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William (The Elder) Bullen was transported on the Neva, departing 27th Jul 1833 and arriving 21st Nov 1833 with 170 passengers.
The Neva was a Three-Masted Barque built at Hull in 1813, Lloyd's register 1814. Traded between England & Jamaica then refitted in 1830's to carry convicts. Tons burthen: 327 bm (builders old measurement) Length: 104 ft 4 in (31.80 m) Beam: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m) Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Armament: 4 × 9-pounder guns Second voyage transporting convicts to Australia ended in a disaster, being shipwrecked near King Island, Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) in 1835. It is recorded that only 15 survived, 6 being Irish female convict women and several crew including Capt. Peck. They were transported to Launceston. On board were also several free passengers and children. A total of 224 lives lost and one of the worst ship wrecks in history.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 179 (91) |
| 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 |
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Possible Death Record New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Name: William Bollond Estimated birth year: abt 1780 Age: 54 Date of Death: 17 Feb 1834 District: Sydney. Dr Mitchell Ship: Neva
**Date of death was incorrect (that was the date of death for William Husband**
William Bullen (51), William Husband (52), and William Bullen, jun (24), committed by J.H. Tremayne, Esq, were charged with stealing a sheep, the property of Ezekiel Gaved, gentleman. William Bullen and his son, together with William Husband, were received aboard the prison hulk “Captivity” moored at Woolwich and Devonport. All arrived on the Neva 1833. 19/4/1806: Married Alice Husband (sister of William Husband as above) in St Ewe, Cornwall, Eng., they had 9 children. Alice died 26/8/1843 in St Blazey, Cornwall. Assigned to Captain William Clarke of the 4th Regiment. William was 5'6" tall, swarthy complexion, dark brown to grey hair, hazel eyes, lower front teeth irreguloar, seaf, scar inside right elbow, scar back of left wrist, scar back of fourth finger left hand, little finger of right hand contracted. 23/6/1834: William died at Singleton, NSW, aged 54.