Benjamin Cusley (1759–1845)
Benjamin Cusley arrived in Sydney aboard the Friendship in 1788 as a private marine in the 57th (Plymouth) Company. In 1792 he joined the NSW Corps. He married Phoebe Pendorrick, a convict from the Third Fleet, at Parramatta, in 1795. In 1797 he was discharged from the NSW Corps but re-enlisted in Captain Johnston's Company. From 1810-1823 he was a private in the NSW Veteran Company serving at Windsor and Parramatta.
Following the death of his wife in 1815 Cusley married Mary Barker, a widow. He was buried in St Matthew's cemetery, Windsor.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), pp 91-92
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Cusley, Phoebe (wife)
- Cusley, Mary (wife)
- McGinnis, Ann (daughter)
- Dunstan, Maria (daughter)
- McGinnis, George (son-in-law)
- Dunstan, David James (son-in-law)
- Fleming, Phoebe (granddaughter)
- Fleming, Margaret (granddaughter)
- Hall, Anne (granddaughter)
- Cobcroft, Maria (granddaughter)
- Fleming, Charlotte (granddaughter)
- Hall, Catherine (granddaughter)
- Everingham, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Dunstan, Tristram (grandson)
- Dunstan, David Charles (grandson)
- Dunstan, Benjamin (grandson)
- Dunstan, Richard (grandson)
- Dunstan, James (grandson)
Citation details
'Cusley, Benjamin (1759–1845)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/cusley-benjamin-17464/text33582, accessed 22 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1759
Kettering,
Northamptonshire,
England
Death
20 June,
1845
(aged ~ 86)
Wilberforce,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
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