William Wood 1785

William Wood1785–?

Name: William Wood

Given names: William

Surname: Wood

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Birth	1785
Occupation	Tennant Farmer Note: William Wood was a tenant farmer and had 3 servants - The farm consisted of 44 acres Andrew Wilson servant 19 farm servant James Swerbrich? 15 farm servant Elizabeth Dickson 17 house servant
Australian History	1788 (Age 3) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island.
Australian History	1790 (Age 5) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis.
Australian History	1792 (Age 7) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe.
Australian History	1797 (Age 12) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia.
Australian History	1798 (Age 13) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island.
Australian History	1803 (Age 18) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland')
Australian History	1804 (Age 19) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins.
Marriage	Margaret Dalgleish - View family 8 May 1807 (Age 22) Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Australian History	1808 (Age 23) Note: The Rum Rebellion
Christening of a daughter	14 May 1808 (Age 23) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland daughter - Agnes Wood
Christening of a daughter	13 July 1812 (Age 27) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland daughter - Helen Wood
Christening of a daughter	2 September 1816 (Age 31) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland daughter - Anne Wood
Australian History	1817 (Age 32) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland'
Australian History	1818 (Age 33) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River.
Christening of a son	28 February 1819 (Age 34) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland son - William Wood
Birth of a daughter #1	18 December 1820 (Age 35) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland daughter - Allison Wood
Christening of a son	30 June 1822 (Age 37) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland son - John Wood
Australian History	1824 (Age 39) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River
Australian History	1825 (Age 40) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.
Christening of a daughter	25 March 1827 (Age 42) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland daughter - Jean Wood
Australian History	1828 (Age 43) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.
Australian History	1829 (Age 44) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.
Christening of a son	2 August 1829 (Age 44) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland son - Margaret Wood
Australian History	1830 (Age 45) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.
Australian History	1831 (Age 46) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.
Christening of a son	8 April 1831 (Age 46) Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland son - Alexander Wood
Australian History	1832 (Age 47) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.
Australian History	1833 (Age 48) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.
Australian History	1835 (Age 50) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales.
Australian History	1836 (Age 51) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.
Marriage of a son	William Wood - View family 14 December 1838 (Age 53) son - William Wood daughter-in-law - Janet Brydone
Australian History	1838 (Age 53) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.
Australian History	1839 (Age 54) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.
Birth of a grandson #1	1840 (Age 55) Eddelstone, Peebles, Peebles, Scotland grandson - Walter Wood Sr.
Australian History	1840 (Age 55) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.
Australian History	1841 (Age 56) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.
Australian History	1842 (Age 57) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.
Australian History	1843 (Age 58) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).
Australian History	1845 (Age 60) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia.
Australian History	1850 (Age 65) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded.
Australian History	1851 (Age 66) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine
Death of a wife	22 April 1852 (Age 67) Eddelstone, Peebles, Peebles, Scotland wife - Margaret Dalgleish
Australian History	1853 (Age 68) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo
Australian History	1854 (Age 69) Note: The Eureka Stockade
Australian History	1855 (Age 70) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia.
Australian History	1856 (Age 71) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.
Australian History	1857 (Age 72) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote.
Australian History	1858 (Age 73) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote.
Australian History	1859 (Age 74) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E.
Marriage of a grandson	Walter Wood Sr. - View family 28 December 1860 (Age 75) St Andrews, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland grandson - Walter Wood Sr. grandson's wife - Isabella Purdie
Australian History	1860 (Age 75) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.
Australian History	1861 (Age 76) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra
Australian History	1862 (Age 77) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.
Australian History	1863 (Age 78) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.
Australian History	1867 (Age 82) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
Australian History	1868 (Age 83) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.
Australian History	1869 (Age 84) Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.
Australian History	1872 (Age 87) Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.
Australian History	1873 (Age 88) Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.
Australian History	1875 (Age 90) Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed.
Australian History	1878 (Age 93) Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Australian History	1879 (Age 94) Note: The first congress of trade unions is held.
Australian History	1880 (Age 95) Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work.
Australian History	1882 (Age 97) Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Australian History	1883 (Age 98) Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill
Australian History	1887 (Age 102) Note: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne.
Australian History	1889 (Age 104) Note: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Note: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration.
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himself	William Wood Birth 1785 Death yes Loading...
2 years wife	Margaret Dalgleish Birth 1787 Death 22 April 1852 (Age 65) Eddelstone, Peebles, Peebles, Scotland Loading...
	Marriage: 8 May 1807 — Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1 year #1 daughter	Agnes Wood Christening 14 May 1808 23 21 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...
4 years #2 daughter	Helen Wood Christening 13 July 1812 27 25 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...
4 years #3 daughter	Anne Wood Christening 2 September 1816 31 29 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...
3 years #4 son	William Wood Christening 28 February 1819 34 32 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...
22 months #5 daughter	Allison Wood Birth 18 December 1820 35 33 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...
18 months #6 son	John Wood Christening 30 June 1822 37 35 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...
5 years #7 daughter	Jean Wood Christening 25 March 1827 42 40 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...
2 years #8 son	Margaret Wood Christening 2 August 1829 44 42 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...
20 months #9 son	Alexander Wood Christening 8 April 1831 46 44 Eddleston, Peebles, Scotland Death yes Loading...

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Occupation	William Wood was a tenant farmer and had 3 servants - The farm consisted of 44 acres Andrew Wilson servant 19 farm servant James Swerbrich? 15 farm servant Elizabeth Dickson 17 house servant
Australian History	The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales.
Australian History	Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis.
Australian History	Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia.
Australian History	Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia.
Australian History	1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island.
Australian History	Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland')
Australian History	A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen.
Australian History	The Rum Rebellion
Australian History	John Oxley charts the Lachlan River
Australian History	Oxley charts the Macquarie River.
Australian History	A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane.
Australian History	New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.
Australian History	Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.
Australian History	The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.
Australian History	Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.
Australian History	Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.
Australian History	Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.
Australian History	The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.
Australian History	John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne.
Australian History	Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.
Australian History	First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.
Australian History	Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.
Australian History	Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.
Australian History	New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.
Australian History	Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.
Australian History	Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).
Australian History	The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.
Australian History	Western Australia becomes a penal colony.
Australian History	Victoria separates from New South Wales.
Australian History	Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo
Australian History	The Eureka Stockade
Australian History	The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases.
Australian History	Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.
Australian History	Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.
Australian History	Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph.
Australian History	SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
Australian History	John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.
Australian History	The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs.
Australian History	Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.
Australian History	South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.
Australian History	Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland.
Australian History	The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.
Australian History	Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.
Australian History	Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.
Australian History	Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.
Australian History	SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives.
Australian History	First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Australian History	The first congress of trade unions is held.
Australian History	The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.
Australian History	First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Australian History	The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway
Australian History	An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne.
Australian History	The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

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