Thomas Harwood

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Thomas Harwood (February 17, 1802 – after 1846) was an early settler of Western Australia.

Thomas was born in England in Hoddlesden in Lancashire.

He married Jane Jeanette Fielding on January 4, 1822 in Blackburn in Lancashire.

Thomas, wife Jane and children Elizabeth and John traveled on the ship the James to Fremantle, Western Australia around 1830.

Thomas petitioned for work July 10, 1832 and was employed as a stone mason through the 1840s.

Although illiterate Thomas was appointed Fremantle police constable and keeper of the standard weights on April 21, 1841.

[edit] Children of Thomas Harwood and Jane Jeanette Fielding

• Elizabeth Jane Fielding Harwood, born March 3, 1824
• John Harwood, born November 21, 1828
• Thomas Harwood, born May 1832
• John Harwood, born 1833
• Mary Harwood, born March 1835
• George Harwood, born February 1838
• Mary Harwood, born April 1845
• Alice Harwood, born December 1846

[edit] References

• Dictionary of Western Australians 1829 - 1914: Volume 1 Early Settlers 1829-50. 
• Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829 - 1888. 
• Passenger Ships Arriving In Western Australia 1829-89. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.