Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Sarah Wood was transported on the Aurora, departing 22nd Apr 1851 and arriving 10th Aug 1851 with 234 passengers.
Aurora (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 141 (73). Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON41-1-31,241,231,S,80. Tasmanian Pioneer Index - Marriage - ref. 1335/1853-37. Death ref: under name "Ganfield" 139/1856-35. |
| 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
Sarah Wood was convicted at Edinburgh 16/12/1850 for theft and receiving a jacket and waistcoat. 10yr transportation sentence. Native Place: Chesire. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the Aurora, arriving 10/08/1851. Ship Surgeon's Report: Exemplary. Single; Church of England; read & write; housemaid/plain cook; 32yrs of age; 5'5 1/2"; sallow complexion; reddish hair; Hazel eyes. 1851: Mr. Milward, Patrick St. 09/11/1852: Must serve 5yrs before her Ticket of Leave. 1853: Mr. E. Barker, Macquarie Plains. 14/12/1853: Married John Ganfield at New Norfolk. 05/06/1855: recommended for Conditional Pardon. 12/02/1856: Drowned - threw herself into the River Derwent, near Hamilton.