Joseph Aarons

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iain Frazier on 19th June 2025

Family connections for Joseph (Aarons) are: AARONS Joseph (Aarons) was born about 1791 possibly in Prussia & became a dealer. He married Rachel/ael (???) in England. He was tried with his wife for stealing, on 6 9 1821, woollen cloth of James (Blakesley) & William (Lester) at Old Bailey (he may have needed an interpreter) on 12 9 1821 (quick justice), sentenced to Life, held at London Gaol Delivery & on hulks & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 3 1823 after a voyage of 5months on PRINCESS ROYAL; he was Jewish/Israelite. He was recorded as a farmer in 1822. On 25 4 1824 his wife petitioned for him to be assigned to her. He carried on as a dealer & in February 1828 he auctioned a large quantity of cloth & goods he had caused to be received by ship, perhaps from London. He is recorded with his family in 1828 with Ticket of Leave at George St Sydney. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 14 1 1829 when his shop was at George St, which was subject to a theft perhaps by William (Price). He died in 1865 age about75. [Some details taken from this Website] Rachal/ael (Schlesinger/Schlazenger) was born about 1787/91 possibly in Hamboro/burgh Prussia. She was tried with her husband for stealing, on 6 9 1821, woollen cloth of James (Blakesley) & William (Lester) at Old Bailey on 12 9 1821 (quick justice), sentenced to Life, held at London Gaol Delivery & Newgate prison. She was soon Pardoned-possibly because of her young family &/or diminished responsibility. On 21 10 1822 she was tried (an attempt to follow her husband free of charge?) for stealing sarsnet dresses etc of William & Joseph (Kaye) and silk handkerchiefs of Richard (Potter) jnr at Lancaster General Quarter Session of the Peace Manchester, held (with 2of her children) at Lancaster Castle, House of Correction at Preston, Salford and Liverpool, found guilty & arrived in NSW (or perhaps in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) initially) as a convict with her children on 1 10 1823 after a voyage of 4months on MARY; she was Jewish 5'3" fresh pockpitted complexion brown hair hazel eyes could read & write & also listed as single shopkeeper from Hamboro. On 25 4 1824 she petitioned for her husband to be assigned to her. She was issued her Ticket of Leave before 1828. She is recorded with her family in 1828 with Ticket of Leave at George St Sydney. On 26 2 1849 she is described as Prussian when tried at Darlinghurst Gaol for stealing money, for which she was acquitted on 28 3 1849. She died in July 1865 age75 at 472 Elizabeth Street South. [Some details taken from this Website] Joseph (Aarons) & Rachel/ael (Schlesinger/Schlazenger) produced at least 8children: mostly girls 1.Rachael (Aarons) was born in England about 1815. She arrived in NSW (or perhaps in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) initially) with her mother on 1 10 1823 after a voyage of 4months on MARY. She is recorded with her parents in 1828 at George St Sydney. She moved to Bathurst, married Mr (Leeds) & raised a family. 2.Rosanna (Aarons) was born about 1818. She arrived in NSW (or perhaps in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) initially) with her mother on 1 10 1823 after a voyage of 4months on MARY. She is recorded with her parents in 1828 at George St Sydney. 3.Ann (Aarons) was born about 1819. She arrived in NSW (or perhaps in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) initially) with her mother on 1 10 1823 after a voyage of 4months on MARY. She is recorded with her parents in 1828 at George St Sydney. 4.Joseph (Aarons) was born about 1821 in London. He probably accompanied his mother in Lancaster Castle gaol etc in 1823. He arrived in NSW (or perhaps in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) initially) with his mother on 1 10 1823 after a voyage of 4months on MARY. He is recorded with his parents in 1828 at George St Sydney. He was circumcised in October 1829 age about8. He arrived in Bathurst about 1839 from Sydney & Hunter River district. He became a storekeeper hotel keeper of White Horse Inn George St Bathurst from 1839-about 1852. He married firstly Mary Matilda Mileham (Kable her first marriage) on 1 4 1842 at CofE Kelso. He lived at William St Bathurst.>>> ..Mary Matilda Mileham (Kable) was born on 26 10 1822 at Windsor & baptised on 15 12 1822 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She married secondly Charles (Javens rel? of Ann, Harriett) in 1878 at Bathurst. She died on 6 4 1900 about77 at Liverpool. ..Details of Mary Matilda Mileham (Kable)s family are given in entry for Mary (Dyel JANUS 1820) on this Website. ..Joseph & Mary Matilda Mileham (Kable) produced 1child: ..1.Eliza Ann (Aarons) was born on 25 9 1842 at Bathurst. .. >>>Joseph (Aarons) became owner of 'Burrendong Station' in Wellington Valley. He (quite old now if true) married secondly Elizabeth (Hales) in 1884 in Wellington. He became first Mayor of Wellington. He died on 23 6 1904 age about82 father of 12children at Wellington & was buried at CofE Wellington. ..Joseph (Aarons) & Elizabeth (Hales) produced 11children: mostly girls ..1.Josephine (Aarons) was born on 1884 at Wellington. ..2.Joseph Belmore (Aarons) was born on 1886 at Wellington. ..3.Amy N (Aarons) was born on 1888 at Wellington. ..4.Belmore D (Aarons) was born on 1889 at Wellington. ..5.Muriel Una (Aarons) was born on 1890 at Wellington. ..6.Mabel Dorothy (Aarons) was born on 1892 at Wellington. ..7.Elsie M (Aarons) was born on 1896 at Wellington. ..8.Ethel M (Aarons) was born on 1896 at Wellington. ..9.Lorna Bessie (Aarons) was born on 1898 at Wellington. .10.Roland W (Aarons) was born on 1901 at Wellington. .11.Lucy Maisie (Aarons) was born on 1903 at Wellington. .. 5.Elizabeth (Aarons) was born about 1822 & probably accompanied her mother in Lancaster Castle gaol etc in 1823. She arrived in NSW (or perhaps in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) initially) with her mother on 1 10 1823 after a voyage of 4months on MARY. She died on 12 7 1823 age1? at sea on MARY from eating disorder caused by drying of mothers milk/supply of inappropriate food/bad care. 6.Sarah (Aarons) was born on 1 11 1826 in the colony. She was baptised at the Sydney Hebrew church. She is recorded with her parents in 1828 at George St Sydney. 7.Rebecca (Aarons) was born on 6 11 1828 in the colony. She was baptised at the Sydney Hebrew church. She is recorded with her parents in 1828 at George St Sydney. She died in 1859 age about31. 8.Henry (Aarons) was borno 6 10 1829 in the colony. He was baptised at the Sydney Hebrew church. Noted-a daughter of Rachael (Schlesinger/Schlazenger) married Mr (Knapp), lived at Elizabeth St North & became mother of Edward (Knapp) surveyor. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.'Bathurst Pioneers-Register of Pioneer Families Of Bathurst NSW And District <1900'

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Maureen Withey on 12th August 2020

NSW 1828 Census Index. Joseph Aarons, age 38, T.L. Prince Regent, 1822, life, Jew, dealers at George Street, Sydney. Rachael Arrons, age 36, T.L. Mary 1822, 7 years, jew. Rachael, junior, age 13, came free. Rosanna, 10, came free, Ann, 9, came free, Joseph 7, came free, Sarah, 4, born in Colony. Rebecca 1, born in colony.

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Maureen Withey on 24th February 2020

More information about Joseph and Rachel Aarons can be found in “These are the Names: Jewish Lives in Australia, 1788-1850.” by John S. Levi.

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Maureen Withey on 24th February 2020

Joseph aarons and his wife Rachel were both tried at the Old Bailey. Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 24 February 2020), September 1821, trial of JOSEPH AARONS RACHEL AARONS (t18210912-78). JOSEPH AARONS, RACHEL AARONS, Theft > theft from a specified place, 12th September 1821. 1123. JOSEPH AARONS and RACHEL AARONS were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of September , eighteen yards of woollen cloth, value 18 l., the goods of James Blakesley and William Lester , privately, in their warehouse . MR. BRODRICK conducted the prosecution. MR. WILLIAM LESTER . I am in partnership with John Blakesley ; we are Blackwell-hall factors , and live in Basinghall-street - I saw the female prisoner go out of the warehouse and brought back by the porter, and heard the cloth fall from her. HARRY KENDAL . I am clerk to the prosecutors. On the 4th of September, the prisoners came together to the warehouse, about five o'clock in the afternoon, and asked to see some blue cloth - I shewed them two pieces; the man enquired the price, and said he should buy for money, he spoke English, and understood me; I think the woman understood very little English - he bought nothing that night, but went away, saying, he should call next morning, but did not - on Thursday morning, a little past nine o'clock, when I got to the warehouse, I found them both there, they had been looking at cloth; when I went in, the man asked me to shew him some black cloth, and said, he had had the rheumatism, which was the reason he had not been on Wednesday - I shewed him some, he wishedfor patterns of the blue which he had seen that morning - I went into the back warehouse to get them; on my return, the woman was gone, he remained for the patterns - he said he would come again in fifteen or twenty minutes, and pay for what he wanted, not having then fixed on any thing, I had left the female standing within six yards of the door - there was a quantity of cloths in the warehouse when I left her - while I was speaking to the man, she was brought back (before he had quitted the door), by Stevens - the cloth was nearly covered by her gown - by her side, she had a large shawl also, which seemed to hide it, she appeared pregnant; immediately on her coming inside the warehouse, I saw the cloth drop from her, it was eighteen yards and a quarter of blue cloth - we are the manufacturers of it; seventeen yards and a half would be the payable length - I saw it on the previous evening in the back warehouse; where they had been looking at cloth - Stebbing was with them when I came. The cloth had not been sold. Q. Did you observe the man do any thing when she was brought in - A. He appeared angry, patted her on the bonnet, and said, "What did you do this for?" An apron was found in the warehouse. I did not see her take any thing. Cross-examined by MR. ANDREWS. Q. Is this a warehouse for retail business - A. No, wholesale; we sell goods there - each piece is kept separate. The porter sleeps up stairs, and lives there. There is always somebody there to show goods. JOHN STEBBING . I am employed in the prosecutors' warehouse; I was there on the 6th of September; the prisoners came in together about nine o'clock, the man apologised for not coming before, saying he had the rheumatism in his leg; he asked to see some blue cloth - which I showed him; Kendal came in just as they were going away; he was then shewed black cloth. The woman was then standing in the front of the warehouse, against the door - she appeared pregnant. I took the counting-house stool down for her to sit on, if she was disposed. I believe she did not sit down. There was a number of pieces of cloth, standing on their ends on the ground; Kendal went back to cut patterns, while he was gone I was in the front warehouse - the man opened the door for the woman to go out, and shut it after her. Stevens brought her back. I did not see her take anything, nor had I any suspicion - there is a yard which they must cross from the warehouse and on the left hand is the carpet warehouse, the door of which they would pass. When she was brought back I saw the cloth drop from her; it appeared suspended from her right side; but when she got in it dropped upon the warehouse floor. The male prisoner slapped her bonnet, and said, "What did you do that for?" He did not ask for any thing after he let her out. Kendall was gone for the patterns, only he and I were in the warehouse. Cross-examined by MR. LAW. Q. Her being pregnant prevented your suspicions - A. Yes; the man slightly slapped her bonnet, and said, in an angry tone, "What did you do that for?" He stood at her side. MR. BRODRICK. Q. Did you observe her when she moved to go to the door - A. The man stood behind her - I was behind him, within five yards of him. He opened the door and shut it after her. JOHN STEVENS . I am porter to the prosecutors. My suspicions were excited by something before; and on Thursday I saw the prisoner come in, and heard the door open, and saw the woman go out by herself - I was in the carpet warehouse in the passage; she came along close by the door - I ran to the window, looked at her, and thought she looked rather more bulky on her right side than when she came in - I went up to her, and hit my left hand against the cloth, and said. "You have got it, have you, and I have got you" - she sighed, I took her back, it dropped from her - I produce it, having kept it ever since. THOMAS LAUCHLAND . I am in the service of the prosecutors. I found an apron among some cloths where I had seen the prisoners walking, in the front warehouse - I found it directly she was taken; it does not belong to the warehouse. MR. LESTER. The cloth is ours, and contains eighteen yards and a quarter. We charge it at seventeen yards; it cost us upwards of 16 l., as the manufacturers. Cross-examined. Q. What is the cost price - A. As near as I can guess, 16 l. odd shillings. We do not expose goods for sale; our names are on the door, and woollen warehouse - our chief trade is on commission; we never sell less than an end. JOSEPH AARON 'S Defence. (Through an interpreter.) What my wife did, I know nothing about. I am a merchant ; the prosecutors did not see my wife take it no more than I did - I gave her two slaps on the bonnet for doing it. RACHAEL AARON 'S Defence. What I did, was unknown to my husband. JOSEPH AARONS - GUILTY Aged 34. RACHAEL AARONS - GUILTY Aged 30. Of stealing under the value of 15 l. Transported for Life . ------------------------------------------------- London Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant. Colonial Secretary Index. AARONS, Joseph. Per "Princess Royal", 1823 1823 Oct 20, Nov 17 - Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3230; 4/1869 pp.1-2) 1823 Nov 28 - On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.2) 1824 Jan 20 - Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3239; 4/1872 p.1) 1824 Apr 25 - Petition from his wife Rachel to have him assigned to her (Reel 6061; 4/1779 p.36). Reply, 6 May (Reel 6013; 4/3511 p.174) 1824 Dec 11 - On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.3) ---------------------------------------------------- Joseph's wife Rachel was transported on Mary 1823. Colonial Secretary Index. AARONS, Rachel. Per "Mary", 1823 1824 Apr 25 - Petition to have her husband Joseph assigned to her (Reel 6061; 4/1779 p.36). Reply, 6 May (Reel 6013; 4/3511 p.174) 1824 Dec 11 - On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.3) ------------------------------------------------ THE dames of this quarter, young and old, were afforded an ample opportunity of exchanging their mouldy dollars and long-hoarded rupees, for caps, lace, and every description of attire of the newest fashions, which the great depot of taste and vertu, had transmitted to us per the late arrivals; by a well-timed visit from the " Head Quarters" of Colonial luxury, of that honest plain Israelite Joseph Aarons, the dealer, with a whole cargo of goods, Of description multifarious, To suit tastes and fancies various; Tobacco and Cheese, Cut Glass and Crockery, Rings, Jackets, and Teas, with Watches and Clockery. All of which he submitted to the hammer of the facetious Mr. Battie. Spirited biddings soon exhausted the purses of many, and supplied the wants of more. Then for "up-the-banks." The Wheat tumbled into the boat —as the redundancy of gaieties were unsparingly handed out; bushels on one side, in return for yards on the other —the stacks in yard diminishing in a corresponding ratio with the boxes of finery; till the looks of the "'good man of the house," bore evidence of his perfect willingness to see an end of the " BARGAINS." The speculation could not have been a bad one. The Monitor, (Sydney) 25 Feb 1828. ------------------------------------------------ CRIMINAL COURT. Supreme Court, Monday, before Judge Dowling. William Price was indicted for stealing a bed tick, the property of Joseph Aarons, of George-street. Prosecutor stated, that prisoner came to his house and asked for lodgings, which were supplied him, and shortly afterwards he was discovered concealing the bed tick, but affected to be drunk. Prisoner in his defence said he was drunk, and knew nothing about it.—Guilty. Sydney Gazette, 6 June 1829. ------------------------------------------------------ Supreme Criminal Court. THURSDAY, JUNE 18. John Rice was indicted for stealing a sack and a quantity of corn, the property of Joseph Aarons, on the 3d of April last. Mrs. Rachel Aarons, wife of Joseph Aarons, dealer, residing in George-street, stated that, on the 3rd of April last, two bushels of corn, contained in a sack, were stolen from the premises of her husband. The bag and the corn were the property of witness' husband, and were worth more than £1; witness saw the bag and the corn in the back kitchen, about an hour before it was stolen. By the prisoner.—I do not think prisoner stole the property, but it was found in his house. Francis Sutland, a Sydney constable, deposed that on the 3d of April, he went to the house of the prisoner, in Company with Joseph Aarons, and desired him to give up the property which had been brought into his house a few minutes before.— The learned Judge here interposed, and told the Jury that the evidence did not support the information, which charged the prisoner with stealing the property in question. He might be indicted if it were thought necessary, for receiving the property knowing it to have been stolen, but after the evidence of the first witness he must be acquitted of the present charge. The Jury accordingly acquitted the prisoner, who was remanded to answer another charge to be preferred against him. Sydney Gazette, 20 June 1829. ------------------------------------------------ Government Notice. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, July 17th, 1829. THE Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies has signified to His Excellency the Governor, in his Despatch No. 84, dated 14th January, 1829, His Majesty's gracious Approbation and Allowance of the CONDITIONAL PARDONS respectively dated 27th May, 1828, and granted to the undermentioned Individuals, viz : Joseph Aarons, per Ship Princess Royal. Sydney Gazette, 23 Jul 1829. --------------------------------------------------- On Tuesday week, the rite of circumcision was performed for the second time in this Colony, on the infant son of Mr. Joseph Aarons of George-street. Mr. C Hyam performed the office of High Priest. Sydney Monitor, 24 Oct 1829. -------------------------------------------------