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Phoebe Banjamin was transported on the Mary Anne, departing 25th Dec 1821 and arriving 20th May 1822 with 109 passengers.
Built in France 1772 of 298 Tons first sailed as a British convict ship from Portsmouth 16/02/1791.
Mary Anne (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 132 |
| 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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Contributor Peter Keeda Contribution Date 2nd Jan 2025 Jewish; married Solomon Lyons in 1826
4/9/1826:Solomon Lyons (Tottenham 1818) Married Phoebe Benjamin (Mary Anne 1822) at St John’s, Parramatta. ----------------------------------------------------- 1828 NSW Census. Householder – Edward Kelly, signed his name. Residence- Parramatta. Edward Kelly, 50, F.S. Chapman, 1817, 7 years, laborer, Parramatta, Roman catholic. Mary Kelly, age 43, C.F. Tellicherry 1803, Catholic, Fruiterer, Parramatta, Solomon Lyons, age 30, T.L. Tottenham, 1818, Life, Weaver (?), protestant. Phoebe Lyons, 31, C, Mary Ann 2, 1822, Life, wife of Solomon, protestant. -------------------------------------------------- Solomon Lyons was Jewish, not protestant. 17/7/1839 Commercial Journal and Advertiser, Sydney: William Niblett, baker, was charged by a diminutive, Jew, of the name of Solomon Lyons, but generally known as pedlar Solly, who is possessed of a license for hawking, and his principles being none of the best, got into Mr. Kiblett’s debt to the tune of 3s. According to the Jew s affidavit, as he was going through the street with his licensed barrow, Mr. Niblett, asked the price of some stockings, and directly took two pair, when Solly tried to rescue them from him, Mr. Niblett knock him down over his barrow. Upon Solly being questioned, and cross-questioned, the court saw through the case directly. Mr. William Cox, a highly respectable shopkeeper came into court, having seen a great part of the transaction, and positively swore he knew Lyons, meaning the complainant, and would not believe him on his oath. On the other part, he had known the old man Niblet for years, and for his own part never knew any thing wrong of him. Case dismissed. 1878: Solomon Lyons died and was buried at Parramatta - said to be 83 but was 76. 26/10/1878 The Clumberland Mercury, Parramatta: HEBREW BURIAL.__On Saturday last, all that was mortal of Solomon Lyons, was conveyed for burial to the Sydney Hebrew Cemetery, from the Parramatta Destitute Asylum. Lyons was over 80 years at the time of his decease.. Years and years ago he was a wealthy Parramattonian. A quarter of a century back, he was gate-keeper at the institution in which he died.
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 03 January 2020), September 1821, trial of PHOEBE BENJAMIN (t18210912-193). PHOEBE BENJAMIN, Theft > pocketpicking, 12th September 1821. 1242. PHOEBE BENJAMIN was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , one watch, value 15 s.; one seal, value 3 s., and one key, value 2 s., the goods of George Buckley from his person . GEORGE BUCKLEY. I am steward of an East Indiaman . On the 15th of August at half-past two o'clock in the morning, I was in Whitechapel , going home to Kennigton-lane - I had been drinking, but knew what I was about, and met the prisoner. I am sure she is the woman; we chatted together for three minutes, she asked me to give her something to drink, I gave her 6 d., my brother, mother, and sister, were about four yards a-head, agreeing for a hackney coach, she kept me in conversation three minutes, I then left her, she was close to me, when I gave her the money, a man said feel if you have got your watch, I felt and missed it; it was safe just before - we went after her with the watchman, who overtook her - she swore she had not got it, he overhawled her, and found it in her bosom. SAMUEL STOCKTON . I am a watchman. Buckley came to me; I overtook the prisoner and asked if she had got the watch, she said she had not. I found it in her bosom. (Property produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. He gave it me to keep till morning, I walked off with it. GUILTY . Aged 28. Transported for Life . First Middlesex Jury, before W. Arabin, Esq. SURGEON’S JOURNAL OF HIS MAJESTY’S FEMALE CONVICT SHIP MARY ANN 1822 MR JAMES HALL(2) SURGEON SUPERINTENDENT BETWEEN 27th OCTOBER 1821 and 23rd MAY 1822 108 convicts departed Portsmouth England on 25 December 1821 via Rio De Janeiro & arriving at Hobart Town VDL on 2nd May 1822 (45 women disembarked) and arriving at Port Jackson, New South Wales on 20th May 1822 (62 women disembarked) (1 woman died at sea) ADM 101/52/1 https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/SurgeonsJournal_MaryAnn_1822.pdf P. Benjamin, age 24.