Henry Wildman (born 1838, date of death unknown) was a convict transported to Western Australia in 1862, whose apparently false claims to have found gold in the Kimberley region of Western Australia prompted an exploring expedition to the area. A convict is "a person found guilty of a Crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison" sometimes referred to in Slang Transportation or penal transportation refers to the deporting of Convicted Criminals to a Penal colony, for example by France Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 The Kimberley is one of the nine Regions of Western Australia.
Henry Wildman was born in 1838. Nothing is known of his early life, except that he was a literate protestant labourer. traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. According to convict records, he was found guilty of burglary and sentenced to 18 years' penal servitude on March 18, 1862, although some contemporary newspapers state that he was sentenced to 15 years in 1861. Penal labour or penal servitude is a form of Unfree labour. The term may refer to two different notions labour as a form of punishment and labour as a form of occupation Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Wildman arrived in Western Australia on the Lord Dalhousie on 28 December 1863. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, KT, PC ( April 22 1812 &ndash December 19 1860) was a British Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Two days after his arrival, the Inquirer published Wildman's claim to have found gold in the Kimberley region. Wildman claimed that in 1856 he had been first mate on a Dutch ship, the Maria Augusta, sailing from Rotterdam to Java, when it was forced to stop in Camden Harbour for rudder repairs. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. A rudder is a device used to steer a Ship, Boat, Submarine, Hovercraft, or other conveyance that move through a fluid (generally air or He then allegedly explored up a river, where he found gold nuggets to the value of £416, which he later sold at Liverpool. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary
Wildman offered to lead a party to the area, in return for a remission of his sentence. In response to this, an exploring expedition to the area was launched, under the leadership of Frederick Panter. Frederick Kennedy Panter (1836– 13 November 1864) was a Policeman, pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia This expedition sailed from Fremantle on March 2, 1864. Fremantle (commonly known as Freo is a Port City in Western Australia, located southwest of Perth, the state capital at the mouth of Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year On arrival at Camden Harbour, Wildman became sullen and hostile, refusing to give any further information about the location of the gold. In his journal of the expedition, Panter mentions Wildman having an epileptic fit, and reports having him put in irons for insolent conduct. Epilepsy is a common chronic Neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Wildman later tried to escape, but was unsuccessful. No gold was found, but the expedition found good land that was later settled.
Little else is known of Wildman's life. He is known to have completed his sentence, and is thought to have then left Western Australia, but neither the date nor his destination are known.
References
- Battye, James Sykes (1924). Dr James Sykes Battye (1871-1954 was the first chief librarian of the Victoria Public Library (now the State Library of Western Australia) in Perth Western Western Australia: A History from its Discovery to the Inauguration of the Commonwealth. London: Oxford University Press.
- Forrest, Kay (1996). The Challenge and the Chance: The Colonisation and Settlement of North West Australia 1861–1914. Victoria Park, Western Australia: Hesperian Press. ISBN 0-85905-217-6.
- Erickson, Rica and Gillian O'Mara (1994). Convicts in Western Australia, 1850–1887. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Perth. ISBN 1-875560-44-0.
- Uren, Malcolm (1946). Research Note 39, State Library of Western Australia. The State Library of Western Australia consists of the State Reference Library and the J S Battye Library within the building known as the Alexander Library Building
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| NAME | Wildman, Henry |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | convict |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1838 |
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