John Greenwood

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Maureen Withey on 3rd September 2019

Since our last, were committed to York Castle, John Greenwood, late of Manchester, charged upon oath with having, on the 18th or 19th June last, stolen and conveyed away, from a field in High Hoyland, in the West Riding, a brown horse, the property of John Long; ... Leeds Intelligencer, 9 July 1821 Crown Court. John Greenwood, a very respectable looking man, for stealing a horse, the property of John Long, from a field at High Hoyland. Guilty Yorkshire Gazette, 18 Aug 1821 The following convicts left York Castle, (having received sentence of death at the last Assizes), in order to be delivered on board the Hulks lying on the river Medway, below Chatham, viz ...Benjamin Honsley, Alexander Jones, Samuel Ashforth, Jas. Taylor, Cornelius Sanderson, J. Sanderson, Alfred Windle, Benjamin Harrison, for various burglaries, and William Andrews, for highway robbery, to be severally transported for life; John Greenwood for horse stealing, and Wm. Smith for picking pockets, for 14 years; and James Darley for 7 years. Hull Advertiser, 2 Nov 1821.

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D Wong on 3rd September 2019

John Greenwood was listed as 32 years old on arrival. Native Place: Rochdale. John was 5'7¼" tall, pale complexion, red hair, grey eyes. Colonial Secretary Index: GREENWOOD, John. Per "Eliza", 1822 1822 Nov 6: On list of men who by their good conduct whilst on board the "Eliza" deserve to have religious books given them (Reel 6055; 4/1762 p.54) 1823 Mar 18: Convict servant of George Innes. To be victualled from the Stores at Bathurst for six months (Reel 6010; 4/3507 p.474) 1824 Apr 10: On list of prisoners on establishment at Bathurst with sentences not transmitted (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.101)

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Maureen Withey on 3rd September 2019

NSW census 1828 at Bathurst. In the household of Thomas Evernden, 38, Supt. of Police and his wife: James Greenwood, age 39, G.S. (Eliza (2), 1822, 14 years) Brewer and Maltster, resident at Bartletts. There are 13 other persons resident at Bartletts and Bathurst, in the same household. Sydney Gazette, 11 Nov 1830, reports: Supreme Court. BATHURST-30th Oct. SPECIAL COMMISSION. (Before His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE, and a Jury of Military Officers.) Ralph Entwistle, Willum Gahan, Michael Kearney, Patrick Gleeson, Thomas Dunn, and John Shepherd, were indicted for the wilful murder of John alias James Greenwood, at Bartletts, on the 23rd of September last, by shooting him with a loaded gun or pistol. The information contained four counts varying the offence to have been committed by some of the prisoners, the others being present, aiding and assisting therein. It appeared from the evidence of an assigned servant of Mr. Evernden (the police Magistrate at Bathurst), that about the latter end of September a party of armed men, some having muskets, and others pistols, came to the farm of his master at Bartletts, a distance of about 10 miles from Bathurst, where the deceased was engaged as overseer; and after desiring all the men upon the farm to turn out and follow them, applied to the deceased and told him that he must accompany them ; upon his refusing to do so, the prisoners, most of whom had arms, said, it would be much better for him to go, as they would shoot him if he did not. He still refused, and told them they were not game enough to shoot, at the same time opening his breast to them. Upon this the prisoners, Entwistle and Gahan, fired at the deceased immediately after each other. The deceased put his hands to his breast and called out " Oh Lord ! " and then staggered into the house. While he was going in at the door, a third shot was fired at him by Michael Kearney, which penetrated his back. The deceased then laid himself down before the fire, and never spoke. The whole of the prisoners were identified as being present, by two of the assigned servants of Mr. Evernden, whom they pressed and took with them. Part of the deceased's cloaths was found on the persons of some of the prisoners ; two shots were received by the deceased about the region of the heart and one in the back. The evidence of the two assigned servants was confirmed in several circumstances by the testimony of Mr. Evernden and a ticket-of-leave man in his service. The Jury found all the prisoners guilty, and sentence of death was immediately passed upon them and execution awarded on Tuesday, the 2d of November.