Benjamin Newcombe (1810 - 1882)

Born 1810 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Wright) Newcombe — married 13 Oct 1847 in Parramatta, New South Wales (Australia)

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1882 at about age 72 in Parramatta, New South Wales (Australia)

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Biography

Benjamin Newcombe was born in 1810 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of Robert Newcombe and Ann Perry. He was christened on 8th July 1820 in St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, Middlesex. ^[1] in Kensington, Middlesex, England (St Mary Abbots Church).

Benjamin Newcombe was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Benjamin got into trouble with the law when he was caught stealing a box of linen. Tried, and convicted, in London on 30th June 1831, he was sentenced to transportation to New South Wales for seven years (the English gaols were overflowing, so the government policy was to exile the 'minor' criminals and those with skills needed in the colonies; rarely did such convicts ever make it back to England). He was then described as 22 years of age, 5ft 4 3/4in, sallow complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, and having a blue stoned ring on his left middle finger. He embarked aboard the 429-ton Lady Harewood on 13th March 1832 at Portsmouth and arrived, via St Jago, at Sydney Cove on 5th August that year. ^[2] In 1837, as one of two convicts he was assigned as a sawyer to Thomas Humphries of Brisbane Water. ^[3] He became 'free-by-servitude' on 30th June 1838.

Benjamin married Martha Wright on 13th October 1847 in St John's Church of England (Anglican Church), Parramatta, New South Wales. ^[4] Benjamin and Martha Wright had nine children over nineteen years, moving between Pennant Hills, Hunters Hill, Moreton Bay, Parramatta, Lane Cove, Sydney, Gosford and Brisbane Water:

1. Benjamin Newcombe was born on 25 Apr 1847 in Pennant Hills, New South Wales. He married Agnes Gulliver on 22 Oct 1874 in Sydney, New South Wales.
2. John Newcombe was born on 14 Jun 1849 in Hunters Hill, New South Wales. He died on 29 Mar 1916 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. He married Annie Farraher on 28 Jun 1878 in St George, Queensland.
3. George Newcombe was born in 1851 in Moreton Bay, New South Wales (now Queensland). He died on 13 Jul 1891 in Gunnedah, New South Wales. He married Catherine Darcy on 26 Dec 1877 in Campbelltown, New South Wales.
4. Sarah Eleanor Newcombe was born on 11 Aug 1853 in Parramatta, New South Wales. She died on 16 Sep 1934 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. She married Henry Michael Burke on 28 Sep 1870 in Sydney, New South Wales.
5. Robert Newcombe was born in 1855 in Parramatta, New South Wales. He died on 10 Aug 1913 in Queensland, Australia. He married Annie Fehlhaber on 08 Apr 1907 in Queensland, Australia.
6. Joseph Newcombe was born on 19 Dec 1858 in Lane Cove, New South Wales. He died in 1859 in Sydney, New South Wales.
7. Margaret Newcombe was born on 20 Mar 1860 in Sydney, New South Wales. She died on 30 Jan 1960 in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia. She married James Jurd on 03 Jul 1891 in St Leonards, New South Wales.
8. Eleanor Hannah Newcombe was born on 26 May 1862 in Gosford, New South Wales. She died on 19 Aug 1946 in West Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia. She married George Wotton on 20 Sep 1882 in Burwood, New South Wales, Australia. She married Thomas James Bowie on 22 Aug 1896 in Liverpool, New South Wales.
9. William Thomas Newcombe was born on 05 Jun 1866 in Brisbane Water, New South Wales. He died in 1866 in Brisbane Water, New South Wales, Australia.

Martha died on 23rd June 1866 as a result of complications with the final birth.

Benjamin passed away, aged 72 years, on 2nd October 1882 in New South Wales. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com - London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
   • Name: Benjamin Newcomb
   • Gender: Male
   • Record Type: Baptism
   • Baptism Date: 8 Jul 1810
   • Baptism Place: St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Middlesex, England
   • Father: Thomas Newcomb
   • Mother: Sarah Newcomb (Perry)
   • Register Type: Bishop's Transcript
2. ↑ Bateson, Charles. The Convict Ships 1787-1868. Library of Australian History. Sydney NSW, 1983. ISBN 0 908120 51 6
3. ↑ Baxter, Carol. General Muster of New South Wales 1837. Australian Biographical & Genealogical Record and Society of Australian Genealogists. Sydney, 1987
4. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #224/1847 V1847224 32C; church code CB is St John's Church of England
5. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #7216/1882; registered at Parramatta