Simeon Lord
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Simeon Lord
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| Born |
c. 28 January 1771 Dobroyd (near Todmorden), Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 29 January 1840 (aged 69) "Banks House", Botany, Sydney, Australia |
| Cause of death | Chest Infection |
| Occupation | Merchant, auctioneer, publican & magistrate. |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Hyde (1779-1864) |
| Children |
1 adopted child: (1821-1857) |
| Parent(s) |
Simeon Lord & Ann Fielden |
1 adopted child:
Joanna William
nee Short
(1792-1841)
2 step-children
John Henry Black
(1799-1867)
Mary Ann De Mestre
nee Black
(1801-1861)
8 children with Mary Hyde:
Sarah Ann Ramsay
nee Lord
(1806-1889)
Louisa Dick
nee Lord
(1808-?)
Simeon Lord Jnr.
(1810-1892)
Francis Lord
(1812-1897)
Edward Lord
(1814-1884)
Thomas Lord
(1816-1876)
George Lord
(1818-1880)
Simeon Lord (c. 28 January 1771 – 29 January 1840) was a pioneer merchant and a magistrate in Australia. He became a prominent trader in Sydney, buying and selling ship cargoes. Despite being an emancipist Lord was made a magistrate by Governor Lachlan Macquarie, and he became a frequent guest at government house. His business dealings were extensive. He became one of Sydney's wealthiest men. He was at various times a retailer, auctioneer, sealer, pastoralist, timber merchant and manufacturer. He is mentioned in many Australian History books, in particular regarding his status as an emancipist.
Lord, the fourth child of ten children of Simeon Lord and Ann Fielden of Dobroyd (near Todmorden), Yorkshire, England, was born about 28 January 1771. On 22 April 1790, as a 19-year-old, he was convicted to 7 years transportation at the Manchester Quarter Sessions in Lancashire for the theft of 21 pieces of cloth, 100 yards (91 m) of calico and 100 yards (91 m) of muslin. Lord was then transported to New South Wales as part of the Third Fleet on board the Atlantic. He arrived in Sydney on 20 August 1791, and the convict lad was assigned to Captain Thomas Rowley of the New South Wales Corps.
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