| [Index] |
| George Frederick WOODMAN (1816 - 1840) |
| convict, labourer |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Georgiana WOODMAN (1841 - 1841) |
George Frederick WOODMAN (1816 - 1840) + Jane GETTY (1810 - 1893) |
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| b. abt 1816 at Bath, Somerset, England |
| m. 23 Jun 1840 Jane GETTY (1810 - 1893) at Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 07 Sep 1840 at Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia aged 24 |
| Cause of Death: |
| shot by one of two groups feuding near Woodman's Inn at Upper Gundaroo |
| Near Relatives of George Frederick WOODMAN (1816 - 1840) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father in Law | William GETTY | |||||
| Mother in Law | Jane ROSS | 1826 | ||||
| Self | George Frederick WOODMAN | abt 1816 | Bath, Somerset, England | 07 Sep 1840 | Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia | 24 |
| Wife | Jane GETTY | 1810 | Co Armagh, Northern Ireland | 27 Jun 1893 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 83 |
| Daughter | Georgiana WOODMAN | 1841 | Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia | 1841 | Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia | 0 |
| Events in George Frederick WOODMAN (1816 - 1840)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1816 | George Frederick WOODMAN was born | Bath, Somerset, England | 6 | ||
| 27 May 1833 | 17 | Convicted | England | ||
| 07 Jul 1833 | 17 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'Aurora' convict | 6 |
| 23 Jun 1840 | 24 | Married Jane GETTY (aged 30) | Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 07 Sep 1840 | 24 | George Frederick WOODMAN died | Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia | Murdered | 6 |
| 11 Feb 1841 | 25 | Certificate of Freedom | Australia | ||
| Personal Notes: |
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ticket of leave until just before death
Two possible George Woodman. Both Convicts Queanbeyan register has George Woodman born 1801 arrived transport Asia in 1825 Another George Woodman born Bath 1816 arrived Aurora in 1833 married Jane Getty One murdered in 1840, the other gets a ticket of freedom on 1841? (This I don’t understand.) 1840 death is at Windsor, burried 7 May in Windsor - off the Asia Murder in 1840 is at Gundaroo One George married Julia Read in 1835 in Windsor. Permission to marry by George aged 31 off the Asia One George Woodman aged 24 married Jane Wilson in 1840 in Quenbeyan, permission to marry granted - came on Aurora I think the Queanbeyan Reguster is incorrect in just two of its statements about George WOODMAN. The fellow murdered in 1840 and who married Jane WILSON (nee GETTY) was born in 1816 and came on the Aurora. The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser 6 Nov 1840 Supreme Court. CRIMINAL SESSIONS, THURSDAY. Before Mr. Justice Stephen. Enoch Bradley of Yass was Indicted for the wilful murder of George Woodman, by shooting him and wounding him in the left side with a pistol ball, on the 7th September, from which wound the deceased had died within three hours. For the prosecution were called: John Casey deposed, that he resided at Gunderoo, and was a ploughman; on the 5th Septembr he went to deceased's place to plough; whilst there, and letting out his bullocks, he heard a shot fired - this was about one o'clock; he went up to the house, and heard a child cry out that - George was shot, meaning Woodman.; he then went into the house and saw the deceased standing on the floor, and one Peter Murphy trying to stop the blood; there were three or four men and women besides in the house; he asked them what was the matter, deceased kept saying " Bradley, Bradley what have I done? deceased then asked them to take him to his bed; witness said to him " George you won't live long, have you anything you wish to say, or who shot you;" deceased was conscious of his approaching end, 'because he said, what would become of his wife and children; he told witness that Bradley was the man that shot him; witness asked him, if he had anything to ease his mind; he answered that he had nothing private to say only where his money was ; witness had seen the prisoner in the forenoon, but did not see him in the house at the time deceased said the above words ; deceased lived about two hours and half after witness heard the shot fired. Peter Murphy deposed, that he went with previous to Woodman's place, "The Travellers Inn;" he asked witness to enter and take a dram; this was on a Monday: continued in the house for some time, till witness got stupid with liquor; some time after this he was near the fire, when he heard a shot, and Woodman, fell down, but he got up again and said. " Bradley, Bradley, what have I done, that you have shot me;" witness picked deceased up and tried to stop the blood. There was a man, named Edwards present at the time. who said, "Bradley you have shot me too;" witness and another took him in, and laid him on a stretcher; some one aroused him and asked him if he had anything to say or that laid on his mind, and deceased an swered, "God protect his children,"and that Bradley was the man who shot him. Cross-examined by prisoner - Did not see any fire-arms with prisoner on the road, neither did he see him fire. He was certain he saw a pistol lying on the ground, but in a minute it was gone; could not say who was then present, as the room was full of smoke, and in a great confusion. William Macey deposed, that he is stock keeper to Major Barlow; he was on the 7th of September at Woodman's Inn, about one o'clock, prisoner was there, and Peter Murphy and Sarah Wells. When witness went in, prisoner was standing in the tap-room; some time after prisoner asked Woodman for a dinner, which deceased refused to give him, telling him his place was nigh at hand, and he had better go home and get it; prisoner said he had along way to go; Woodman told him he would not give him any dinner, and to go out of the place, as he did not want him there, as he was a government man. But, about half an hour afterwards deceased gave him some dinner. Prisoner said "you refused me my dinner, and I hope the devil will refuse your soul in hell." Witness did not hear prisoner say any more, but he was walking up and down the tap.room. Jackson and another came in, and were sitting with witness, next the door. Prisoner went up towards. deceased, who was standing near the fire. anrd pulling out a pistol, shot him. Deceased fell, and prisoner said 'I've shot the:man, and I'm willing to die for it." In two or three minutes afterwards prisoner asked for the pistol, that he might load it and shoot himself. He then went out, and witness never saw him till he was taken into custody. Cross.examined by prisoner - He never swore that he was never in the house. He told Mr. Hardy the Police Magistrate, why he had not told the truth at first,but then he was not sworn Did not know anything about the robbery; he had heard that deceased was robbed after his death; Could not say whether deceased was murdered for his money. Daniel Jacktou deposed - He was a ticket of leave holder, and was at the time of the murder living at Gunderoo. On the day in question he went up to a back kitchen, when he went in he saw the prisoner and several others in the house, all at dinner. Witness heard prisoner say to deceased that he had refused him his dinner, and that he hoped the devil would deny him. Prisoner then asked deceased to give him the three and-nine-pence he owed him. Bradley walked out, and then came back again, and spoke to deceased about the dinner. He then walked up and down the kitchen for a time, and then walked up to the fire where the deceased was standing. and pulling out a pistol from his breast, fired it at the deceased, who fell down, and cried out. The prisoner then went out, and said that he was the man who shot him, and he was willing to die for him. Cross-examined by the Prisoner - Saw prisoner the first time that day at Woodman's - saw Mr. Parker that day after the murder, and told him that he never saw the prisoner there the chief constable asked him about the murder, and he told him that he was not within a hundred yards of the place he was taken in charge to Yass because he said he knew nothing about it - Mr. Hardy, the Police Magistrate took his ticket of leave away, but returned it when he told the truth - the room was about twelve feet long deceased was standing near the fire - prisoner drew out the pistol, and held it close to the flap of deceased's trousers and fired instantly - the pistol was a large one, what was called a horse pistol. The prisoner in his defence stated that he was at the place, but knew nothing of the man being murdered -he never expected being arrested - he had gone to his master's, and never heard of the murder till his master told him of it, and he was arrested by the chief constable. His Honor then summed up and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. His Honor in passing sentence observed that this was one of the most cold blooded murders he had ever heard of - he then passed sentence of death on the man, who heard the awful sounds with unmoved countenance, and turning to the seat where the two last witnesses were seated, "There," said he, pointing to them with his finger, "there are the real murderers " |
| Source References: |
| 6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001 |
| - Reference = 345 (Death) |
| - Reference = 113 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 345 (Immigration) |
| - Reference = 345 (Birth) |
| - Reference = 113 (Name, Notes) |