Lieut. Henry SWEETLAND R. N. ¹⁴⁵⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military: Lieutenant In Royal Navy; promoted 1815, Between Mar 1803 and 1849. ^111,1462

2. Property: Occupied by lease from the Holdsworth family a parcel of land near the Old Woman's Pond, Cir 1815-1834, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸⁷³ It is not clear if this is the same land on which the house, parts of which still exist, was constructed. A description of the property they leased from the Holdsworth interests is found amongst other properties listed for sale by the latter in the Public Ledger dated March 7, 1827 (see attached). This event was shared from Benjamin SWEETLAND JP who also shared it with William SWEETLAND JP (Party).

3. Property: Bankruptcy Sale of business articles, The Public Ledger, 22 Apr 1834 to 1 May 1834, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^879,880 According to Robert Carter's diaries, as reported by Kevin Reddigan in his book, Courageous Souls, on page 211-212 the sale was not very successful. The same was covered in the Law Society book "A Merchant Magistrate..." Vol. 1, Pg 86:

Thursday, 1 May 1834
" Was at Caplin Bay at sale of B. Sweetland & Co. effects, few purchases." This sets down for the first time the timeline of the closure of Sweetland business operations in Caplin Bay prior to Benjamin' s departure for Trinity and William' s to Bonavista as Magistrates in those towns.


This event was shared from Benjamin SWEETLAND JP who also shared it with William SWEETLAND JP (Party).

4. Census: Ebford, 1841, Woodbury, Devon, England. ¹⁴⁶³

5. Residence: Ebford, 1841, Woodbury, Devon, England. ¹⁴⁶³

6. Alt. Death, 10 May 1845, Topsham, Devon, England. ⁸⁶⁹

7. Alt. Burial, After 10 May 1849, Topsham, Devon, England. ⁸⁶⁹ 020318 from FindMyPast:

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First name(s)Henry
Last nameSweetland
Age61 or 64
Birth year1787
Death year1849
Burial year1849
Burial date17 May 1849
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