 1771 - 1840 (69 years)
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| Name |
Simeon LORD |
| Suffix |
,Transported Convict,of "Banks House",Botany Bay. |
| Born |
28 Jan 1771 |
Lancashire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
29 Jan 1840 |
"Banks House" , Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Buried |
The Devonshire Street Burial Ground , Sydney, later removed to Bunnerong Cemetery , Botany. |
- Simeon Lord's Vault at Devonshire Street Cemetery was opened in 1901 and 10 coffins were noted. All the remains were moved to Bunnerong Cemetery (Botany) and when this historic cemetery was destroyed it is assumed that the coffin containing the 10 remains stayed in that location. No records were kept even though it was stipulated that they should have been. Simeon Lord's vault was moved to the ever reducing historic section of Botany Cemetery
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| Person ID |
I10497 |
Kirkpatrick Family |
| Last Modified |
14 Dec 2021 |
| Family |
Mary HYDE(HIDE), ,Transported Convict, b. 1778, Halesowen, Worcestershire, England , d. 1 Dec 1864, "Banks House" , Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Age 86 years) |
| Married |
27 Oct 1814 |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
- Several of Simeon and Mary's children were born prior to their marriage.
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| Children |
| | 1. Johanna Henrietta LORD-DRURY, ,daughter of Elizabeth Drury and Joseph Short, b. 29 Sep 1792, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1865, Paterson, New South Wales , Australia (Age 72 years) |
| | 2. Louisa SKINNER, ,daughter of Samuel Skinner and Mary Watkins, d. 1894, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
| | 3. Sarah Ann LORD, b. 3 Mar 1806, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 28 Jan 1889, Haberfield, New South Wales, Australia (Age 82 years) |
| | 4. Louisa LORD, b. 8 Jul 1808, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Simeon LORD, Jnr . Pastoralist of Tasmania and Queensland, b. 19 May 1810, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 15 Jun 1892, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 82 years) |
| | 6. Francis LORD, ,M.P,of " Marsarlou",St Leonards,Sydney, b. 1812, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 21 Dec 1897, Rydal, New South Wales, Australia (Age 85 years) |
| | 7. Edward Wason LORD, ,Mayor of St Leonards,NSW, b. 20 Oct 1814, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 18 Nov 1884, St Leonards, New South Wales , Australia. (Age 70 years) |
| | 8. Thomas LORD, b. 1 Sep 1816, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 22 Nov 1876, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 60 years) |
| | 9. George William LORD, , M.L.A,M.L.C, b. 5 Aug 1818, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 9 May 1880, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 61 years) |
| | 10. Robert Charles LORD, b. 1821, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 16 May 1857, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 36 years) |
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| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2013 |
| Family ID |
F4342 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Simeon was the fourth child of Simeon Lord and Ann Fielden of Dobroyd, Yorkshire, England. His eldest brother John was born on 26 Apr 1765,sister Mary on 5 Aug 1766 and brother Joshua on 26 Sep 1768.
Simeon was convicted at Manchester Quarter Sessions in April 1790 of theft and sentenced to transportation for seven years. He arrived in Sydney in 1791 and was soon assigned as servant to Captain Thomas Rowley of the 102nd Regiment, who was soon to assist Simeon in gaining his Ticket of Leave.
He began his business empire by selling spirits and general merchandise bought in bulk by officers of the New South Wales Corps, and would later become a very wealthy and infliential member of the NSW citizenry.
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