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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Benjamin Price was transported on the Florentia, departing 14th Aug 1827 and arriving 3rd Jan 1828 with 173 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 265 (134) |
| 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
Jane Delahunt in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838 Name: Jane Delahunt [Jane Malone] Gender: Female Birth Year:abt 1813 Age:25 Arrival year:1834 Arriving Vessel: Florentia 1 Spouse Name:Benjamin Price Spouse Gender:Male Spouse Birth Year:1799 Spouse Age:39 Spouse Arrival Year:1828 Spouse Vessel: Andromeda 4 Marriage Year: Abt 1838 Application Date:15 Aug 1838 Application Place:Saint Johns Church, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia He had a letter from police advising of the death of his wife. He was described as of good character. She was a spinster and on a bond and living at the Female Factory with two children. Ben was a farmer, a widow and was free. There is a note stating that the approval is taking a long time
Benjamin Price was 29 years old on arrival in NSW. 1832: TOL Windsor 31/5/1834: COF