John Sherwood was sentenced to life transportation on 16 July 1801 at Bedford, Bedfordshire, for sheep stealing. He arrived in Sydney aboard the Glatton in 1803.
'Sherwood, John (1776–1850)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/sherwood-john-24509/text33219, accessed 9 September 2024.
17 March,
1776
Millbrook,
Bedfordshire,
England
30 May,
1850
(aged 74)
Kurrajong,
New South Wales,
Australia
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Crime: theft (livestock)
Sentence: life
Court: Bedfordshire
Trial Date: 16 July 1801
(1801)
Children: Yes (7)