William Sharman

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iain Frazier on 17th July 2024

Family connections for William (Sharman) are: SHARMAN William (Sharman) was born about 1791 & became a file hardener in the blacksmith trade. He was living in Birmingham Warwickshire when tried w/1other for stealing mother of pearl shell of Joseph (Plant) of Aston at Warwick Assizes Warwickshire on 27 3 1819, sentenced to 7years & arrived in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) as a convict on 10 1 1820 after a voyage of 4months on HMS DROMEDARY; he was 5'3.25" sallow complexion brown hair blue eyes ends of 2fingers right hand missing tattoo Lord Nelsons monument on right arm. He became a baker in 1826. He took over Birmingham Arms Murray St Hobart in 1833. He married firstly Elizabeth (Cheatham/Chatam) on 30 9 1834 at Hobart. He became licensee of Birmingham Arms in 1837.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (???/Cheatham) was born about 1806. She married firstly at age<15 James (Cheatham). She was tried w/1other for uttering forged banknotes at Warwickshire Assizes at Coventry on 27 3 1820, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 9 1820 after a voyage of 4.5months on MORLEY; she apparantly continued on to Van Diemens Land (Tasmania), where she was assigned to her husband. On 3 1 1827 she was reprimanded for being abset from her lodgings & found on a ship. She was issued her Ticket of Leave, which was withdrawn after being tried on 11 8 1829 for assault of Jane (Mott) & being sent to Female Factory. A charge of assault of Dr (Turnbul), with her husband, was dismissed on 11 3 1831. Her Conditional Pardon was approved on 1 5 1833 & her Certificate of Freedom was issued on 1 4 1834. She died in August 1836. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>William (Sharman) married secondly Maria (Goodwin her second (2of3) marriage) on 11 5 1837. He died on 24/5 10 1848 age57 at Hobart Town. Maria (Goodwin) was born on 9/10 2 1802 & baptised on 18 4 1802 w/Lucinda & Margaret on Norfolk Island. She is recorded as Margaret (Monroe) off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. On 26 12 1807 she was taken by her parents as part of the first evacuation to Derwent Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) on HMS PORPOISE, arriving on 17 1 1808: to Clarence Plains/Roaches Bay. A Miss (Goodwin) is recorded as off stores in Hobart Town in 1818. She had several relatioships producing 2children. She then married (1of3) Richard (Underwood) on 25 9 1825 at New Norfolk Tasmania. She operated the Red Lion Hotel Liverpool St Hobart Town after her husbands death & obtained the Edinburgh Castle in 1831. Her marriage in 1837 occurred on the same day as her daughter Mary Ann (Underwood)s marriage. She married thirdly John (Everall) on 19 6 1849 & continued managing up to 6hotels. She died on 29 4 1870 age68 mother of only 2known children at Murray St Hobart & was buried at St Davids CofE Hobart. Details of Maria (Goodwin)s family are given in entry for Andrew (Goodwin SCARBOROUGH 1788) on this Website. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'

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Heather Stevens on 20th June 2022

William Sharman was from Birmingham. He had arrived at Van Diemen's Land as a convict on the Dromedary in January 1820, having received a sentence on  27 March 1819 at Warwick Assizes of seven years transportation. The crime as reported by the Northampton Mercury on 17 April 1819 was stealing mother of pearl shell with Joseph Stapnell from Joseph Plant at Aston. He was described as 28 years of age, 5 feet 3 1/4 inches tall, with blue eyes, brown hair, and a sallow complexion. He had lost the ends of two fingers on his right hand, and that on his right arm was a tattoo of Lord Nelson's monument. He was a file hardener by trade, and his native place was recorded as Birmingham. From 1826 onwards William was a baker, and in 1833 he took over the license of the Birmingham Arms at Hobart. William married Elizabeth Cheatham (also recorded as Chatam) on 30 September 1834 in Hobart. Elizabeth had been married before to James Cheatham, who had died in December 1832. Elizabeth died in August 1836.  The following year William married Maria Underwood, nee Goodwin. No children have been recorded from his marriages. William Sharman died on 25 October 1848 in Hobart Town. A detailed biography is at "Heaven and Hell Together" https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20141022032520/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/136421/20141022-0039/www.heavenandhelltogether.com/indexa981.html