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Transportation
Woodley (The Younger) Body was transported on the Henry Porcher, departing 29th Aug 1834 and arriving 1st Jan 1835 with 261 passengers.
1825 Journey. On Saturday morning (3 Dec) arrived from London and Dublin, the ship Henry Porcher, Captain John Thompson, with 175 male prisoners, having lost one man - the rest in good health. She sailed from London the 10th of July, and Dublin the 5th of August. The guard comprises a detachment of the 47th Regiment, under the orders of Captain Donaldson. The Surgeon Superintendent is Dr. CARTER, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 5 Dec 1825.
Henry Porcher (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 422 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Woodley Body's father was also transported. There is a petition for Woodley Body and Charles Hunt, held in the National Archives: HO 17/94/65 1832 Mar 17; 1834 Feb 12 Prisoner name: Charles Hunt and Woodley Body. Prisoner age: Hunt aged 17; Body aged 15. Court and date of trial: Hertford [Hertfordshire] Lent Assizes February 1832. Crime: Stealing a sheep, property of James Merchant. Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Conduct good onboard Euryalus. Annotated: Send abroad. Petitioner(s): Two petitions from the prisoners, one undersigned by 38 inhabitants of Buntingford [Hertfordshire] and the other undersigned by 35 inhabitants of Buntingford [Hertfordshire] and the neighbourhood (occupations and names given); Robert Meredith; two petitions from James Merchant (prosecutor); 36 inhabitants of Buntingford and nearby (petition in favour of Woodley Body). Grounds for clemency: Young age; good conduct on board the hulks especially Woodley Body on board Euryalus; previous good character; more appropriate be sent to penitentiary rather than be transported; prosecutor feels sentence too severe. Other papers: Letter from Mr Wortham querying delay in responding to first petition. Covering letter from Mr Meetherke.
Woodley junior obtained his ticket of leave in April 1843, having served the statutory requirement of 8 years for a life sentence. In February 1849 he was pardoned by the King on the condition that he did not return to England during the remaining term of his sentence. As he had been sentenced to life he would never be able to return. He married and farmed at Spring Side on 87 acres. In May 1855 his name appears in the Sydney Morning Herald as having donated 5s to the Patriotic Fund. The following notice appeared in the Herald in August 1898: IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES Probate Jurisdiction. In the Will of WOODLEY BODDY, late of Spring Side, near Orange, in the colony of New South Wales, Farmer, deceased. Application will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof that Probate of the last Will of the above named deceased may be granted to CATHERINE BODDY, the sole Executrix named in the said Will. She sold the property in 1900 for £470. (New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870 (pardon number 1484)