Jackey Jackey
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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". At just 26 years of age, he was hanged on at Norfolk Island for his part in a prison riot in which three guards were killed.
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