Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Lee was transported on the Phoenix, departing 29th Mar 1824 and arriving 21st Jul 1824 with 204 passengers.
Built at Thames, England 1798. 589 tons.
Phoenix (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 127 (65) |
| 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
His Mum was Lucy Smith and his dad was Reverend Thomas Lee the Pastor of Over Baptist Church in Cambridgeshire UK. It appears that Lucy died the Year of Benjamin's birth, and Thomas remarried. Benjamin lived in a small village called Colmworth in Bedfordshire and married Jemima Lugsden in 1796 on 21st March. Two of his sons, James & Samuel were taken to Tasmania, Australia in 1836.
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 315 Name; Benjamin Lee Ship arrived by; Phoenix 2nd To whom assigned; DIED AT SEA