Susan Priscilla Jones
F, #64567, b. 16 January 1855, d. 30 December 1875
Interactive Pedigree Chart
Parents
BMDB Events
| Birth | Susan Priscilla Jones was born on 16 January 1855 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.1,2,3 |
| Marriage | She married Henry (William) Jarvis on 7 January 1875 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Susan Priscilla Jones was, age 19, Henry (William) Jarvis was, age 43.4,2,3 |
| Death | She died on 30 December 1875 at age 20 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.1,2,3 |
Citations
- [S768] FTW - George Jones; Date of Import: 21 Oct, 1999
- [S767] FTW File - John Turnbull
- [S775] FTM File from Lil Dillon
- [S768] FTW - George Jones
Mary Ann Clarke
F, #64568, b. 1833, d. 7 March 1871
Interactive Pedigree Chart
BMDB Events
| Birth | Mary Ann Clarke was born in 1833.1 |
| Marriage | She married Henry (William) Jarvis about 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Mary Ann Clarke was, age ~17, Henry (William) Jarvis was, age ~19.1 |
| Death | She died on 7 March 1871 at age ~38 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.1 |
Other Life Events
| Death | Mary Ann Clarke died on 7 March 1871 at age ~38.1 |
Citations
- [S775] FTM File from Lil Dillon
Henry (William) Jarvis
M, #64570, b. 6 October 1831, d. 2 March 1902
Interactive Pedigree Chart
Parents
BMDB Events
| Birth | Henry (William) Jarvis was born on 6 October 1831 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.1 |
| Marriage | He married Mary Ann Clarke about 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Henry (William) Jarvis was, age ~19, Mary Ann Clarke was, age ~17.1 |
| Marriage | He married Susan Priscilla Jones on 7 January 1875 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Henry (William) Jarvis was, age 43, Susan Priscilla Jones was, age 19.2,3,1 |
| Marriage | He married Honora Ivers on 13 October 1882. Henry (William) Jarvis was, age 51, Honora Ivers was, age ~44. posibly 18 October 18821 |
| Death | He died on 2 March 1902 at age 70 in Snug, Tasmania, Australia.1 |
Other Life Events
| Anecdote | Henry was born in 1831 & may have later been known as Wm.Jarvis Jr. who married Mary Ann Clarke around 1850 & they had at least 9 children. In 1859 he inherited the Benbow/Jarvis 30 acres after the deathof his mother Rebecca Jarvis. His wife Mary Anne died in 1871 & 4 years later, n 7 January 1875 William married his 2nd wife, Susan Priscilla JONES another daughter of Geo.Jones & Susan Featherstone An unnamed female was born on 6 Nov. 1875 but died 3 weeks later on 29 Nov. Susan also died 4 weeks after her baby on 30 Dec.1875. The informant of this birth was Walter George Jarvis of Snug, 13 yr. old brother. Wm. Jr. was 52 when he married Honora Ivers (nee Torpy b c1838) (44) on 18 Oct. 1882. He died at Snug on 2 Mar 1902, the "Mercury" notice reading "Wm. beloved husband of Nora in his 72nd year." He was buried at Snug with his first wife Mary Ann , & his mother Rebecca JARVIS1 |
Citations
- [S775] FTM File from Lil Dillon
- [S768] FTW - George Jones
- [S767] FTW File - John Turnbull
William Jarvis
M, #64571, b. about 1785, d. 16 August 1867
Interactive Pedigree Chart
BMDB Events
| Birth | William Jarvis was born about 1785 in Leicestershire, England.1 |
| Marriage | He married Rebecca Adcock on 4 November 1822 in Nottinghamshire, England. William Jarvis was, age ~37, Rebecca Adcock was, age ~25.1,2 |
| Death | He died on 16 August 1867 at age ~82 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.1 |
| Burial | He was buried on 17 August 1867 at St Johns Anglican Church in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.1 |
Other Life Events
| Anecdote | Wm. Jarvis was born in Leicester c.1785 & was a Bricklayer when he joined the 73rd Regt in England. After being pensioned off on 25 July 1821, he married Rebecca Adcock in 1822 & joined the Royal Veteran's Corp as a Private on 3 Jan 1826. He & Rebecca arrived in Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) with No. 3 Company on 26 August 1826 aboard JOHN BARRY & lived in Army arracks at a military post established in 1826 at Brighton on the north side of the Derwent River about 15 miles from Hobart Town. Rebecca was 31 & Wm. still a private in Royal Veterans when Louisa was born on 18 Sept 1829 & baptised 24 Feb 1830 at St. David's. On 14 August 1830 Wm. was discharged from the Veterans and was given allotment 20 in Veteran's row (now Murray Street). A son Henry (later called William) was born 6 Oct 1831 and baptised 13 Nov 1831 when Rebecca was 33 by which time William Snr. was working as a labourer. Henry(Wm.) is buried with his mother Rebecca & his wife Mary Ann. William Snr.apparently deserted his family sometime after 1835 and went to NSW where he died of senile decay at the Govt. Asylum, Parramatta on 16 Aug 1867, aged 82. Buried 27 Aug 1867 in St.Johns C of E Cemetery, Parramatta. Jarvis Children: There may have been other children born before Louisa who was born on 18 Sept 1829 & baptised 24 Feb 1830 at St. David's. Louisa was 17 when she married Thos. Pierce on 1 Oct. 1845 at St. David's, Hobart, where on the same day Frk.Henry Turnbull was baptised .1 |
Citations
- [S775] FTM File from Lil Dillon
- [S2132] FamilySearch, online https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKMV-9J3. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch.
Louisa Jarvis
F, #64572, b. 18 September 1829
Interactive Pedigree Chart
Parents
BMDB Events
| Birth | Louisa Jarvis was born on 18 September 1829 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.1 |
| Marriage | She married Thomas Pierce on 29 July 1845 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. unknown1 |
Citations
- [S775] FTM File from Lil Dillon
William Benbow1
M, #64574, b. 1785, d. 27 March 1843
| Last Edited |
13 March 2025 |
Interactive Pedigree Chart
BMDB Events
| Birth | William Benbow was born in 1785 in Leicestershire, England.2 |
| Relationship | He had a relationship with Rebecca Adcock in 1832 in Snug, Tasmania, Australia.2 |
| Death | He died on 27 March 1843 at age ~58 in Snug, Tasmania, Australia.2 |
Other Life Events
| Anecdote | Rebecca Jarvis entered into a de facto relationship possibly around 1832, with William Benbow. Benbow was an ex-convict who as a 27 year old boatman from Worcester was tried in Worcestershire in 1822 & found guilty of stealing 17 Trusses of Hay from a cow shed at Shrub's Hill - valued at Twenty shillings, the property of Archibald Cameron. He was sentenced to 7 years transportation. He was also indicted, but not tried, for stealing a Deal Board valued at 4 shillings, the property of Richard Heming & Henry Rowe. He apperared to receive his sentence with much pleasure, and thanked the Chairman. He was transported aboard the "Competitor (1)" leaving England on 18th March 1823 and arrived in Hobart on 3rd Aug. 1823. William was described as five foot two & a half inches (1.59 metres) brown hair & brown eyes, and of stout build. He left behind a father, who was a glovemaker; a wife and 3 children in Worcester.
Wm's record of conduct continued to grow during his seven years of conviction in Tasmania: Stealing, Disobedience of orders; Threatening his Master (58 lashes & chain gang 6 months); Defrauding his Master of sums of money (12 months chain gang) Absonding from Chain Gang twice (50 lashes). He finished his term on 31st October 1829, and apparently took up with Rebecca Jarvis around 1832. They purchased and sold parcels of land around Hobart during the period 1831 to 1836. William Benbow was a baker up to 1836. On 21 Sept that year he leased 30 acres at Snug from James Aske for 14 years at a price of 17 pounds and a yearly peppercorn.
Thos Pierce an Inmate, Snug River, was informant of Fdrk Turnbull's birth. He seems to be connected with the Jarvis family on several occasions. A convict named Thos. Pierce was 46 when tried in 1830 & as a clerk to Edward Messiter Dyne solicitor, he was witness for Rebecca Jarvis to a land transaction of 30 acres in Kingborough on Snug Rivulet on 7 Dec 1837. The land was purchased from J. Waugh, formerly a private in the NSW Battalion. Two earlier conveyances by Rebecca were both in 1834 the first in Warwick Street Hobart Town where she paid 60 pounds to John Brentnall for an allotment, and the second Rebecca sold an allotment in Salisbury St in Hobart Town to S. Martin. There was no mention of William Jarvis in any of these transactions. Rebecca & Wm. Benbow had 4 sons and daughter. The only birth registered was that of Searsfield, the rest being listed in the Baptism Records of St.Davids Church of England.
During 1836 William may have left the Bakery and decided to try farming. The Benbow/Jarvis property on the left hand side (coming from Cemetery) after crossing Snug River, and ran down to the River. They grew vegetables and potatoes. The old house, formerly lived in by Wm. Jarvis Junior, weass built over, but is believed to still contain some of the original house. Wm. Also had a large sailing vessel which he used to take firewood up the D'Entrecasteau Channel to Hobart. In Mar. 1843 he applied for 100 acres of virgin forest joining the 30 acres, the land was surveyed off in his name, the transaction was never finalised as he died before it was granted. Wm. Drowned on 27 March 1843, the inquest being held the next day at Rebecca's house.
Rebecca Benbow (nee Jarvis) testified: The deceased Wm. Benbow was my husband, he was forty three years old. About half past three o'clock yesterdayIwas in the house when a man who works for Felix connolly came & said I was to send Brewer down, that he believed either the boat or the craft was swamped, so I sent my boy down to Brewer & heard no more of the matter until Felix Connolly came up about an hour afterwards & told me my husband was drowned. I went down immediately to the mouth of the river where I fainted away and do not know what occurred until I found myself at home and the dead body of my husband in the house. The body was in respect & I examined it, there were no marks of violence whatever on it. My husband was quite sober when I last saw him alive about two o'clock yesterday. Rowe was also quite sober. I am not aware of any quarrel between Rowe & my husband. They were on perfect good terms at dinner yesterday & have always been so far as I know. I have no reason to supposed that my husband'' death was caused otherwide than by accidentally. X Rebecca Benbow (her mark).
It is interesting to note that his employee who was with him at the time of the drowning, and tried to save him, was one Henry Rowe. (Also the name of the man from whom William stole in Worcester!) Wm. Benbow was buried 30 Mar 1843 according to St.David's Church of England rites at Cornelian Bay Cemetery. (Snug was not opened until the 1850s.)2 |
Citations
- [S4681] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899, Compiled from publicly available sources.
- [S775] FTM File from Lil Dillon
Thomas Benbow
M, #64575, b. 4 January 1833, d. 16 July 1889
Interactive Pedigree Chart
Parents
BMDB Events
| Birth | Thomas Benbow was born on 4 January 1833 in Snug, Tasmania, Australia.1 |
| Baptised | He was Baptised on 19 August 1833 in Snug, Tasmania, Australia.2 |
| Marriage | He married Mary Ann Brackstone on 9 July 1861 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.2 |
| Death | He died on 16 July 1889 at age 56 at Heywood / Drumburg Cemetery in Victoria, Australia. and is buried in an unmarked grave2 |
Other Life Events
| Partners (fam) | Thomas Benbow was Partners about 1854 in Snug, Tasmania, Australia.1 |
| Partners (fam) | He was Partners about 1855 in Snug, Tasmania, Australia.2 |
| Living | He was living in 1864 at Wattle Hill in Portland, Victoria, Australia.3 |
| Anecdote | Thomas Benbow was born in Snug, Tasmania. He took up a defacto relationship with Sarah Cook, but later married Mary Brackstone. In 1864 he went to Victoria with his wife & 3 children. He was a saw miller all his life1 |
| Living | He was living about 1871 at near in Heywood, Victoria, Australia.2 |
Citations
- [S775] FTM File from Lil Dillon
- [S882] Irene Sheppard, "E-Mail from Irene Sheppard," e-mail message from email address (Australia) to Brian Turnbull, 2007. Hereinafter cited as "E-Mail - Irene Sheppard."
- [S882] Irene Sheppard, "E-Mail from Irene Sheppard," e-mail message from email address (Australia) to Brian Turnbull, 2007, The family move to Portland, Victoria, and settled at Wattle Hill, just west of the township 1864. Hereinafter cited as "E-Mail - Irene Sheppard."