John Wood

Summary

Born
Jan 1794
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
Jul 1817
Arrival
Nov 1817
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Wood
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1794
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Compositor/printer

Crime

Convicted at: Surrey Assizes
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 24th Jul 1817
Ship: Larkins
Arrival: 22nd Nov 1817
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Wood was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200

LarkinsLarkins (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 366
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 21st November 2025

NSW 1828 Census Index. Wood, (no first name entered) age 30, per Larkins 1817, Printer, Wm Williams, Sydney.

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 21st November 2025

NSW Convict Index. John Wood, per Larkins, 1817, Ticket of Leave, No 30/65. district, Sydney; Born, London; Trade, Printer; Tried, Surrey. John Wood, per Larkins, 1817, Ticket of Leave, No 40/1104. District, Bathurst; Tried Surry ass. John Wood, per Larkins, 1817, Conditional Pardon, No 47/369, 10 April 1847. (Recommended by William Lawson (Jnr); W F Jones JP; Thomas Icely JP )

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 346
on 21st November 2025

Hulk Records. HO-9-4_2 page 21/49 Woolwich Hulks, (Prudentia, Retribution and Justitia) Received 26 April 1817. John Wood, age 22, Street robbery, Tried Kingston Assizes 27 March 1817, NSW Life, Transported 28 June 1817. --------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. WOOD, John. Per "Larkins", 1817 1817 Dec 2 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Larkins" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.192)

Lavinia avatar
Level 26
on 20th June 2012

Tried 27 March 1817. Native Place: London. Occupation: Lent Press Printer. Age: 23 years. Height: 5 ft 2 in. Complex: Fa. freckled. Hair: Dark Brown. Eyes: Brown. Ticket of Leave: 30/65. Source: James McClelland's 'Convict, Pioneer and Immigrant Series of Australia Bok 38, Jan-Jun 1817.