William Woodham again - new development

[dtcoulson]

[/quote]

There's a Pusey in Oxfordshire of it may be a misspelling of Pewsey not far from Marlborough in Wiltshire?
[/quote]

ANOTHER PERFECT HIT!
I did not recognise it as a misspelling of Pewsey.
Pewsey is where William lived in the decade before he was sent off to Aus.

The proof is overwhelming!

-DC

[matthewj64]

https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-46$init=CON31-1-46p136

Am having trouble deciphering the curly handwriting.
Can anyone transcribe this for me?
I can make out bits here and there but not all.

-DC

It also reads "in prison before" ..."Once for stealing wine 12 months"

[matthewj64]

The red writing - "Transported for house breaking. Gaol report indifferent.Connex? (connections?) In prison before. Hulk report good. Married one child. Stated this offence house breaking. Once for stealing wine 12 months. Wife Elizabeth at Pusey. Married one child"

[dtcoulson]

http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON14-1-2,95
imgs 83 and 84

How ever did you manage to find his name in such a big file??

-DC

[dtcoulson]

[/quote]

It also reads "in prison before" ..."Once for stealing wine 12 months"
[/quote]

Yet another hit!
William was indeed imprisoned previously and I think it was for 12 months.
Some kind of stealing offence.

-DC

[matthewj64]

black writing - "January 12 1832 WG Walker (his master)/appearing to prefer a frivolous & vexatious complaint against his master. Rep(reprimanded?)MSH?(magistrate's initials)
February 8th 1836 TL(ticket of leave) Having been in a public house, Admonished/AWH

Free certificate ?? 1846"

[dtcoulson]

In this marriage permission his name is spelled 'Woodham'
The police number '1306' confirms it as same the person
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-1p093

Just to be clear, how can you be sure this is a marriage application?

-DC

[dtcoulson]

Is there any way to determine if he stayed in Tas or returned to the UK?

Also, his son migrated to NZ in 1860.
Is there any way to investigate whether the son or father ever tried to cross the ditch
to meet each other? My guess is that the two were completely cut off from each other.

The son lived out his life in NZ.

[dtcoulson]

Is there any way to determine if William stayed in Tas or returned to the UK?