Joseph Bonney (1776 - 1827)

Born 10 Jan 1776 in Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Atkins) Bonney — married 27 Oct 1795 in Saint Saviour,Southwark,Surrey,England

Husband of Rose (Sheridan) Bonney — married 21 Mar 1816 in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, Australia

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1827 at age 51 in Hobart

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Biography

Joseph Bonney was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

(from research by Liz Penpraze rootsweb )

1774 (est) Birth To John & Hannah (nee Clarke) Bonney, gave age of 34 when convicted but was 38 or more
1795 Marriage 27 Oct 1795 to Frances Atkins at Saint Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England ^[1]
1797 - 1810 Births Couple had 6 or 7 children in England
1812 Convicted In Suffolk, given life
1814 transported 7 Feb 1814 arrived NSW via "General Hewitt"
Some evidence he was assigned to Capt Piper and had "escaped" ^[2]
Note: Capt Piper came out aboard The "General hewitt" in 1814 ^[3]
1814 transported 2 Apr 1814 arrived Hobart via "Spring"
1816 Marriage 21 Mar 1816 to convict Rose Sheridan (Sheerod) 23 yo (Joseph still 34)
Rose was convict with 7 yrs, transported to NSW on "Catherine" 1814,
and to Hobart on "Kangaroo" 14 Sep1841
1816 Birth/Death 13 Jul 1816 born Eleanor to Joseph/Rose, died 24 Jul, buried 25 Jul  :-(
1818 Birth 23 Apr 1818 Son Joseph to Joseph/Rose Bap. 30 Apr 1818
1818 Frances arrives 14 Jan 1818 NSW with children on "Friendship (3)"
1818 Frances arrives in Hobart with children (oh to be a fly on the wall) and Joseph takes up with her
1818 Rose leaves (Joseph jnr ??) before Sep 1818, and appears in Sydney, employed by Capt Piper (see above)
1818 => Joseph's family prosper in Tasmania, predominately running Inns.
1827 Death 13 Feb 1827 Joseph fell attempting to mount his horse outside "The New Town Inn" and died, aged approx 53 years old. (his age was "flexible")
1827 Buried 17 Feb 1827 at St David's Park (Davey St Congressional)

What a life you had Joseph !!! .... Richard R.  :-()

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142997031/joseph-bonney

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK9X-TYB : accessed 26 January 2016), Joseph Bonney and Frances Atkins, 27 Oct 1795; citing Saint Saviour,Southwark,Surrey,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 307,706, 307,707, 307,708, 307,709, 307,710, 307,711, 307,712.
2. ↑ HRA Series 3 Vol 2 Page 140 (re Capt Piper) appearance/non appearance of people in musters throughout this time
3. ↑ https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_general_hewitt.htm

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Valerie Clark for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Valerie and others.

Thanks to Liz Penprase who meticulously compiled her essay on Joseph Bonney.