Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Edward Babington was transported on the Phoenix, departing 29th Mar 1824 and arriving 21st Jul 1824 with 204 passengers.
Built at Thames, England 1798. 589 tons.
Phoenix (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 130 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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"Edward Babington is my 4xgreat grandfather."
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Convict Notes
Edward Babington was born in the parish of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire. His father was the respected Schoolmaster, Church Clerk and, for a time, Chief Constable of the Bolingbroke Wapentake: Christopher Babington. His father passed away in 1811 and so did not live to see his son convicted and transported.
Edward's second son, Edward (1801-1849), remained in Lincolnshire but also had brushes with the law: mentioned in relation to arson and also having counterfeit money, both in 1823, when he was in prison for one year and had to provide sureties for a further two years. He married Anne Lake in 1825 in the Boston Stump church, St Botolph's. In 1843 he was in Lincoln Castle gaol for burglary, with the potential for execution, but was acquitted. His youngest daughter, Hephzibah Ruth, born in 1845, married Edward Hilton in 1862 and these are my paternal great grandparents.
His two oldest sons of working age stayed in UK and the oldest Edward Babington (1801-1849) married Ann Lake (1801-1887) had a daughter Rebecca (1837-1893) who married George Day (1836-1894) daughter Ann Gertrude Day who married Frank Pike their daughter Mary Gertrude Pike (1889-1961) she marries Rainey Tremlett (1870-1924) they have Gwedoline Mary Tremlett (1910-1996) who married Ronald Payne (1906-1963) and have my mother Geraldine Mary Payne (1933-)
Edward was 50 years old on arrival in VDL and was transported for “having slaughtered a wether sheep, in a pasture in the parish of Reevesby, and feloniously taken away the carcass thereof, leaving the skin, head, and entrails, the property of the said J. Holden”. Goal Report: Has been twice tried before & long borne a bad character. Once for stealing a Sheep once for a Pot 3 months, and once for an Iron Pot acquitted. Edward was 5’9” tall, brown hair, grey eyes, mole under right eyebrow. Wife & 7 children at Conningsby. Edward was married to Mary Babington (nee Brown). Edward applied to have his wife and children to be brought over to join him. 3/1/1827: Wife Mary aged 55, Rebecca 22, Elizabeth 17, John/or James 15 and possibly Susannah (although she was not listed) arrived per “Sir Charles Forbes:. 19/7/1828: Edward died, aged 55. Wife Mary died 1/2/1831 in Hobart, aged 60. Son, Richard Babington was transported per ‘Nithsdale 1830’ to NSW.