Colonel John Edward Newell Bull (1806–1901) of the 78th Highlanders and 99th Regiment was an officer in the British Army and a prominent settler and public servant in the Colony of New South Wales.[1][2]
John Edward Bull | |
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| Born | 11 October 1806 Athlone, Ireland |
| Died | 25 May 1901 (aged 94) Varroville, New South Wales |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom.svg){kind=small} Australia |
| Service | British Army |
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Origins edit
John Edward Bull was born on 11 October 1806 at Athlone, Ireland, the second son of Colonel Robert Bull, CB, KH, who served throughout the Peninsula campaign and commanded the I troop Royal Horse Artillery at the battle of Waterloo.[1][2]
Australia edit
Bull came to New South Wales in 1842, and after residing in the colony for ten years in 1852 he went to Victoria, residing there until three years before his death, when he returned to New South Wales and resided with either his grandson or his daughter till the time of his death.[2][3] He died at his daughter's residence,[3] or else the residence of his grandson, Robert Raymond, at Varroville, about 6 mi (9.7 km) from Goulburn, on Saturday 25 May 1901, aged ninety-four.[2] He left a widow aged ninety-three.[2] The remains were interred in the Church of England cemetery at 4 p.m. on 28 May.[2][3]
References edit
Sources edit
- Grant, Donald (1969). "Bull, John Edward (1806–1901)". Australian Dictionary of Biography (online ed.). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Accessed 10 May 2023.
- "Obituary". Goulburn Herald. Monday, 27 May 1901. p. 3.
- "Country News". Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, 28 May 1901. p. 3.
External links edit
- "Silhouette likenesses of (left) Miss Hannah Euphemia Brooks (1829–1915) and (right) Capt John Edward Newell Bull (1806–1901) / by Marianne Collinson Close". Caroline Simpson Collection. Museums of History New South Wales. Accessed 10 May 2023.