John Patrick McCrohon
Name - John Patrick McCrohon
Date and place of birth: May 1795, St John's Parish, Limerick, Ireland
Names of parents: John McCrohon and Margaret Unknown
Date and place of baptism - Unknown
Details of each of his or her marriages - married Amelia (Emily) du Croix at St Thomas, Winchester Hampshire (Unconfirmed)
Date of marriage: 23/06/1826 (Unconfirmed)
Occupation(s) - Sergeant Major; 4th Regiment of Foot, Lancaster King's Own Regiment: Served in Portugal and occupied France after Waterloo. Regiment posted to garrison duty in NSW 1832 - 1837 (Some researchers claim he was a Quartermaster. Not easy to verify as the regimental records were largely destroyed.)
NSW Constabulary: 1837-39. Appointed Chief Constable at Paterson NSW, 23/7/1838
Addresses where they lived: East Maitland, NSW
Date, place and cause of death: May 6, 1839, thrown from his horse on the road between Maitland and Paterson, NSW while on duty.
Date and place of burial. Buried at Glebe Cemetery
Details of will / administration of their estate - Unknown
Memorial inscription - Unknown
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