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Voyage
Transportation
James Sharland was transported on the Somersetshire, departing 28th Feb 1814 and arriving 16th Oct 1814 with 201 passengers.
Somersetshire (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 154 |
| 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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Convict Notes
Petition of James Sherland [Sharland], per Somersetshire (1814), Government carpenter, 14 Jan 1823, relating to the separation from his wife Hannah Timdall, Colonial Office Records, CO 201/182, pp. 333-334, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987063515.
New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 . Ticket of Leave Date: 10 January 1828 . No; 28/48
James married Hannah Tyndall in 1822 at Castlereagh. They had a daughter, Matilda, born 1829. This marriage does not seem to have lasted at all and by 1830, Hannah was with Thomas Murphy. Baxter, Carol; General Muster of New South Wales 1825: Sharland, James, convict, Somersetshire, 1814, 14 years, government servant to Sir John Jameson, Evan Sharland, Hannah, born in the colony, wife of Js. Sharland
Exeter Flying Post Thu 6 Jan 1814 p. 4 Last week was committed to Southgate prison, by the Right Worshipful the Mayor, James Sharland, for breaking open a box belonging to John Ford, of this city, victualler, and stealing therefrom 10 seven-shilling pieces, 2 guineas, a half-guinea, 11 dollars, and several other articles.