'transported' - William Woodham circa 1830

[dtcoulson]

Hi folks,

this question is an outgrowth of a discussion I have had recently on the Wiltshire page of the UK forum.

I have seen this phrase on the birth transcript for one ancestor (1833):
"...husband transported. Not father of child."

This could mean a lot of things.
But I wonder whether "transported" in 1830s England could mean transported as a convict to Australia?

Any suggestions on how I could investigate this further?

My ancestor is William Woodham from Wiltshire UK, and if 'transported' this would have happened 1829-1833.

Cheers
David C  (in NZ)

[cati]

"Transported" would mean transported to Australia.

Find My Past (uk) has three possible entries for William Woodham - none of which has a link to the original image. The are all transcription 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".

The information is copyrighted by Wiltshire Family History Society: it may be worth contacting them.

Edited to add: You may find this link to a previous link useful - it seems that Wiltshire Records Office may be able to help you with further details. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=162132.0

[groom]

For information - this is the link to the other thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=761088.0

[djct59]

The Australian "Claim a Convict" website http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/ throws up this chap who might fit:

Convict Name:   Henry Woodham
Trial Place:   Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Trial Date:   11 April 1833
Sentence:   7 years
Notes:   
 
Arrival Details
Ship:   Stakesby
Arrival Year:   1833

There's also a Charles Woodham from 1822 and a couple of other Woodhams from 1818 and 1819 but they might be a bit early for your ancestor

[groom]

Not sure about that, djct59 as he was William, not Henry. Far more likely to be tried in Devizes as well rather than Middlesex.

[rosball]

NSW State records has a William WOODHAM, tried in Wiltshire 9/3/1799, 7 years, age 45, ship Royal Admiral 2.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01j2j/

I guess this is far too early??

Ros

adding : Yes far too early - sorry getting late for me (and have just read other thread) 

[djct59]

Okay....there are eleven Woodhams on "Claim a Convict", but none of them is called Wiliam.

I tried....

[dtcoulson]

Thanks for the thorough search, people.

It occurs to me that a fellow sent to Australia might not have arrived in Australia. On-board death for example.

If 'transportation' did indeed occur then departure must have been between Jan 1829 and March 1833. Is there a list of ships for this period? It might be worth reading the logs of these journeys, if they exist.

-DC

[majm]

We need to remember that Britain also sent convicts to Bermuda.   

http://convictvoyages.org/expert-essays/convicts-in-Bermuda 

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=531876.0

http://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/stories/convict-hulks



JM