Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Edward Bellingham was transported on the Lloyds, departing 25th Mar 1837 and arriving 17th Jul 1837 with 200 passengers.
Built 1830 at London. Wood barque of 403 Tons.
Lloyds (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 31 (17) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"Familial connection"
"My 4th great grandfather when he came to Australia as a convict. He attempted to marry Jane an Aboriginal woman however this was refused as he was already married back in England before he came here."
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Convict Notes
Hulk Records. Chatham, Fortitude Hulk HO-9-2_3 (page 27/43) Received from Shrewsbury, 18 May 1836. Edward Bellingham, age 40, Sheep stealing, Tried 18 March 1836, Shrewsbury, Life. To NSW 23 March 1837.
SHEEP-STEALING, EDWARD BELLINGHAM, a collier, was indicted for stealing a sheep, the property of Mr. Edward Bromley, of Habberley, near Pontesbury. From the evidence it appeared that in the month of August, 1832, Mr. Bromley and his servant went to cut down some peas in a field, when they missed a cade-ram ; and in looking round they saw blood on the ground, and found the skin and entrails hid under some fern ; marks were seen in the hedge, and the footsteps  of three persons were tracked through two fields to a ditch, where the carcase was found, still warm, wrapped up in a smock-frock, which was identified as the by the woman who made it for him. The footmarks were from the ditch to the Leys Coppice, near the house of the prisoner, who absconded  immediately afterwards; but the prisoner having returned in about month, was apprehended and committed. The Jury returned verdict of guilty, and ... Shrewsbury Chronicle, 25 March 1836. The following prisoners convicted at our Assizes and Sessions were on Monday removed from our County Gaol, to the Fortitude Hulk at Chatham, previous to being transported :— Edward Bellingham, for stealing a sheep, the property of Mr. Bromley, of Habberly—Life. ... Shrewsbury Chronicle, 20 May 1836.
He attempted to marry Jane and listed her age as 20 however on Jane’s death certificate it is written in the marriage section she was around 13 when she married Edward . There isn’t a formal marriage record however besides the convict application to marry that was rejected.
Native place: Shropshire Tried to marry Jane (20years old) an Aboriginal woman on 27 December 1848 however an ecclesiastical objection was made by the preacher to the marriage. Ticket of Leave: No. 47/498 in June 1847 allowed to remain in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Was married with 3 boys and one girl. Prisoner number: 37/1682