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Transportation
Samuel Wheeldon 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.
Neva (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 182. NSW Convict Indents1833-35;1837 NSW Settler and Convict Lists; Convict Application to Marry and newspapers. |
| 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
The NSW Convict Intends state that Samuel Wheeldon was aged 33. He could read and write; religion Protestant; status single and Native of Manchester. Trade was a painter and plasterer (tolerable). Tried at Lancaster Quarter Sessions for False Pretences. Convicted on 3 December 1832 and sentenced to 7 years. Physical attributes Height: 5 feet 2 inches; complexion ruddy; hair light and eyes grey to blue. Prisoner number 31-95. Transport number 67. Ticket of Leave obtained 26 September 1838. Number 38/1517. 1837 Muster states that Samuel Wheeldon was assigned to George Galbraith of St. Vincent (Bungonia). Application to marry submitted by Rev. Edward Smith of Queanbeyan Church of England Parish. Application to marry Sarah Biggs (John Renwick)aged 39. Married 18 December 1841 at Jerrabomberra, near Queanbeyan. Witnesses were William Butler and Mary ? of Queanbeyan. Between 1841 and 1843 changed surname from Wheeldon to Weldon. Their son George Weldon was born in 1843. Lived in Sydney for many years. Samuel Weldon died on 28 October 1877 at 10 Oxford-Street. Sydney Morning Herald stated in Death Notice that he was husband of Sarah Weldon, father of George Weldon and a native of Bank-Top, Manchester, England.