BODENHAM Francis

Name	Francis BODENHAM
Country Of Origin	England
Born	1790
Died	1858
Birth/Baptism	Born approx. 1790, Herefordshire, England
Parents	unknown
Apprenticeship	unknown
Skills	Watchmaker, Engraver, Silversmith
Work Locations	Hobart
Street Address	Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse	18 February 1812, All Saints, Kingston upon Thames, to Ann Patty. June 1814, Middlesex, London, to Eliza Keattch. 22 March 1819, Hobart, Tasmania, to Sarah Franks.
Trial	11 January 1815, Central Criminal Court, London August 1822: Hobart
Sentence	1815: Seven years transportation for bigamy. 1822: Sentenced to seven years transportation for robbery and receiving stolen property with his wife Sarah and sent to Port Macquarie, New South Wales.
Arrival	10 March 1817, New South Wales, on the convict ship, Sir William Bensley 28 September 1817, Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), on the Elizabeth Henrietta
Police Number	39
Other	January 1818: Appointed an overseer on Government working gangs. July 1818: Appointed constable in Hobart. October 1818: Advertised watchmaking and engraving services in Elizabeth Street, Hobart. September 1819: Appointed vice-constable at Government House, Hobart. September 1819: Punished with 50 lashes and two years on a gaol gang for receiving stolen watches. September 1822: Transported to New South Wales for seven years. 30 July 1829: Certificate of Freedom, New South Wales.
Death	2 December 1858, Sydney, New South Wales
References
Trenton Firth to Graham Mulligan, July 2018. TAHO: CON31/1/1, CON23/1/1 no39, CON13/1/1, RGD36/1/1 no310 Marriage 1819.Web: Ancestry: London, England, Church of England Marriage & Banns 1812; England Pallot’s Marriage Index 1814; New South Wales Certificates of Freedom 1829: Sydney, Australia Anglican Parish Registers Death 1858; Findmypast: Middlesex Marriage Index transcription 1814; Old Bailey Online, Reference t18150111-91, 11 January 1815. The Hobart Town Gazette & Southern Reporter 31 January 1818, 18 July 1818, 3 October 1818, 4 September 1819, 3 October 1818; Hobart Town Gazette & Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser 8 June 1822, 10 August 1822.