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Title: Richard Wheeler/Willar - born circa 1810 Poole, lived in Trinity NL 1824 onwards
Post by: Suzanne Rowsell on Thursday 14 September 17 14:57 BST (UK)

Searching for birth record/ancestors of Richard Wheeler  (Poole, Dorset County, England) or any other related information please.

First have him listed in Newfoundland records on an apprenticeship list in Trinity NL in 1824 which states his arrangement was 'as agreed in Poole'.  Have Marriage record in 1831 to Sarah Clifford Barnes in Trinity, and then in future years, a Richard (sailmaker) appears in records in Greenspond Newfoundland which seems to be the same person.    A Merchant ticket signed in Poole in 1857 states he was born in Poole circa Aug 1810 and when not at sea, resides at Greenspond. 

Title: Re: Richard Wheeler/Willar - born circa 1810 Poole, lived in Trinity NL 1824 onwards
Post by: jim1 on Thursday 14 September 17 16:44 BST (UK)

Hello & welcome.
I'm not seeing anything with regard to a Baptism for him.
There are a number of non-Conformist Chapels in Dorset & he may have been baptised at one of those, not necessarily in Poole.
It appears from what you say he went to NL with his Master as part of his contract which makes sense as there were close commercial links with Poole at that time.

Title: Re: Richard Wheeler/Willar - born circa 1810 Poole, lived in Trinity NL 1824 onwards
Post by: janetm on Saturday 16 September 17 11:06 BST (UK)

Richard
Last name   Wheeler
Birth year   1810
Birth date   02 Aug 1810
Birth place   Poole
Birth county/country   Dorsetshire
Archive   The National Archives
Series   BT113
Piece number   175
Date range   1845-1854
Record set   Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1835-1857
Category   Education & work
Subcategory   Merchant navy & maritime
Collections from   Great Britain, UK None