Margaret Hatswell

Margaret married Hugh Sweetland 29 Jun 1725, Tiverton, Devon, England. Hugh (son of Hugh Sweetland and Prudence Binford) was born Abt Jun 1698, Uffculme, Devonshire, England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 27 Dec 1726, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 13 Sep 1728, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 27 Feb 1733, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

Henry — Anne Carter. Anne (daughter of Robert Carter and Ann Wyley) was born 17 Mar 1750, Ferryland, Newfoundland; died 15 Sep 1838, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 3 Oct 1735, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 28 Jul 1737, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 1 Feb 1738, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 31 Jul 1740, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 10 Dec 1741, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 20 Feb 1742, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 31 Dec 1747, Uffculme, Devonshire, England

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• Baptism: 25 Feb 1787, Anglican Cathedral Of St. John The Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland

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• Baptism: 23 Sep 1788, Anglican Cathedral Of St. John The Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland

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Newfoundland Diary 1838 - 1839 - #475 MG475 - William Sweetland, magistrate, Bonavista.

Births, Deaths, Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers (1825-1890) Sweetland, William, Stipendiary Magistrate at Bonavista died, aged 75, on Feb 20 of apoplexy. Mar. 15/64.

William married Priscilla Ann Morry 15 Dec 1810, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Priscilla (daughter of Matthew Morry and Mary Graham) was born 25 Mar 1783, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England; died 19 Dec 1820, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. [Group Sheet]

William married Elizabeth Newell Aft 1828. Elizabeth was born Abt 1796; died 24 Jun 1869, Bonavista, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 28 Feb 1790, St. John's, Newfoundland
• Occupation: 10 Oct 1831, Ferryland, Newfoundland
• Land: 22 May 1832, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
• Occupation: 14 Oct 1833, Ferryland, Newfoundland
• Property: 1 May 1834, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
• Occupation: 1835 - 1836, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
• Residence: 1836, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
• Occupation: 1862, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
• Residence: 1864, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
• Residence: 1871, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
• Immigration: 1871-1879, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
• Census: 1880, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Notes:

Birth:
Benjamin's headstone says he was born February 13, 1790.

Baptism:
Original baptism records could not be found at Archives; DPHW transcribed copy only. I noted that no hometown or date was given on Benjamin's baptism record, however three preceding baptism records are for Feb. 28 and they too are for Ferryland families. Someone had noted in book that date may be Feb 29. Since 1790 wasn't a leap year, this cannot be correct; Feb 28 is most likely date.(KR)

Occupation:
Supreme Court Records: October 10, 1831 - Benjamin Sweetland, Justice of the Peace.

Land:
Crown Land Grant #443 - Benjamin Sweetland granted property on the South Side of Caplin Bay (a total of 27 acres,1 rood, 29 perches) on 1832-05-22 per Deeds Registry SDC Vol. 2, Folio 5.

Occupation:
Supreme Court Records: October 14, 1833 - Benjamin Sweetland, Deputy Sheriff.

Property:
On April 22, 1834, the St. John's newspaper, The Public Ledger carried a notice of an auction to be held at the premises of Benjamin Sweetland &Co. at Caplin Bay. The May 1st, 1834 auction, conducted by the Trustees of his insolvent business, was to sell off his fishing craft, nets, etc. It also included an interest in a fishing property there that was still under lease from Henry Holdsworth of Devon, England for £15 per annum.

Occupation:
Benjamin Sweetland provides details of a survey that he carried out, as directed by the Colonial Secretary, for the construction of a new road between St. John's and Trepassey.

Residence:
Sometime in the latter half of 1836, Benjamin Sweetland moved with his family to Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. His appointment there was mainly in the role of magistrate but he was also noted in later documents as coroner, surveyor, etc. etc. The St. John's newspaper, The Newfoundlander, first noted his presence there on April 20, 1837.

Occupation:
The Harbour Grace Standard and Conception Bay Advertiser - February 12, 1862: His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Commissions under the Great Seal, appointing the undermentioned Gentlemen to Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts, respectively, of this Island.

NORTHERN DISTRICT: Benjamin Sweetland and William Sweetland.

Residence:
Sweetland B, stipendiary magistrate and judge of Labrador coast.

Residence:
Sweetland, Benjamin, lawyer

GOVERNMENT POSITIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION - 1871 - Lovell's Directory
COMMISSIONERS FOR ISSUING MESNE AND FINAL PROCESS AND SUBPOENAS Benjamin Sweetland, Trinity.
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES --Trinity Bay-- Benjamin Sweetland, Trinity.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE - From the Island of Newfoundland -- Northern District -- Benjamin Sweetland.
CORONERS -- Trinity, Benjamin Sweetland.

Immigration:
No immigration record found for Benjamin and his wife, Tryphena but other records indicates that it was in this eight year span.

Census:
1880 United States Federal Census Name:Ben. SWEETLAND Age: 89 Estimated birth year:<1791> Birthplace: NEW FOUNDLAND Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880:Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, New York Marital status:Widower Race:White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: ENG Mother's birthplace:ENG

Died:
Births, Deaths, Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers (1825-1890). Sweetland, Benjamin, Stip. Mag. Trinity many years, died 22/27th at Brooklyn, New York at advanced age. June 10/84.

Newspaper confused over actual death date. Benjamin's headstone shows he died on May 27, 1884.

Benjamin married Tryphena Gaden 4 Dec 1827, St. John's, Newfoundland. Tryphena (daughter of George Gaden and Emma Thistle) was born 8 Jul 1805, St. John's, Newfoundland; died 15 Aug 1879, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; was buried Abt 18 Aug 1879, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: Jan 1812, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Notes:

An entry in the Latter Day Saints IGI shows a William Henry Murry Sweetland being christened in Jan of 1811. This date should probably be Jan. 1812 and his third name should be Morry.

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• Baptism: 12 Feb 1813, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England

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• Baptism: 27 Jan 1814, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Benjamin — Spouse. Spouse died Sep 1846, Atlantic Ocean; was buried , St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 19 Feb 1817, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England

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• Baptism: 4 Sep 1818, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Priscilla — Thomas Silly. Thomas was born , England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 28 Dec 1820, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England

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• Baptism: 9 Nov 1828, St. Luke's CE Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
• Immigration: 1856
• Residence: 1860, New Utrecht, Kings, New York, United States
• Occupation: 1880, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

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Occupation:
Henry's occupation was listed as a shipbroker.

Buried:
Name spelt incorrectly as Sweatland in burial record.

Henry married Louisa Anne Castle 9 Oct 1861, Aubigny, Quebec, Canada. Louisa was born Abt 1840, Lower Canada; died 7 Sep 1926, Garden City, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States; was buried 10 Sep 1926, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 24 Oct 1830, Anglican Cathedral Of St. John The Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland

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Birth:
The baptism record says Emma was 11 months old when baptized therefore she was born about November 1829.(K.R.)

Died:
Approximate date based on her presence in the 1901 England Census.

Emma married Rev. Bertram Jones 9 Oct 1848, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Bertram was born Abt 1811, Tackbrook, Warwick, England; died 1 Jun 1883, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; was buried 5 Jun 1883, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet]

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• Immigration: Abt 1850, Australia
• Residence: 1888, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Immigration:
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:
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:
Date of date given as 16 August in other documents?

Charles married Anne Jane Dickson 14 Oct 1860, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. Anne was born 28 Aug 1841, Bolworra, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia; died 8 Dec 1924, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; was buried 9 Dec 1924, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 15 Dec 1832, St. Luke's CE Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
• Baptism: 1840, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

Notes:

Birth:
It appears that her birth year was 1832 even though her headstone states she was born 11 Nov 1833.

Baptism:
This is a "second" baptism, transcribed in the DPHW books for St. Paul's Church of England parish at Trinity, Trinity Bay. It indicates a Tryphena Elizabeth "Frances" Sweetland was baptised there in 1840. However, her full name was spread over two lines which created the illusion that two children "Tryphena Elizabeth" AND "Frances" had been baptised. This record has created much confusion since it also suggests that the "first" Tryphena, who was baptised at Ferryland in 1832, must have died. However, based on the Vital Statistic death record at St. John's, Tryphena was 74 when she died in May 1907. When her birth year is calculated, using her age and the year in which she turned 74 (i.e. 1906), her birth and baptism year match the references to Trypnena Sweetland baptised at Ferryland in 1832.

Died:
Tryphena's death record states that she was 74 and she was born at Ferryland.

Tryphena married Alexander Warren Bremner 2 Jun 1860, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Alexander was born 1 Sep 1828, Catalina, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland; died 5 Oct 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland; was buried Abt 7 Oct 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 29 Aug 1834, St. Luke's CE Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
• Baptism: 1840, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
• Census: 1880, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
• Will: 12 Feb 1894, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Notes:

Baptism:
Like her sister Tryphena, Maria was also baptised for the second time in St. Paul's Church of England parish at Trinity, Trinity Bay.

Census:
1880 United States Federal Census Name: Marie HALL Age: 49 Estimated birth year: <1831> Birthplace: NEW FOUNDLAND Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter Home in 1880: Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, New York Marital status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Father's name: Ben. SWEETLAND Father's birthplace: ENG Mother's birthplace: ENG

Will:
Maria left generous amounts of money to her sisters Emma Jones and Tryphena E. S. Bremner and sister-in-law Louisa Anne, wife of her brother Henry Sweetland. She also left money to other in-law relatives and various institutions, hospitals, clergy, etc. etc. She left her diamond ring to her niece, Nina Sweetland, daughter of her brother, Henry.

Maria married John Lilly Hall 23 Apr 1867, New York, New York, United States. John was born Abt 1816, Scotland, United Kingdom; died 23 Apr 1872, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; was buried Abt 25 Apr 1872, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Immigration: 28 Dec 1857, New York, New York, United States
• Immigration: 30 Apr 1858, Melbourne, Australia

Notes:

Birth:
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.

Immigration:
George, 18 years old, a clerk, arrived on the brig, Attila, sailing from St. John's, Newfoundland.

Immigration:
George Sweetland, listed as being 19, arrived in the port of Melbourne on board the ship, State of Maine, sailing out of Boston.

George married Mary Eleanor Cutcliffe 23 Mar 1882, Queensland, Australia. Mary was born 1857; died 1923, New South Wales, Australia; was buried 1923, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 4 Sep 1842, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
• Census: 1880, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Notes:

Census:
Benjamin Sweetland was a single man, aged 37, He, and a dozen or so more, were boarders in the home of Samuel Martin. He was working as a clerk in a store. The enumerator recorded that Benjamin was from Nova Scotia??

Buried:
Name referenced as Benjamine Sweetland in Green-Wood Cemetery. No photo of a headstone but he is listed as being buried in the same plot as his father and sister-in-law, Louisa Anne.

Died:
Benjamin's age was given as 44 at this time. He was a clerk, and both parents had been born in Newfoundland. No other details were given.

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• Baptism: 23 Jun 1844, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
• Draft: 1863, New York, New York, United States
• Census: 1865, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Notes:

Draft:
This is quite possibly William Sweetland of Newfoundland since it says he was born in Canada [sic], single and aged 20 years, and working as a clerk. There is no indication that this individual was actually drafted.

Census:
William was listed in the household of his brother Henry. He indicated he was working as a clerk.

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• Baptism: 4 Sep 1850, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland