Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Edward Benyon was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 20th Sep 1818 and arriving 11th Mar 1819 with 160 passengers.
A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)
Lord Sidmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 89 (46) |
| 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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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers. Permission to have their names published in Church, in order to their being married. 1820 - 6 November 1820. Edward Benyon - Convict per Ship; Lord Sidmouth and Ann Leonard. Free
Thought to be the son of Robert and Ann of Ruyton Salop. He married a fellow convict Ann Leonard of Dublin transported on "Experiment in 1808/09 and had at least three children