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- Researcher (Annette Bergeron)
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Biographies
Henry Wood was baptized 17/06/1803* Cheltenham Gloustershire England, his parents being John Wood and Mary Wood nee Watkins. He died 6 September 1882 Hobart Tasmania, and was known as ‘the Old Man of the Mountain’. Henry’s first encounter with the law was in 1820, details of which are below:
When brought in - 22nd March 1820
No. 170
Name Henry Wood
Age 16
Parish Cheltenham
By whom committed- James Agg Esq., James Clutterbuck Esq., Robert Capper Esq.
(Pigots Directory of Gloucestershire 1830 has no record of James Agg although there is a Thomas Agg surgeon and a William John Agg Esq of Hewitts, Jas. Clutterbuck Esq. of 5 Berkeley Place, and Robert Capper Esq. of Marle Hill).
Crime- Charges on the oaths of Wm. Harding & Thos. Barnard with feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of the said Wm. Barnard in the day time, no person being therein and stealing thereout 3/6 in copper, his property, and also with stealing about six pounds of bacon from the shop of Henry Kerridge in Cheltenham and also with stealing from the shop of Charles Hale in Cheltenham, two flutes and also with stealing a spade, the property of John Baker. Henry Kerridge was a butcher at Hewlett Street Cheltenham and Charles Hale was a seller of music and instruments at 307 High Street Cheltenham. John Baker, Coal Merchant & Dealer, Gloucester Gate.
Henry was described as: Brown hair, dark eyes, fresh complexion, broad face, short snub nose, small mouth, a scar on his right shoulder and a scar on the back of his right hand, a mole of the back of his large forehead and several moles around his breast. Labourer, cannot read.
He was brought before the Cheltenham Lent Assizes, March 29 1820 and was sentenced to one year in penitentiary and thrice whipped. His behaviour is described as ‘very bad’. He was again convicted of shoplifting at the Summer Assizes Gloucestershire in 1821. The court records read as follows:
When brought in- May 31 1821
No. - 22
Prisoner’s Name- Henry Wood
Age 17
Parish- Cheltenham
By whom committed- Jas. Clutterbuck Esq., Robert Capper Esq., James Agg Esq.
Crime- Charged on the oath of Richard Elsmore and others with having on the 24th day of May instant feloniously stolen, taken and carried away a number? of five? lambs? type? knives and wisps [rasps?] from and out of the shop of the said] Richard Elsmore at Cheltenham and also he was charged on the oath of Wm. Rouse & others having on the 21st May inst. feloniously stolen, taken & carried away two gold brooches from, and out of the shop of the aforementioned Rouse at Cheltenham.
He was tried and convicted at the Trinity Sessions, July 10th 1821, for shoplifting and was sentenced to 7years transportation. Once again, his behaviour is described as ‘very bad’
At the time of his conviction, Henry was a shoemaker. The transport vessel “Shipley” left in November 1821 and arrived in NSW on 11 March 1822.
The Biographical Dictionary (Western Australia) lists Henry Wood with the following information:
WOOD, Henry, b. 1807, arrived from NSW 1829/30, married 9/10/1830 Elizabeth ROBINSON. Children Susan Emma b. 1832, Jane b. July 1837, Mary b.1841. Indentured to James Henty 29/1/1830. Listed in 1832 Census as a baker. Employed as labourer by Wittenoom 25/8/1841 lot 346 at Fremantle. Reverted to the Crown. Sought permission for himself and wife to leave (the colony) 26/12/1832 but remained and was listed in 1837 Census. Was a shingle splitter at Fremantle. In 1845 when he was sentenced to 10 years transportation for stealing two silver spoons. His wife and 2 children departed 7/1845 per ‘Champion’ for Tasmania. illit.
The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal (WA: 1833-1847), Saturday 5 April 1845, page 3.
QUARTER SESSIONS
Perth, April 2, 1845
Before W.H. Mackie, Esq, Chairman, a full bench of Magistrates, and a grand and petit jury.
Henry Woods, charged with burglary
Submitted by Researcher (Annette Bergeron) on 9 December 2014
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/4, p.104
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