecca Perkins  b.1838 at Chatham, Kent, c.19 Aug 1838 at St MaryS, Chatham, Kent, England,

Notes: John Perkins was born abt 1791 in Kent, he married Rebecca, on October 11 th 1835 two of their Daugthers are Christened at St Marys Church, Chath am John is Described as a Sargent in the Royal Marines. In 1841(census) J ohn & his family are living in Full Loves Alley, High St Chatham also at t he house is a lodger labourer John Elliot. John's occupation is describ ed as Navy however it appears he was in the Royal Marines. His son Willi am is away visiting Family. Later he is posted to Acention Island off t he Coast of Africa and his family goes with him. John Died on July 19th 18 51 on the Island and it appears that at the time he was a Royal Marine Sar gent & Acting 2nd Mate. Treasury Solicitor: General Series Papers TS 18/62 Murder at Ascension Island: John Perkins, Q.M.S. of Royal Marines at Ascen sion, murdered as a result of a drunken quarrel with Thomas Peel, engine f itter, his son-in-law. Statements of witnesses at court-martial, and corre spondence . Murder at Ascension Date: 1851. Source: The Catalogue of The National Archives The Times24 January 1852 Naval Intelligence Portsmouth Friday January 23rd The Coast of Africa Station “The Hecla steam sloop, Commander Beauchamp, arrived at Spithead this afte rnoon from the coast of Africa during which she has been very successf ul in the capture of slave ships, having taken ten vessels ……………… She left Ascension on the 24th December bringing Thomas B B Peel, the murd erer of Perkins, the Quarter-master Sergeant of the island of Ascensio n, to be tried. She also brings all the witnesses except one, a girl nam ed Coombes, who died on board two days ago from excessive sea-sickness. The following are the witnesses: Jospeh Paul, boatswain; Thomas Bradley, t ailor; W H Knowles, gunner’s mate; John Harrison, boatswain’s mate; Micha el Phinn, cooper; Henry Fox, holder up; S R Lewin, cooper; W H Herring, se rgeant; John Fig, sergeant; Thomas White, sergeant; Henry Hills, assista nt surgeon; Ann Evans, Rebecca Perkins, Rebecca Perkins (daughter of the f oregoing), Elizabeth Herring, Harriet Coombes, Emily Coombes (the young wo man who died from seasickness), and Mary Ann Peel, the wife of the prisone r”.