Benjamin Holloway

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Summary

Born
Jan 1807
Conviction
Theft - larceny
Departure
Jan 1825
Arrival
Apr 1825
Death
Sep 1882
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Personal Information

Name: Benjamin Holloway
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1807
Death: 6th Sep 1882
Age at death: 75
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Griffiths, Henry (Alias), Halloway

Crime

Convicted at: Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 5th Jan 1825
Ship: Asia 1
Arrival: 29th Apr 1825
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Benjamin Holloway was transported on the Asia 1, departing 5th Jan 1825 and arriving 29th Apr 1825 with 201 passengers.

Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200

Asia 1Asia 1 (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 202
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

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 11th December 2025

New South Wales, Australia, Hospital & Asylum Name Benjamin Holloway. Birth Year abt 1808 Superintendents Report; 2 Aug 1882 & 2 Aug 1882 - Admitted by Manager. Age 74 Asylum Liverpool Asylum for the Infirm and Destitute Title Surgeon Superintendent Weekly Report 1877-1883 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, Cemetery Registers, 1820-1995 Name Benjamin Holloway Burial Age 74. Birth Date abt 1808 Death Date 6 Sep 1882. Burial Date 7 Sep 1882 Burial Place Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia FIND A GRAVE. Benjamin Holloway Birth; 1808 Death; 6 Sep 1882 (aged 73–74) Burial; Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park Liverpool, City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia Memorial ID; 274934528 Arrival: 1825, Ship: ASIA, Country: ENGLAND, Profession: BRICKMAKER, Place of Death: ASY., Address: LIVERPOOL ASYLUM Gravesite Details Age: 74, Interment date: 7 Sep 1882

D Wong avatar
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on 15th June 2018

Old Bailey: GEORGE BOSWELL, BENJAMIN HOLLOWAY, FRANCIS HENRY JERMAINE. Theft: theft from a specified place. 7th April 1824 Verdict Guilty; Guilty; Guilty Sentence Death; Death; Death BOSWELL - GUILTY - DEATH. Aged 17. HOLLOWAY - GUILTY - DEATH. Aged 17. JERMAINE - GUILTY - DEATH. Aged 14. Francis Henry Jermaine arrived NSW per England 1826. George Boswell arrived NSW per Hercules 1825. Colonial Secretary Papers: HOLLOWAY, Benjamin. Per "Asia", Apr 1825 1825 May 6: On list of convicts landed from the "Asia" and forwarded to Bathurst for distribution (Reel 6014; 4/3514 p.210) 1835: TOL Bathurst 7/11/1836 Sydney Herald: William Harman and Benjamin Holloway, were indicted for robbing Mary Lawton, on the highway, near Bathurst, on the 20th August__Guilty of larceny. Two years in an ironed-gang. 1839: TOL Pitt Water. 1846: Recommended for a CP 30/7/1847: CP Listed as HALLOWAY on NSW Gov. Convict Records. No date of death found.