Charles Woodham married Susan Wilkins, June quarter 1854, Truro Cornwall.
Sailed for NZ late 1859 (October I think).
Charles's birth in Easton Royal Wiltshire, Sept 13 1829 (via FreeReg) identifies parents as William & Elizabeth Woodham.
This appears to be William Woodham & Elizabeth Whitebread, since one of their grandchildren has 'Whitebread' as a middle name. Marriage Oct 21 1828, Easton Royal, Wiltshire.
Some time ago I picked up birth dates for them as 1808 & 1809, though I can't now remember where I saw that. These dates therefore should be considered tentative. That being said I could not find alternative parents for Charles.
Elizabeth had a child out of wedlock in 1825, Nelson Whitebread.
She would have been 16 if her birth date is 1809.
Charles was born in 1829 and then James was born in 1833.
James's birth record (via FreeReg) had this to say: "husband transported, not father of child".
Don't know what transported means.
A Charles Woodham was imprisoned for creating a disturbance at a poorhouse in 1845.
If this was our boy he would have been 16.
There is a Charles Woodham who was imprisoned for 3 months in Middlesex in 1849.
No other detail known. He was in prison again in 1850.
There is a Charles Woodham in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in 1851, a stable hand. He is the right age but I think I found evidence of another CW born in this area, so the match is not certain.
That's all I can give you except for details of Charles's life in NZ which is not relevant here.
>>>> Just wondering if TRANSPORTED could mean something as dire as 'transported to the colonies' ??
-DC