no he was not in a gang he liked to work individually but he got his wife to help with supplies and plans he also sometimes worked with John Thompson.
His real name is Frederick Ward
Captain Thunderbolt's father was Michael Ward, a convict, and his mother's name was Sophia. Captain Thunderbolt's birth name was Frederick Wordsworth Ward.
Bushranger Captain Thunderbolt was born Frederick Ward. It is unlikely he was related to the Kowald family, as the name Kowald is German in origin.
Captain Thunderbolt, aka Frederick Ward, lived near the small NSW country town of Uralla. A rock originally known as "Split Rock" became known as "Thunderbolt's Rock".
Frederick Ward, (Captain Thunderbolt) first began a life of crime in 1856 when he helped his nephew, John Garbutt, move some stolen horses near Windsor, in New South Wales.
There is little family information on the Australian bushranger Thunderbolt. He was born Frederick Ward at Wilberforce near Windsor, NSW, in 1836 and, as an excellent horseman, his specialty was horse stealing.
Captain Thunderbolt, whose real name is Frederick Ward, had a partner named Mary Ann Bugg. Together, they had several children.
Frederick Ward - cricketer - was born in 1881.
Frederick William Ward was born in 1874.
Frederick William Ward died in 1934.
Frederick Townsend Ward died in 1862.
Frederick Townsend Ward was born in 1831.