Rosannah Wheeler (1834 - abt. 1838)

Born 7 Sep 1834 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died about 1838 at about age 3 in At Sea

Biography

Rosannah was born in 1834. She was the daughter of Jonathan Wheeler and Jane March. Rosanna, was baptised on 7 September 1834 in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.^[1]

Rosannah travelled to the Colony of New South Wales on the Layton on 18 January 1838 with her mother Jane (44), siblings Harriett (19), Samuel (17) John (1?), Johnath? (9) Ann (12), Phillip (6) and Daniel (1) ^[2]

She died at sea as did her brother Daniel

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913"
   Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: P47 in 1/6
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5066 #1014878 (accessed 26 August 2023)
   Rosanna Wheeler baptism on 7 Sep 1834, child of Jonathan Wheeler & Jane Wheeler, in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1291
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #31439 (accessed 26 August 2023)
   Name: Jane Wheeler; Birth Year: abt 1794; Age: 44; Gender: Female; Arrival Date: 18 Jan 1838; Vessel Name: Layton; Origin Location: Bisley, Glocestershire; Children's Names: Samuel, John, Jonathan, Phillip, Daniel, Harriett, Anne, Rosannah.