James CROUCH

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Name James CROUCH [1, 2] Relationship with Rodney VOJVODICH Birth 1829 England Gender Male Crime 15 Aug 1840 Convicted at Devizes, Assizes - Parkhurst Boy - Sentenced to 7yrs transportation for stealing iron Pardon 19 Jun 1843 Discharged and apprenticed out to farmers. Immigration: Arr. 26 Oct 1843 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Per "Shepherd" as a Parkhurst Boy. Newspaper Article
16 Oct 1877 [3] Death Record 1909 Western Australia, Australia #15 Death 15 Feb 1909 Northam, Western Australia, Australia Person ID I15543 MyBradyTree
Family Emma STEELE, b. 1833 d. 17 Jun 1891, Northam, Western Australia, Australia (Age 58 years)
Marriage 9 Feb 1852 Northam, Western Australia, Australia Children 1. James CROUCH, b. 1852, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 1902, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 50 years)
2. Mary Ann CROUCH, b. 1853, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 1870, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 17 years)
3. John CROUCH, b. 1855, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 1855 (Age 0 years)
4. William CROUCH, b. 1857, York, Western Australia, Australia d. 1857, York, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 0 years)
> 5. Emma CROUCH, b. 22 Dec 1858, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1 May 1895, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 36 years)
â–» William CHRISTMASS m. 8 Dec 1880; Walter JOHNSON m. 25 Feb 18916. Charles CROUCH, b. 1860, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1906, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 46 years)
7. William CROUCH, b. 1862, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1865, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 3 years)
> 8. Ellen CROUCH, b. 1864, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1893, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 29 years)
â–» Walter JOHNSON9. Harry CROUCH, b. 1866, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1868, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 2 years)
+ 10. Elizabeth CROUCH, b. 20 Jun 1868, Bobakine, Western Australia, Australia d. 2 Jul 1966, Mount Henry, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 98 years)
â–» John Henry WHITE m. 5 Aug 189111. Stephen CROUCH, b. 1869, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. 1942, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 73 years)
12. Martha CROUCH, b. 1871, Northam, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
13. Alfred CROUCH, b. 1873, Western Australia, Australia d. 1955, Katanning, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 82 years)
+ 14. Rueben CROUCH, b. 6 Nov 1875, Bobakine, Western Australia, Australia d. 8 Dec 1922, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 47 years)
â–» Mary Anne HORAN m. 12 Apr 1901+ 15. Evelyn CROUCH, b. 29 Dec 1877, Bobakine, Western Australia, Australia d. 18 Aug 1962, Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
(Age 84 years)
â–» Edwin Edward James GEARY m. 1 Aug 1900Family ID F5644 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Parkhurst Boys
Parkhurst Boys 1842-1862 Although not officially classed as convicts, another group of convict boys called the Parkhurst Boys were sent to Western Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Victoria and even to Norfolk Island. They had been rehabilitated at Parkhurst Prison and were transported under a similar arrangement to the exiles who began to arrive a few years later. The aim was to apprentice them to local settlers. http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/park.html https://membership.wags.org.au/members-data/public-data/parkhurst-boys http://www.oakside.myzen.co.uk/bftext/parkhurstboysweb.htm Image: TheArtfulDodger-from-OliverTwist-by-TeaFoxKaris
Reference Darryl Brady. "James CROUCH". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I15543&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed April 28, 2025).
Sources - [S68] Rica Erickson, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australia pre-1829-1888 Vol III A-C, Bickley, Absolon, b1843 Page 213.
- [S619] nicolereeves2003-at-yahoo.com.au - anreeves-at-optusnet.com.au, Nicole Reeves.
- [S954] Trove, THURSDAY, OCT. 11. (1877, October 16). The Western Australian Times (Perth, WA : 1874 - 1879), p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2978233.