William Westwood (Jackey Jackey) (Born Manuden, Essex, England, 1 August 1820 - Hanged 13 October 1846, Norfolk Island) was a noted Australian bushranger of the 19th century who was transported to Australia in 1837 for forgery. He arrived 9 July 1837 at Sydney Cove on the ship MANGLES. He took up bushranging in 1840. Jackey Jackey is probably the Australian Bushranger who most reflected the myth of the chivalrous and gallant "knight of the road" or as the "gentleman bushranger". He operated mostly around South Eastern New South Wales. He had a hide out on Gibraltar Hill near Bungendore. In 1841 he was captured and escaped several times. He was eventually caught when hit with a shingling axe at the Black Horse Inn at Berrima. At 26 years of age, he was hanged at Norfolk Island for his part in leading a prison riot in which three guards were killed.
References
- Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales, J. Kay McDonald, Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1985 ISBN 0-86417-049-1
