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Participant Info

First Name
Esther
Last Name
Shorthill
Date of Birth
1841
Native Place
Parents
Patrick
Religion
RC
Ship Name
Strathmore (June 1864)
Family
Married expiree George Woodcock (9/5/1865). He had arrived on the Nile (1858). They had eight children: Omar (1866, Albany), Clarence Patrick, (1867, Albany) Mary (1868, Albany) Nicholas (1870, Albany), Raymond Joseph (1875, Per
Other Details
Her husband George Woodcock was a notorious prisoner (the 'Yorkshire Cracksman'), and served several stints in prison (1850s-1870s). In 1876, he was charged with a serious assault on Esther. He died on 18/5/1909 after a suicide attempt.
Death
Esther died on 5 March 1907, at the age of 76. She was buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery. There was an article in the Western Mail (9/3/1907) which described her as an 'old colonist' who had arrived in colony 46 years prior.