John Woodcock (abt. 1816 - abt. 1871)

Born about 1816 in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 28 Dec 1871 at about age 55 in Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

According to the Biographical Index of South Australian 1836 – 1885^[1], John was born in Lincoln in England circa 1816 and emigrated to South Australia with his wife Susanna and four children in 1859. They sailed on the “North”^[2] which left Liverpool on 1st November 1858 and arrived in Port Adelaide on 28th January 1859^[3].

The passenger list provides the following information:

• John Age = 42 Laborer – from Lincoln (therefore born circa 1816)
  
• Susanna Age = 38 (therefore born circa 1820)
  
• James Age = 12 (therefore born circa 1846)
  
• Sarah Age = 7 (therefore born circa 1851)
  
• Elizabeth Age = 5 (therefore born circa 1853)
  
• Mary Age = 1 (therefore born circa 1857)
  
  

We know from the Death Notice^[4] for his daughter Sarah that John was deceased when she died on 28th November 1880 which means that John died between 1859 and 1880. The Death Notice says that he was from Gumeracha in the Adelaide Hills. A search of the Death records has a John Woodcock passing away on 28th December 1871 near Gumeracha and he was aged 57 ^[5]which means that he would have been born circa 1814. No relative was listed so it can’t be conclusively shown that it was this John Woodcock but the details are close and this is the only John Woodcock listed as dying in South Australia the period from 1859 to 1915 that would have been born circa 1814-1816.

Sources

1. ↑ Biographical Index of South Australian 1836 – 1885, Editor: Jill Stratton (May 1986) (ISBN 0 9594815 3 2) page 1739
2. ↑ State Records of South Australia: Passenger Lists 1845 – 1940: (Record GRG35_1_59-2_North) https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/passenger-lists-view/1859/
3. ↑ Migrant Ships for South Australia 1836 – 1866 by Ronald Parsons
4. ↑ Family Notices (1880, December 6). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved November 12, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207663540 LOMMAN.—At Paradise, Sarah, the beloved wife of Thomas Henry Lomman, aged 29 years. Eldest daughter of the late John Woodcock, Gumeracha.
5. ↑ Digger – South Australian Death Registrations 1842 -1915 © SAGHS (1871 45/41) downloaded 14 November 2018

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