James Wood

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Wood
Aliases:	Woods
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1783
Occupation:	Ploughman
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland, Londonderry
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Prince Regent
Departure date:	13th February, 1824
Arrival date:	15th July, 1824
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 57 other convicts

References

Primary source:	1828 Census Index. Colonial Secretary Index. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.
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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 19th September, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.
James Woods, age 41, Prince Regent I (2) 1824, Tried at Londonderry, 1823, 7 years, DOB 1783, Native place, Londonderry Derry Co., Fencer ploughman.

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Colonial Secretary Index.

WOOD, James. Per “Prince Regent”, 1824.

1824 Dec 11 - Convict servant of George Lang. To be victualled from the Store at Newcastle for six months (Reel 6014; 4/3513 p.73)
1825 - On list of Government servants in the employment of James Levers of Evan; from Apr 1825 (Fiche 3141; 4/1843A No.465 p.73)

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1828 Census Index.
James Wood, age 40, G.S. Pr. Regent, 1825, 7 years, labourer, James Levers, Evans district.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 19th September, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: 1828 Census Index. Colonial Secretary Index. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. (prev. ), firstname: James, surname: Wood, alias1: Woods, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1783, date of deat