Henry Cohen

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Iris Dunne on 3rd July 2021

Photo & lots of info. on Find A Grave Memorial ID: 152983867 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152983867/henry-simeon-cohen

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Philip Charles Cohen on 3rd July 2021

The correct hyperlink for the Henry Cohen genealogical document at the judaica.library.sydney.edu.au is https://judaica.library.sydney.edu.au/catalog/Henry Cohen.pdf

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Donald Cohen on 30th October 2018

assigned to Major Innes at Port Macquarie. His wife had tried to get him assigned to her.

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D Wong on 16th November 2016

A picture of Henry and a full description of his life may be found at: https://judaica.library.sydney.edu.au/catalog/Henry Cohen.pdf 2/6/1813: Henry was a ‘slop-seller’ living in Rosemary-lane. 1829: Described as a Tailor and salesman of 111 Edgeware Road - from where he carried on a business of selling new and used clothing. By then he and his wife Elizabeth had 10 children, four girls and six boys. Henry was a relatively successful businessman, at his Trial he said that his business ‘returned’ him £4000 to £5000 per year. When he was detained at Bow Street Police Station he had on his person—in addition to the stolen bank promissory notes—a £100 bank note and some sovereigns. The Old Bailey On 18 March 1833, in exchange for some goods from his shop, Henry accepted four Glastonbury bank promissory notes to a value of £30. On 20 March he went to Masterman & Co, agents for the Glastonbury bank, to cash the notes. Apparently, the notes had been stolen. Henry was 43 years old when convicted. Wife Elizabeth and the ten children arrived at Sydney aboard The Brothers3 on 21/12/1833, three days after Henry had arrived. Henry's trade was listed as a 'tailor' and he was assigned to the Mounted Police. He was sent back to the Convict Barracks when this proved incorrect, as he was a Merchant Tailor and knew nothing about the trade. Henry was then listed as a 'special' convict (considered not to be a threat to, and had skills useful to the community) when it was learned that his family had brought out a large sum of money with them. Being Jewish, this money was soon put to work. 11/1/1834: Henry was sent to Port Macquarie and assigned to A. C. Innes Esq., as a Domestic Servant.- The family followed him to Port Macquarie and became well known traders in the district, they had their own vessel, the Elizabeth Cohen, which carried goods and passengers between Sydney and Port Macquarie. 14/2/1840: TOL 8/8/1843: CP In 1845 Henry and Elizabeth moved to Sydney. Henry established a wholesale grocery firm in George Street, Sydney, and to serve the interests of the north coast pioneers became one of the first shareholders of the North Coast Steamship Company. Henry Cohen is listed in the 1851 edition of the Sydney Directory as ‘Cohen, Henry, merchant and shipowner, 325 Castlereagh Street north.’ Elizabeth Cohen died 13/2/1866 aged 74 at Margaret Street, Sydney and was buried at the Devonshire Street Burial Ground. 1/8/1867: Henry died at Margaret Street, Sydney and was buried at Haslem Creek (Rookwood) Cemetery. Although his Death Certificate and head-stone say he was aged 81 years, other documents indicate that he was probably aged 77 years. Henry was buried at the then new Haslems Creek (Rookwood) Cemetery because the Devonshire Street Cemetery had just been closed. In 1872 Elizabeth was re-interred at Rookwood and she now lays just behind Henry in the area now referred to as the Jewish Old Section.

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Donald Cohen on 23rd March 2015

Convicted of being in possession of a stolen promisory note