Charles Woolnough, son of William Woolnough and Hannah Haward, was born circa 1808 in Lincolnshire, England. He was convicted at Suffolk Quarter Session for a term of 14 years on 19 April 1830. He was one of 216 convicts transported from Portsmouth on the Clyde, 20 August 1830, arriving in Tasmania. Charles is said to have absconded in and made his way to Sydney.
At the age of 26 he married Sarah Brownlow in Sydney (NSW BDM 1283/1835 V18351283 19). They had two daughters:
- Sarah B - born 1837 (NSW BDM 1128/1837 V18371128 22)
- Eliza M - born 1840 (NSW BDM 131/1840 V1840131 55)
Charles worked as a shepherd in the Gulgong district and drowned in Reedy Creek July 1874 while trying to find a mob of sheep during a flood. He was 66 years old. The informant of Charles' death was Mr W Hughes son in law of Bunggboonia Station near Guntawang, Gulgong.
Charles Woolnough death certificate, 1874
