Charles Whitfield, Free Settler "Bussorah Merchant" 1839

CHARLES WHITFIELD/WOODFIELD SON OF THOAMS AND SARAH (JAKES)WOODFIELD/WHITFIELD LETTER ENQUIRING ABOUT HIS INHERITANCE THROUGH HIS MOTHER. IT GIVES US REASON FOR NMAE CHANGE FROM WOODFEILD TO WHITFIELD TRANSCRIPT WITHOUT ALTERATION.

I Charles Woodfield son of Thomas and Sarah Woodfield wishes to make enquiry about property left by her father Richard Jacques he had a family of seven children 5 boys and 2 girls he left each one their porchan in his will which was 2 allotments of land with 3 dwellings on each porchan my mothers porchan was joining one of her brothers at Birkum Bottom Charlford Hill near the Boundary of Bisley Common in the parish of Bisley Glouchestershire England My mothers maiden name was Sarah Jacques daughter of Richard Jacques my mother married Thomas Woodfield who had a family of five children living and we lived in that …until we left England for Sydney New South Wales my uncle Samuel Jacques lived in the other porchan of my mothers property we and Uncle James Baxter who married my mothers sister Elizabeth Jacques came with us from our home my mothers property at Birkam Bottom Charlford Hill parish of Bisley and bid us farewell on board the vessel lying at anchor in King Road near Bristol England I think some of his family should be the most likely to give …… respection this property we set sail from Kings Road on 15 Day of April 1839 in ship name Bussora Merchant which… emigrants in Sydney September 1839 after landing in Sydney I was engaged to a Lady and Gentleman the name of William Bradl.. Esq of Goulbourn New South Wales for …years at the end of my time I went to the pa…. wher they were living my parents to see their name was pronounce Whitfield instead of Woodfield being(?) their son my name was perounce Whitfield and had gone by that name since I was married under that name the father of a family and none of them ever w known by any other other Thomas Whitfield of Ward St North Sydney is my eldest son I mention this in case of dispute about the name as the Prop.. becom. Is after my death as I have being informed my Grandfathers will I Charles Woodfield eldest son of Thomas and Sarah Woodfield I ham the rightfull owner of my mothers property I was born at Burkam Bottom CHalford Hill Parish of Bisley Glouchestershire England on the eleventh day of February 1823 and I believe Christened in the Church of Engladn and ham in my eighty six years and wish to find outwho is claim or holding poshion of my mothers property