William Benyon
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Edward Benyon
(Est 1765-Est 1825)
Ann Leonard
(Est 1765-Est 1825)
William Benyon
(1825-1861)

 

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Martha Blackman

William Benyon

  • Born: 1 Jan 1825, Sydney, Cumberland County, New South Wales 1
  • Marriage: Martha Blackman on 16 Mar 1847 in Bigga, Georgiana County, New South Wales 1 2
  • Died: 28 Dec 1861, Bigga, Georgiana County, New South Wales at age 36 1 3

bullet   Cause of his death was Mudered by the Bushranger John Peisley. Shot in the throat. Subsequenty paralysed and died.

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bullet  Medical Notes:

His brother (Steve) was also murdered. (Or at least slightly wounded.) 4 5

bullet  Death Notes:

Shot on 28th of December, Died a few days after. There is conjecture as to if this was premeditated morder, or as it seems more likly a shooting accident after an argument between men who knew each other well and had been drinking.

The man who fired the pistol, was Jack Perisley, a man known by the police and who was subsequently captured in Tarcutta and hung in Bathurst on 25 March 1862. 4 5

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

� Registration: Birth, 1825, New South Wales. 6

� Registration: Death, 1862, Carcoar District, New South Wales. 7


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William married Martha Blackman, daughter of Samuel A Blackman Esquire and Mary Hotkisson, on 16 Mar 1847 in Bigga, Georgiana County, New South Wales.1 2 (Martha Blackman was born on 28 Jan 1826 in Cobbitty, Cumberland County, New South Wales 8 9, christened on 25 Jun 1826 in Campbelltown, Cumberland County, New South Wales 10 and died on 16 Oct 1867 in Balmain, Cumberland County, New South Wales 10 11.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Married by Rev T B Taylor.
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Sources


1 Internet, Susan Batho @ Ancestry.com.

2 NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/), V1847391 32C/1847.

3 Bigga School Parents and citizens' Centenary Committee, A History of Bigga (Bigga Public School Centenary Committee
Ian Chudleigh, Editor
Printed by Pirie Printers Pty Ltd, Canberra, ACT), Pages 238-239.

4 Crookwell and District Historical Society, Obituaries, Deaths, Inquests Pre 1901 Crookwell and District (ISBN 0-9587114-3-7), Pages 20-23.

5 Bigga School Parents and citizens' Centenary Committee, A History of Bigga (Bigga Public School Centenary Committee
Ian Chudleigh, Editor
Printed by Pirie Printers Pty Ltd, Canberra, ACT), Pages 237-239.

6 NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/), Birth V1825803 8/1825 & V18256882 1B/1825. V1825803 8/1825
BENYON, WILLIAM
EDWARD & ANN

V18256882 1B/1825
BENYON, WILLIAM
EDWARD & ANN.

7 Ibid, Death 3340/1862. 3340/1862
BENYON, WILLIAM
EDWARD & ANN @ CARCOAR.

8 Internet, http://home.pacific.net.au/~chris.hub/page04_Blackman.html.

9 NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/), V1826406 10/1826 V18267525 1C/1826.

10 Other Researchers, Marg Curd.

11 NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/), 2260/1867.


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