William Woodham

Special note about the William Woodham who appears in newspapers 1797. He was executed 1797 for 'returning from transportation'. Our William Woodham was born 1806. Therefore whatever connection there may be between these two fellows, they are not father and son.

There is another William Woodham who was executed in London in 1815.

And I seem to remember seeing a William Woodham in the data in Australia, transported 1799 or thereabouts.

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Great Bedwyn

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..... is a village and civil parish in east Wiltshire, England.
The village is on the River Dun about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of Hungerford
and 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Marlborough.
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BEDWIN, GREAT (St. Mary), an incorporated market-town and a parish,
in the union of Hungerford, hundred of Kinwardstone, Marlborough and Ramsbury, and S. divisions of Wilts, 5½ miles (S. W. by W.) from Hungerford, 23 (N.) from Salisbury, and 70½ (W. by S.) from London
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• 6 miles from Easton Royal
• 5 miles from Hungerford (other side)
• 6 miles from Marlborough (perpendicular)

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Parents

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Wiltshire Burials Index 1538-1990

• Isaac Woodham 1774 - 1835 Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire
• Mary Woodham 1774 - 1828 Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire

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Family connection established by following a chain of relationships back to a wedding [see elsewhere]
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1806 - Birth of William

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FMP court record gives birth year
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Wadham William born 1806
Court appearance 1830 Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire Quarter Session Calendars 1728-1890
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1826 - Prison for William

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Briitishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
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Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette - Page 3 of 4 - Thursday 12 January 1826
[start]
Committed to the House of Correction, Devizes ....
.... William Woodham of Great Bedwin; ....
.... for three months .....
.... for breaches of the Games Laws.
[end]
If he was born 1806, he would have been 20 years old.
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1828 - marriage

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Wiltshire, England, Marriages, 1538-1837
Document Type: = Banns
Marriage date = 21 Oct 1828
Marriage Place = Easton Royal, Wiltshire
Parish = Easton Royal, Wiltshire

• William Woodham (Of Great Bedwin, WIltshire)
• Elizabeth Whitebread (Of The Parish) Easton Royal

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If William is 'resident of Great Bedwyn' and he is 22 years old,
he either moved there while young or was born there.
If he moved there while young you would expect his family to have moved with him.
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1829 - Birth of son

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Charles Woodham

• Father = William (Labourer)
• Mother = Elizabeth

Easton Royal Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917
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1829~30 - Prison again

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Briitishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
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Salisbury and Winchester Journal - Page 4 of 4 - Monday 1 March 1829
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Hard Labour: .... Wm Woodham for stealing wine belong to .... 1 yr each.
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William Woodham
Date of Trial: = Lent 1829
Location of Trial: = Wiltshire,
Sentence: = Imprisonment
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Find My Past (UK) has three possible entries for William Woodham
- none of which has a link to the original image.
They are all transcriptions of entries in the Wiltshire Quarter Sessions Calendar,

• the first dated 28 April 1829,
• the second dated 20 October 1829
• and the third 12 January 1830.

All refer to Devizes New Prison and read "Destination: upon orders".
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Date/Location for William WOODHAM’s trial : March 11, 1829, at Salisbury
Comparing two sources :
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The Reading Mercury and Oxford Gazette, etc (Reading, England), Monday, March 16, 1829; pg. 3; Issue 5636. Wiltshire Assizes .
[quote]
Salisbury, March 11 Transportation for Seven Years.

• John Trapp for robbing L Ball of 5s;
• Wm Gibbs for stealing a watch;
• Jos. White and Wm Daniels, for fowl stealing;
• Wm Jeffery for ditto;
• Jack Handcock for stealing clothes at Trowbridge;
• G Newman, for stealing a coat;
• Chas. Burgess, for stealing four sacks of potatoes;
• and Chas. Jennings, for destroying game at Clarendon Park. There were nine others for offences against the game laws, four of whom were acquitted; one was sentenced to twelve months, and others to various periods of imprisonment. Nine were convicted of minor offences, and sentenced to different periods of imprisonment…….”

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Details from an image of one of the pages of the Criminal Register Wiltshire, Lent Assizes 1829:
William DANIELS, Larceny, 7 years
William JEFFERY, Larceny 7 years
Charles BURGESS, Larceny, 7 years
Richard AMER, Larceny, 7 years
Thomas LARKING, Larceny, 18 months
William WOODHAM, Larceny, 12 months <<<<<<<<<<<
John HUNT, Larceny, 12 months
Thomas COOPER, Larceny, 12 months
Richard SHEPPARD, Larceny, 3 months
James WEBB, Larceny, 3 months
John SHELL, Larceny, 3 months
Thomas WILLIS, Larceny, 3 months, not whipped
William COLE, Larceny, 1 month
John CROCKER, Larceny, fined 6/-
Samuel BARNES, Larceny, not guilty
Charles KICK, Larceny, not guilty
John WATERMAN, Larceny, not guilty
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1830 - Third court charge

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England Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
William Wadham
Date of Trial = Summer 1830
Location of Trial = Wiltshire
Sentence = Death
Crime = House-breaking
Date of Execution or Release = Transportation for 7 years.
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1833

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Reported 'transported'
Imprisoned,
'transported' between 1829-1833.
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http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/Items/Easton%20Royal/Easton%20Royal... Easton Royal Baptisms 1801-1837 []

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1836 - wife remarries

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Absence of 1841 data

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A further complication is that 1841 census records for parts of Wiltshire are missing, and this seems to include Great Bedwin. People close to our William (including himself) likely died before 1851 or emigrated or were transported or were in prison. So the absence of 1841 records is a nuisance.
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Great Bedwyn, by the way, is more commonly spelled Great Bedwin.
Archives generally find both but not necessarily so
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[ William in Tasmania ]---------------------------------

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1794 - Other William Woodham in Australia - easily confused

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[] William Woodham Age = 20 Birth year: = abt 1774 Date of Trial: = Nov 1794 Location of Trial = Middlesex, Sentence: = Transportation []

1830 July 24 - [conviction date?] . Transported on the ‘William G Anderson’ . From Marlborough, WIltshire . Stout made . light brown reddish hair . Hazel eyes . whisker reddish brown, round head, “visage oval”, high forehead, eyebrows light brown, small nose, upper lip projecting, small projecting chin. . age 24 . Ploughman . Tried at the Wiltshire Assizes . Height 5 feet 4 inches. . Sept 10 (arrival date?) . Prisoner number 1306 . Transported for house breaking, gaol report indifferent, in prison before, hulk report good, married one child, stated this offence, once for stealing wine 12 months, wife Elizabeth of Pusey. . Two minor admonishments during his time: 1832, 1836. . “Ticket of leave” granted Nov 26 1835 . Granted his free certificate 24th July 1837 []

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1831 - Transported to Tasmania

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[] (Ship that carried William to Tasmania) William Glen Anderson Sailed on 31st May, 1831 Arrived 1st November, 1831 at Van Diemen's Land Life sentences: 63 Passengers: 167 [] Origin = London-Portsmouth Depart Date = Wednesday, June 1, 1831 Destination = Hobart Town Arrive Date = Monday, October 31, 1831 Ports of Call = Cape of Good Hope [] Convicts embarked = 166 male convicts Convicts re-landed while still in English waters = 0 Convicts who died on the voyage = 0 Sailed from Portsmouth, England = 2 June 1831 Arrived in Hobart, Van Diemens Land = 1 November 1831 [] Seven year sentence. Forms filled out in Tasmania contain numerous life details that confirm his identity as our William. [] Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Other Fleets and Ships, 1791-1868

• William Wadham
• Vessel = William Glen Anderson
• Convicted Date = 24 Jul 1830
• Voyage Date = 31 May 1831
• Colony = Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)
• Place of Conviction = Wiltshire,
• Term = Seven years. []

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1833~35 - Prison life

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[] AUSTRALIA CONVICT MUSTER 1833 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849

• William Wadham
• Number 1306
• Vessel W.G. Anderson
• Province Tasmania
• Comment Assigned to Mr G Walker Esq [] AUSTRALIA CONVICT MUSTER 1835 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849
• Number: 1306
• William Wadham
• Vessel: W G Anderson
• Province: Tasmania
• Comment: Assigned to Mr G Walker []

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1840 - MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS

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Convict Applications For Permissions to Marry 1829-1857

• William WADHAM of the “William Glen Anderson”
• to Ann MARNEY of the “Platina”
• 3 Sep 1840 [] Neither application has RGD references so the marriages may not have taken place (as many applications to marry were refused). Source: http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=5 []

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1840-42 - Granted freedom

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He is called 'free' by the time of his second marriage application

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1842 - MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS

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Convict Applications For Permissions to Marry 1829-1857

• William WADHAM, free
• to Ann COLLINS of the “Hydery”
• in Sep 1842 [] Neither application has RGD references so the marriages may not have taken place (as many applications to marry were refused). Source: http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=5 []

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1843 - Marriage

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[] Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

• William Warren
• Mary Gifford
• Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1843
• Marriage Place: Tasmania
• Where: St John's Parish Church, Launceston Groom:
• William his X mark WARREN,
• Age: 35 years
• Rank: Free
• Description: Single Man Bride:
• Mary her X mark GIFFORD
• Age: 33 Years
• Rank: Free
• Description: Widow Name of Clergyman, Officiating Minister or Registrar:
• The Reverend W.H. Browne L.L.D. Marriage according to the Rites and Ceremonies of THE UNITED CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND with consent of Not Stated. In the presence of us
• John HALLETT
• William JONES Note: John Hallett is brother to Mary Source: Marriage Certificate []

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1843~1850 - Children

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[] Marianne Wadden

• Born 30 December 1843
• Christened January 1844 Longford, Tasmania
• Parents: William and Mary Unknown. [] Catherine Wadham
• Born abt 1846 in Norfolk Plains, Tasmania
• No record of birth or baptism found.
• Details of birth location from marriage certificate. [] Elizabeth Wadham
• Birth Registration Date: 1850
• Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
• Father: William Wadham []

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1870 - Occupation

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Occupation listed as Shepherd (From daughter Mary’s marriage certificate 1870)

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1894 - DEATH

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Wm WODEM

• Father: Unknown
• Mother: unknown
• Age: 80
• Death Place: Ararat Hospital, Ararat Victoria, Australia
• Date 14 Feb 1894
• BURIAL 15 Feb 1894
• Ararat Cemetery, Ararat, Victoria, Australia, Paupers grave [] Occupation listed as Labourer (1894) on death certificate []

------------------------------ Woodham family clusters in Wiltshire

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1789 - John Woodham in Great Bedwyn ( FMP )

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Related? [] John Woodham Death 1789 Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Wiltshire Burials Index 1538-1990 []

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1806 - Marriage of possible relative ( FMP )

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Wadham John 1806 Chitterne, Wiltshire, England Marriages 1538-1973 []

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1806~08 - William Woodham lookalikes

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[] William Woodham (bapt 1808) of Cholderton is *not* our William. He can be found in later censuses living in other parts of the country, as a property manager or something. [] William Woodham (bapt 1808) of Chitterne appears in the 1871 census with a wife named Sarah. [] This essentially confirms that the birth of our William Woodham went unrecorded and could be in Great Bedwin as easily as anywhere else. This would most likely happen for a nonconformist sect. However the birth records for sisters Ann and Sarah exist. OTOH there are great gaps between the births of these siblings, allowing for other unrecorded siblings. [] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 William [no surname on record] birth: = 1806 christening: = 1806 CHISLEDON, WILTSHIRE, residence: = 1806 Chisledon, Wiltshire, father: = Abraham Woodman mother: = Elizabeth Chiseldon (sp) is 13 miles north of Great Bedwin, []

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1815 - William Woodham trial ( ours would be 9 years old )

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William Woodham [William Jennings] Date of Trial = Lent 1815 Location of Trial = Surrey, England Sentence = Death []

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1849 - Court charge - Possible son Charles (ours would be 19 years old)

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Charles Woodham Date of Trial = 9 Apr 1849 Location of Trial: = Middlesex, England Sentence: = Imprisonment []

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Cholderton Woodhams ( FMP )

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Definitely not our immediate family but could be related in some other way. [] west cholderton amsbury wiltshire
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Last name First name Born/Bap census death age
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Woodham William 1716 - 1800 84 Woodham Maria 1753 - 1795 42 Woodham Ann 1754 - 1810 56 Woodham William 1759 1841 1844 85 Woodham Anna 1776 1841 - 65 Woodham John 1781 1841 - 60 Woodham Levi 1784 - - Woodham James 1788 - - Woodham William 1808 - - Woodham Mary 1811 - 1838 27 Woodon Mary Ann 1838 - - Woodham Mary - - 1810 Woodham William - - 1810
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Parents for this William - John and Hannah (FMP, Wiltshire Baptisms)
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Ditto: These people are not our family but could be related in some other way

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Chitterne Woodhams ( FMP )

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Possible relatives []
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Last name First name Born/Bap married death Location age
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Whadham Grace 1743 1822 All Saints, 79 Whadham Elizabeth 1771 1828 All Saints, 57 Wadham Mary 1781 All Saints, Wadham William 1808 All Saints, <<<<<< Wadham Caroline 1844 All Saints, Whadham William 1831 All Saints, Wadham Mary 1780 St Mary, Wadham Elizabeth 1817 St Mary, Wadham Henry 1834 St Mary, Wadham Elizabeth 1844 Watham John 1806 <

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could be the John Woodham in Devizes prison 1849. [] Parents for this William ( FMP,Wiltshire Baptisms) William's parents = John & Sarah (not in list above)

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1843 - Different William goes to prison

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November 18, 1843 - Salisbury and Winchester Journal - Salisbury, Wiltshire [quote] ....Committed to the New Prison, Devizes:

.... William Woodham, for three months, for leaving his family chargeable to the parish of Colerne;  [end]

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1849 - Different William goes to prison

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February 15, 1849 - Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette - Devizes, Wiltshire, [quote] ....William Woodham was committed the adjourned Sessions for stealing, the Ist a pig's head, the property of Thomas Hughes, butcher .... [end]