WOODRIFFE James
| Name | James WOODRIFFE |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1805 |
| Died | unknown |
| Birth/Baptism | Born approx. 1805, London, England |
| Parents | unknown |
| Apprenticeship | unknown |
| Skills | Watch Barrel Maker |
| Work Locations | No record found working in his trade in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) |
| Marriage/Spouse | 1 June 1835, New Norfolk, to Jane Walters, convict, per ship Mary |
| Trial | 28 June 1820, Central Criminal Court, London.
Recorded as 15 year old. |
| Sentence | Transportation for life for pickpocketing one handkerchief |
| Arrival | 27 July 1821 on the convict ship, Countess of Harcourt |
| Police Number | 306 |
| Convict Assignment | |
| Ticket of Leave | January 1834 |
| Conditional Pardon | September 1836 |
| Other | Also recorded as a labourer.
1 January 1828: Absconded from a road party at Austins Ferry and later surrendered himself. Punishment served was six months on a chain gang. August 1829: Punished with 50 lashes and six months on a chain gang for boarding a ship intending to escape the colony. |
| Death | unknown |
| References | |
| TAHO: CON31/1/45, CON23/1/3, CON52/1/1 1835, CON52/1/1 Marriage Permission 1835, RGD36/1/2 no3010 Marriage 1835. Web: Old Bailey Online, Reference t18200628-168, 28 June 1820 [Woodriff]; Ancestry: London, England, Newgate Calendar of Prisoners 1820; England & Wales Criminal Register; New South Wales & Tasmania Convicts Musters. The Hobart Town Gazette 12 January 1828, 26 January 1828; Hobart Town Courier 3 January 1834, 23 March 1838. |
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