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James Greenwood was transported on the Recovery, departing 27th May 1837 and arriving 8th Oct 1837 with 280 passengers.
Built 1799 Batavia, 493 tons. 1823 voyage. Also arrived the same morning, (i.e. Thursday last) from Ireland, having sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 5th April, the ship Recovery, Captain Fotherley, with 180 male convicts, in tolerable health : no deaths on the passage. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Cunningham, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 1st, or Royals, commanded by Captain Gill, who is accompanied by his Lady. Three free passengers come out by this conveyance, at the expence of the Crown. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 7 Aug 1823. 1835 voyage. Surgeon's general remarks. On 5th October 1835, the Guard embarked at Deptford, consisting of 1 staff, 1 subaltern, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 26 rank and file of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by 8 women and 4 children. On the 19th at Spithead we received on board 160 male convicts from the Leviathan and 120 from the York Hulk and in the 30th got under weigh, previous to which, the convicts were discharged to the hulks in consequence of their being a great nuisance on board. Source:The medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Recovery for 5 October 1835 to 16 March 1836 by Alexander Neill, during which time the said ship was employed in passage to Sydney New South Wales
Recovery (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 49 (26) |
| 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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James Greenwood married Sarah Bickley was my husband's great grandmother. Sarah's son James Brison (Bryson) Thompson was my husbands grandfather. William Thompson was the father of James. Would love to hear of any connections.
He married Sarah Thompson on 18th December 1879 at Castlemaine Registrar Office.
Marriage certificate for James Greenwood and Sarah (Bickley) Thompson says he was widowed in 1864 with no children. He died on 2nd April 1882 at Castlemaine, Victoria aged 68 yrs old.
Lizz I would love to get in touch, I am James's 4x great granddaughter. My father erected the gravestone.
From: http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/JamesGreenwood/7835831 - There is also a photo of the headstone. Birth: 1814 Marriage: Not Available Death: 1882 Cemetery: Castlemaine Cemetery Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia Others Here: Sarah Greenwood (nee Bickley) (1823-1894) James Brison Thompson (1851-1899) Epitaph & Description: James greenwood 1814-1882 miner and pasturer born Suffolk England arrived Tasmania 1837 on Recovery died Ten Foot Hill Castlemaine his wife Sarah Greenwood nee Bickley c1823-1894 born Staffordshire England arrived Tasmania 1847 on Asia his stepson James Brison Thompson 1851-1899 blacksmith of Castlemaine erected by his descendants in England.
From a post on Rootsweb by Sharon Finn March, 2006: Looking for the death of a William THOMPSON, c.1859. His wife Sarah Bickley Thompson (convict arived VDL on Asia 2) remarried James GREENWOOD in Victoria 1879 and lived in Castlemaine area. Sarah stated on that marriage certificate that she had been a widow since 1859. Sarah (died 1894) James Greenwood and James Thompson (son of Sarah and Wiliam) are buried at Campbells Creek Cemetery.
He married sarah bickley Thompson in 1879 and dies in 1872, as per census records he was an agricultural labourer, hence why I changed his occupation ;-) he was my great great great grandfather, as far as I know he had a step son which was sarah's son, not sure of the name though.
James was 24 years old on arrival in VDL and was convicted along with James Elmer (also on board). James was 5'3 1/4" tall, brown hair and eyes, fresh complexion. James was married, wife Ann and 3 children at Poulstead. 7/11/1845: TOL 21/9/1847: CP 15/5/1853: Passenger per 'Clarence' Launceston to Melbourne. 1/10/1853: Passenger per 'Yarra River' Launceston to Melbourne. Quite a few James Greenwood's around at the same time, have not been able to track him in Victoria.
I am a relative from England, would love to know what happened to him and whether I have any relatives!
Free by Servitude 1853. Moves to Castlemaine, Victoria to mine gold.