Jane Wheeler was aged 19 years, calling servant, when sentenced to seven years transportation for larceny in September 1813 at the City of Cork. I assume that she was of this county but have no evidence to support this.
She was one of 98 female convicts whose services were transferred to the Governor of New South Wales by the Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland at Dublin Castle on 22nd October 1813. She arrived in Sydney aboard the Catherine on the 4th May 1814 and was transferred to Van Diemans Land per HM Brig Kangaroo on 29th May 1814 and arrived in mid-June.
Tasmanian records list the marriage after Banns of Jane Wheeler (21 years) to James Brown (23 years) on 9th January 1815 at Hobart Town.
Jane died at Evandale, Tasmania on 11th July 1857. She is buried in St.Andrew's Churchyard, Evandale. Her death certificate records that she was the 80-year old widow of James Brown; however, the inscription on her grave reads Jane Wheeler died 12th October 1841, aged 63 years. I have no explanation for this discrepancy at this stage but it was about 1841 that her husband went off with another woman.
Monday 1st Apr 2013, 01:54AM
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(AUSTRALIA) Transportation from Ireland for crimes committed in Ireland, lasted from 1791 to1853, ending 15 years earlier than transportation from England. The records of the Chief Secretary'sOffice, which had responsibility for the Penal system, are the major Irish source of information ontransportees. Not all of the relevant records have survived, particularly for the period before 1836,but what does exist can provide a wealth of information. The records were formerly housed in theState Paper Office in Dublin Castle, which is now part of the National Archives of Ireland (NAI). Theprincipal classes of relevant records are as follows: Prisoners' Petitions and Cases, 1788-1836: these consist of petitions to the Lord Lieutenant forcommutation or remission of sentence, and record the crime, trial, sentence, place of origin andfamily circumstances. State Prisoners' Petitions: these specifically concern those arrested for participation in the 1798rebellion, and record the same information as the main series of petitions. Convict Reference Files, from 1836: these continue the earlier petitions series and can include awide range of additional material. Transportation Registers, from 1836: these record all the names of those sentenced to death ortransportation, giving the name of the transport ship or the place of detention, are sometimes givenas well. Male Convict Register, 1842-1847: in addition to the information supplied by the TransportationRegisters, this volume also gives physical descriptions of the convicts. Register of Convicts on Convict Ships, 1851-1853: this gives the names, dates and counties of trial ofthose transported to Van Dieman's land and Western Australia for the period covered. Free Settlers' Papers, 1828-1852: after serving a minimum of four years, male convicts had the rightto request a free passage for their wife and family to join them. The Papers contain lists of thosemaking such a request, along with transportation details and the names and addresses of the wives.A number of petitions from husbands and wives, and prisoners' letters, are also included. These records were microfilmed and a database was presented to the Australian government andcan now be found in many State archives. The NAI retains copies and the database, in particular, cansave a great deal of time and effort. www.nationalarchives.ie Early convict arrivals records, makingup some of the gaps in the NAI material, are also online at www.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm(Irish Convicts to Australia 1791-1815).
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Thank you.
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Hello. I am Kayla Pearce, a 6th generation descendant of Jane Wheeler living in Tasmania. Looking to find out more about her and her family/life in Cork, Ireland. Would love to connect with any living relatives of her's in Ireland and also share some of the information that I myself have dug up.
Sunday 23rd Apr 2017, 06:55AM -
Gooday Kayla. My name is Max Northeast and the 4th G Grandson of Jane Wheeler who was married to James Brown aka Hobbs.. I am descended through Agnes Cairns. I don't have a great deal of information on Jane's life in Ireland but I do have an extensive file on the family following her transportation to Tassie which I would be happy to share with you. I don't have a Kayla Pearce on my tree but do have Amanda Jane (Mandy) who would be my 2nd cousin. Is that you? Please get in touch. Cheers, Max.
Max
Saturday 7th Sep 2019, 03:06AM