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Event |
Date |
Place |
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Birth |
Abt 1819 |
Marylebone, London, England |
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Baptism |
05 Sep
1819 |
Marylebone, London, England |
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Marriage |
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Death |
15 Oct 1869 |
District of Brighton, Tasmania |
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Burial |
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Relation |
Name |
ARN
(Ancestral
Record Number) |
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Spouse |
Harriet |
- separated at time Henry was
transported |
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Father |
Richard Sandland |
- b. 06 Jun 1786 - Tailor from Wem |
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Mother |
Margaret Heath |
- m. 04 Mar 1810 Holborn, London |
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Children: |
Year Born |
ARN |
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Child
- name unknown |
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Siblings: |
Year Born |
ARN |
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John |
(1810) |
-
recorded as "went abroad" |
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Richard |
(1812) |
- beer
retailer - d. 1888 |
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Sarah |
(1813) |
- m.
John Brookes 1837 |
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Ann |
(1815) |
- m.
James Stokes 1847 |
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Elizabeth |
(1817) |
- m.
Edward Harden 1848 |
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Mary |
(1822 |
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Emma |
(1823) |
- died as a child |
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William Charles |
(1826) |
- m.
Amelia Waters 1848 |
Media
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View of Hobart
Town - Abt. 1860 |
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Click here to link to
Henry's record whilst in Van Diemen's Land
Author's Note
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The Barossa 1841-1842, or, The
Tailor's Tale: |
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An Account of the
Voyage of the Barossa 1841-1842
Including a List of the 350 Convicts
and the Story of Henry Sandland,
Tailor and Convict -
It also contains the wording of some
letters from Henry to his family.
Compiled
by Rosemary Davidson and published
in 1993 |
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This publication has been produced
in Tasmania/Australia and is in the
public domain although it is very
hard to obtain. A big thanks to
Irene Schiffer in Tasmania for her
valued assistance in obtaining this
copy - thanks Irene.
Please note that
although I have a copy,
it is subject to strict copyright
restrictions and I am at the moment
unable to
provide other members of the
Sandland family with a copy - sorry. |
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Biography
Henry was born Abt. 1819 in Marylebone, London
and baptised in Marylebone on 5th Sep 1819.
He was known to have been involved in criminal
activities and was shown on the Criminal
Registers to have been on trial for Larceny on
27th Nov 1838 - on this occasion he was acquitted.
On 20th Oct 1840 he was on trial again for Larceny
and found guilty. He was sentenced to 3 months
imprisonment.
He was later on trial again at the Central
Criminal Court (Old Bailey) on 5th Apr 1841 for
Housebreaking and Larceny.
Henry and a James Spark
were indicted for breaking and entering a dwelling house
on 18th Mar 1841 at St Martin-in-the-Fields,
London and stealing two silver bottles. They were found
guilty of theft and were sentenced to transportation to
Australia for ten years. Henry was then aged 22 years.
They were put on the convict ship
"Barossa" which sailed from Sheerness for
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land on 30th Aug 1841. There were 350 convicts
on board and the ship arrived on 13th Jan 1842 - 2 convicts died during
the journey.
The Ship's records showed Henry's physical
description as 5 ft 4 ins, with an occupation of Tailor and that he
could read and write.
On the 24th Jul 1862 the Launceston Examiner
newspaper for Hobart Town and the South reported that at
'The Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court',
Henry Sandland
was charged
with stealing a coat, the property of George Hickmott, of Brown's River,
and was acquitted.
Henry died on
the 15th Oct 1869 in the District of Brighton, Tasmania (formerly
Van Diemen's Land) he was aged 47 years (Reference: Tasmanian Pioneer
Index on CD Year 1869 No. 30).
A copy of the Inquest into his death shows
that he was "...found drowned and suffocated in the River Jordon in the
District of Brighton, Tasmania .... no marks of violence appearing on
his body....."
Henry was buried in the Churchyard of St
Mark's at Pontville on 16th October 1869.
Click here for a copy of
the Inquest recording
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Some of the
basic information regarding Henry's record has been
provided by Norma Holt (Henry is a family member
of Norma).
Proof of
Henry's death date was provided by
Maureen Martin, a Genealogist from Launceston,
Tasmania, Australia.
Thanks Norma and
Maureen, eternally grateful. |
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