John Woodcroft

John Woodcroft, one of 190 convicts transported on the Mangles, 29 March 1820

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Woodcroft
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Hertford Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Mangles
Departure date:	29th March, 1820
Arrival date:	7th August, 1820
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 191 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 275 (139)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 4th March, 2021 wrote:

On Wednesday last, seven male convicts were removed from Hertford gaol, and put on board the Retribution hulk at Sheerness, viz. William Barnard, John Dickerson, William Pitts, Joseph Charles, John Woodcroft, transported for life; and Charles Burton and Thomas Blott, for seven years each.
Morning Advertiser, 25 Sept 1819

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 4th March, 2021 made the following changes:

gender: m