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Name

William Westwood

Alternative Names

Jackey Jackey

Born

7 August, 1820
England

Died

13 October, 1846 (aged 26)
Norfolk Island, Australia

Cultural Heritage

English

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

Religious Influence

Anglican

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

Passenger Ship *

Mangles (1837) (convict)

Occupation or Descriptor *

convict (1837-1842) New South Wales, Australia
bushranger (1840-1841) New South Wales, Australia
convict escapee (1841-1841) New South Wales, Australia
bushranger (1842-1845) Tasmania, Australia
executed criminal (1846-1846) Norfolk Island, Australia
murderer (1846-1846) Norfolk Island, Australia

Convict Record

Crime	Sentence	Commuted To	Court	Trial Date
theft	14 years	-	-	-

* Dates are approximate