Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Solomon Lyons was transported on the Tottenham, departing 31st Dec 1817 and arriving 14th Oct 1818 with 201 passengers.
Tottenham (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 6 |
| 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
1828 NSW Census. Householder – Edward Kelly, signed his name. Residence- Parramatta. Edward Kelly, 50, F.S. Chapman, 1817, 7 years, laborer, Parramatta, Roman catholic. Mary Kelly, age 43, C.F. Tellicherry 1803, Catholic, Fruiterer, Parramatta, Solomon Lyons, age 30, T.L. Tottenham, 1818, Life, Weaver (?), protestant. Phoebe Lyons, 31, C, Mary Ann 2, 1822, Life, wife of Solomon, protestant.
Occupation: Basket Boy/weaver. single Solomon was 16 years old on arrival, single, 5'0" tall, dark pale complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, club feet. A pickpocket - stole a woman's purse at the Newgate Market. 4/9/1826: Married Phoebe Benjamin (Mary Anne 1822) at St John's, Parramatta. 27/6/1827: TOL Parramatta 1828 Census: a Protestant living in Parramatta. (He was Jewish). 1835: Arrested in Parramatta and sent to Sydney for trial. 15/8/1835: CP - listed as a dealer (nearly bald). Aged 36. 17/7/1839 Commercial Journal and Advertiser, Sydney: William Niblett, baker, was charged by a diminutive, Jew, of the name of Solomon Lyons, but generally known as pedlar Solly, who is possessed of a license for hawking, and his principles being none of the best, got into Mr. Kiblett's debt to the tune of 3s. According to the Jew s affidavit, as he was going through the street with his licensed barrow, Mr. Niblett, asked the price of some stockings, and directly took two pair, when Solly tried to rescue them from him, Mr. Niblett knock him down over his barrow. Upon Solly being questioned, and cross-questioned, the court saw through the case directly. Mr. William Cox, a highly respectable shopkeeper came into court, having seen a great part of the transaction, and positively swore he knew Lyons, meaning the complainant, and would not believe him on his oath. On the other part, he had known the old man Niblet for years, and for his own part never knew any thing wrong of him. Case dismissed. 1878: Solomon Lyons died and was buried at Parramatta - said to be 83 but was 76. 26/10/1878 The Clumberland Mercury, Parramatta: HEBREW BURIAL.__On Saturday last, all that was mortal of Solomon Lyons, was conveyed for burial to the Sydney Hebrew Cemetery, from the Parramatta Destitute Asylum. Lyons was over 80 years at the time of his decease.. Years and years ago he was a wealthy Parramattonian. A quarter of a century back, he was gate-keeper at the institution in which he died.