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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Benjamin Thorpe - Aussie convict from Halifax area
« on: Sunday 10 April 22 08:13 BST (UK) »
Greetings all
I'm working backwards here. I'm trying to seek out information about a Benjamin Thorpe. I believe he was born circa 1814 around the Halifax area. Then I think he married Maria Petty, though he would have only been around 16 if this is the case. His age tends to change a lot through the years, and not in the logical way!
(From FamilySearch)
Name Benjamin Thorpe
Residence Place Shelf, Halifax
Spouse's Name Maria Petty
Spouse's Residence Place Shelf, Halifax
Marriage Date 10 Jan 1830
Marriage Place Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Marriage Place (Original) Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Type Marriage
Event Type Note Baptisms, marriages & burials
Page 127
Source Publication Year Range 1600-1846
Affiliate Name Borthwick Institute for Archives
Benjamin pleaded guilty to embezzlement/larceny at the Spring Assizes in York and was transported for 7 years to Tasmania. He was aboard the ship Gilmore in Oct 1831 ( https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/thorpe/benjamin/118339 ). It says in his convict record that he left his wife Maria and 2 children behind. Somehow they had two children between their marriage in Jan 1830 and his departure in October 1831. From what I can gather he eventually got his ticket of leave in 1840 and moved to South Australia in 1846. I have all of his Aussie life documented. He died there in 1876.
I'm hoping I might be able to discover what happened to his wife and children in Yorkshire, but what I'm ultimately trying to do is go further back and hopefully even discover who Benjamin's parents were.
A thought I had was that Maria probably remarried after Benjamin was taken to Australia in 1831. Someone helped me find a potential marriage between Maria and a Joseph Priestly, though I have not yet found them on the 1841 census:
(from FamilySearch)
Name Joseph Priestly
Residence Place Skircoat, Halifax
Spouse's Name Mary Thorpe
Spouse's Residence Place Skircoat, Halifax
Marriage Date 18 Nov 1832
Marriage Place Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Marriage Place (Original) Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Type Marriage
Event Type Note Baptisms, marriages & burials
Page 79
Source Publication Year Range 1600-1846
Affiliate Name Borthwick Institute for Archives
Unfortunately that's all I have in regard to his English life, and it is all a bit flimsy. I'd appreciate any help you may be able to offer! Thank you in advance.
I'm working backwards here. I'm trying to seek out information about a Benjamin Thorpe. I believe he was born circa 1814 around the Halifax area. Then I think he married Maria Petty, though he would have only been around 16 if this is the case. His age tends to change a lot through the years, and not in the logical way!
(From FamilySearch)
Name Benjamin Thorpe
Residence Place Shelf, Halifax
Spouse's Name Maria Petty
Spouse's Residence Place Shelf, Halifax
Marriage Date 10 Jan 1830
Marriage Place Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Marriage Place (Original) Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Type Marriage
Event Type Note Baptisms, marriages & burials
Page 127
Source Publication Year Range 1600-1846
Affiliate Name Borthwick Institute for Archives
Benjamin pleaded guilty to embezzlement/larceny at the Spring Assizes in York and was transported for 7 years to Tasmania. He was aboard the ship Gilmore in Oct 1831 ( https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/thorpe/benjamin/118339 ). It says in his convict record that he left his wife Maria and 2 children behind. Somehow they had two children between their marriage in Jan 1830 and his departure in October 1831. From what I can gather he eventually got his ticket of leave in 1840 and moved to South Australia in 1846. I have all of his Aussie life documented. He died there in 1876.
I'm hoping I might be able to discover what happened to his wife and children in Yorkshire, but what I'm ultimately trying to do is go further back and hopefully even discover who Benjamin's parents were.
A thought I had was that Maria probably remarried after Benjamin was taken to Australia in 1831. Someone helped me find a potential marriage between Maria and a Joseph Priestly, though I have not yet found them on the 1841 census:
(from FamilySearch)
Name Joseph Priestly
Residence Place Skircoat, Halifax
Spouse's Name Mary Thorpe
Spouse's Residence Place Skircoat, Halifax
Marriage Date 18 Nov 1832
Marriage Place Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Marriage Place (Original) Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Type Marriage
Event Type Note Baptisms, marriages & burials
Page 79
Source Publication Year Range 1600-1846
Affiliate Name Borthwick Institute for Archives
Unfortunately that's all I have in regard to his English life, and it is all a bit flimsy. I'd appreciate any help you may be able to offer! Thank you in advance.