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Transportation
Abram Wooding was transported on the York, departing 3rd Sep 1830 and arriving 7th Feb 1831 with 200 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 491 (248) |
| 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
National Records of Scotland Trial papers relating to Abraham Wooding for the crime of falsehood and forgery at Bank of Scotland, Leith, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh Dates 13 Jul 1830 Accused Abraham Wooding, son of Janet Neilson or Wooding, widow, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 14 years. Abraham Wooding was listed as 27 years old on arrival. Native Place: Edinburgh. Occupation: Cabinet maker, 9 years, tobacconist, 8 years. Abraham was literate, protestant, single, 5/6½" tall, ruddy freckled complexion, light brown to sandy hair, grey eyes, long scar at top of third finger left hand, two dark moles on outside left arm. 8/7/1837: TOL, Sydney Bench - allowed to remain in the District of Parramatta. Listed as a chair maker. 22/6/1838: Abraham Wooding died, aged 36 - written on his TOL (NSW BDM has his death registered as 1839).