George Sweetland

1839 - 1889  (50 years)

• Name	George Sweetland
  Born	1839	Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  The ship's manifest for Dec. 1857 shows that George gave his age as 18 years, therefore, if correct, he would have been born in 1839. Upon his immigration to Australia, Apr. 1858, his age was recorded as 19, an indication that his birthdate was in the first four months of that year.
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	28 Dec 1857	New York, New York, United States   [2]
  George, 18 years old, a clerk, arrived on the brig, Attila, sailing from St. John's, Newfoundland.
  Immigration	30 Apr 1858	Melbourne, Australia   [3]
  George Sweetland, listed as being 19, arrived in the port of Melbourne on board the ship, State of Maine, sailing out of Boston.
  Died	4 Apr 1889	Queensland, Australia   [4]
  Buried	Abt 6 Apr 1889	Queensland, Australia   [1]
  Person ID	I3684	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Sweetland,   b. 13 Feb 1790, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 27 May 1884, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Tryphena Gaden,   b. 8 Jul 1805, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 15 Aug 1879, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1827	St. John's, Newfoundland   [5, 6]
  St. John's newspaper THE NEWFOUNDLANDER - Wednesday, December 5, 1827. Married yesterday evening, by the Rev. F.H. Carrington, BENJAMIN SWEETLAND, Esq. , of Caplin Bay, Merchant to TRYPHENA, the youngest daughter of the late GEORGE GADEN, Esq., Merchant of this place. Note: Their marriage record shows William Sweetland was one of the witnesses.(K.R.)
  Family ID	F450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Eleanor Cutcliffe,   b. 1857,   d. 1923, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 66 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1882	Queensland, Australia   [7]
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F1993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1839 - Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland Immigration - 28 Dec 1857 - New York, New York, United States Immigration - 30 Apr 1858 - Melbourne, Australia Married - 23 Mar 1882 - Queensland, Australia Died - 4 Apr 1889 - Queensland, Australia Buried - Abt 6 Apr 1889 - Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-R99Q-ZH?cc=1849782&wc=MX62-XPD%3A165791201 : 21 May 2014), 181 - 25 Nov 1857-28 Jan 1858 > image 379 of 564. [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009. Series: VPRS 7667; Series Title: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (Foreign Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]. [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. . [S20] The Newfoundlander, (Newspaper published at St. John's, Newfoundland by various members of the Shea family). [S53] Church of England Marriages - St. John's Cathedral. [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. .