Researchers who have claimed this convict
There is currently one researcher who has claimed Edward Whistan
- Researcher (Donna Weston)
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Biographies
Edward Whiston came to Australia as a convict, sentenced to ten years for housebreaking and stealing a gun and a gown (later pawning them) on 4 Jan 1841, and was detained on the prison hulk Fortitude at Chatham near the mouth of the Thames. His mother, Elizabeth wrote a petition for clemency, but it was denied, and Edward was transported on 15 May 1841 on the Westmoreland, arriving in Van Diemen’s Land on 12 Sept 1841. He was sent out of Hobart to work at the Convict Probation station at Jerusalem (Colebrook) for some of his sentence. After serving his time, his Certificate of Freedom was granted on 30 Jan 1852 and he made his way to Victoria, probably with Anne Robinson. He and Anne married at Buninyong, near Ballarat, on 17 May 1853 and had six sons. At some stage he and Anne separated, and he lived around Rochester, Victoria for 12 years working as a tree splitter. He filed for insolvency in 1864 and was admitted to the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum on 1 Aug 1885 with bronchitis, having had no contact with Anne or his sons for many years. Edward had an ulcer and died on 3 Jan 1887 of haemoptysis (vomiting blood).
His last name is variously spelled Whiston, Whistan, Western and Weston.
Submitted by Researcher (Donna Weston) on 25 February 2025
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/12, p.315
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