Benjamin Cohen

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Summary

Born
Jan 1797
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Apr 1836
Arrival
Aug 1836
Death
May 1841
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Personal Information

Name: Benjamin Cohen
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1797
Death: 18th May 1841
Age at death: 44
Occupation: Shopkeeper

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Central Criminal Court
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 15th Apr 1836
Arrival: 20th Aug 1836
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Benjamin Cohen was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 15th Apr 1836 and arriving 20th Aug 1836 with 332 passengers.

1838 Voyage - Lord Lyndoch. Surgeon Superintendence; Doctor Pineo, From the Surgeons Notes; " Total Embarked; 330 Male Convicts. 19 Died on Passage. 8 Died of Scurvy, 11 of Old age and diseases contracted previously to embarked which could not be detected ...... An accident occurred whereby 16 men were dreadfully scolded with boiling tea. many of them from the shoulders down to their knees.. 112 were sent to the Sydney Hospital on arrival "

Lord LyndochLord Lyndoch (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 249 (127). Tasmanian Archives. Old Bailey Court.
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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on 3rd October 2016

Benjamin COHEN was convicted at the CCC, London on 26 Oct 1835 for receiving stolen property - goods for a druggist/chemist. Cohen denied the offence & 19 witnesses gave him a good character. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Lord Lynoch' 1836. Aged 39yrs; 5' 4". Married - wife Sarah, at their shop in Hackney Rd. London; 4 children. Native Place - London. Assignments of work service in the Colony. Accidentally drowned, at Launceston, Tasmania, 8 May 1841. Inquest into death 10 May 1841. ref. 195/1/7 no. 536.