Charles Sweetland

Abt 1831 - 1901  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Charles Sweetland
  Born	Abt 1831	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1850	Australia   [2]
  Charles Sweetland used Royal Navy contacts and secured passage to Sydney, Australia on the British man-o-war Dido in the 1850s. (per descendant Jolyon Sweetland)
  Residence	1888	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  Evening Telegram, July 10th, 1888. A successful Newfounlander at Antipodes is illustrated in the person of Charles Sweetland, Esq, who has worked his way on a rugged path which leads to fame and fortune 'till he managed to reach and sit down in a managerial chair of a prosperous bank in Sydney, Australia. Mr Sweetland is well known here, he was a clerk at Hunt and Company Offices and Sinclairs Agency. He is a native of Trinity and has a brother doing business in New York. The Sweetlands of Trinity bear a name of frequent mention as having one of the oldest and most honourable records in the colony.
  Died	6 Aug 1901	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  Date of date given as 16 August in other documents?
  Buried	Abt 8 Aug 1901	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [1, 4]
  Address: Waverly Cemetery
  Person ID	I4387	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	14 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	Anne Jane Dickson,   b. 28 Aug 1841, Bolworra, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 8 Dec 1924, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1860	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia   [7]
  Children	1. Benjamin David Sweetland,   b. 1861, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1940, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 79 years)   2. Charles Basil Sweetland,   b. 1863, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. Abt 25 May 1903, Cathcart, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 40 years)   3. Ethel Jeanne Sweetland,   b. 1865, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 22 Sep 1960, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 95 years)   4. Henry St. John Sweetland,   b. 1867, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Kenneth Hugh Sweetland,   b. 1874, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ray Cecila Sweetland,   b. 1879, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F1995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1831 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Immigration - Abt 1850 - Australia Married - 14 Oct 1860 - Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Residence - 1888 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Died - 6 Aug 1901 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Buried - Address: Waverly Cemetery - Abt 8 Aug 1901 - Sydney, New South Wales, 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). [S52] Family Information, Various Sources, (Oral or written information provided by those with a first hand knowledge of the individual or family). [S2] The (Evening) Telegram - St. John's, Newfoundland, (Newspaper published daily, except Sundays and holidays - distributed in the St. Johns area and eastern parts of the province). [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. . [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.