THE DEATH OF WILLIAM BENBOW

On the 27th of March 1843, William Benbow drowned when a dingy loaded with firewood sank on its way to his boat.

There are no cemetery records only the church burial records from St David’s Church of England as follows:

Name: William Benbow Abode: Hobart Town. Date 30th March 1843 Age: 46 years.
Profession: Labourer (Poor) Ceremony performed by: William Bedford