Abraham Myers (1802–1881)
Abraham Meyers was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing 28 pieces of calico from a cart. He arrived in Sydney in 1822 aboard the Guildford. His occupation in the ship's indent was given as pedlar, his height as 5 feet 8½ inches (172.7 cms) tall with a pale complexion, brown hair and blue eyes. He was assigned as a government servant to M. Napthalar and by 1825 was working as a servant for John Grono. He married Sarah Hobbs in 1830 but it is believed that the couple separated shortly after.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Smallwood, Sarah (wife)
- Hobbs, Bridget (mother-in-law)
- Hobbs, Robert (father-in-law)
- McKenzie, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Turner, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Rose, Harriet (sister-in-law)
- Hobbs, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Hobbs, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Jones, Catherine (sister-in-law)
- Hobbs, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- McKenzie, John (brother-in-law)
- Rose, John (brother-in-law)
- Turner, William (brother-in-law)
- Hobbs, Robert (brother-in-law)
- Jones, William (brother-in-law)
- Hobbs, Edward (brother-in-law)
- Hobbs, Joseph (brother-in-law)
- Hobbs, James Herbert (brother-in-law)
- Hobbs, John (brother-in-law)
- Wilbow, Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Hobbs, Susan (niece by marriage)
- Kilpatrick, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Hartley, Catherine (niece by marriage)
- Dowden, Mary (niece by marriage)
- Smallwood, Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Hobbs, Harriet (niece by marriage)
- Baker, Jane (niece by marriage)
- McKenzie, John (nephew by marriage)
- McKenzie, William (nephew by marriage)
- Hobbs, Joseph (nephew by marriage)
- Hobbs, Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Hobbs, John (nephew by marriage)
- Hobbs, Edward John (nephew by marriage)
- Grono, John (master)
Citation details
'Myers, Abraham (1802–1881)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/myers-abraham-27305/text34790, accessed 29 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Meyers, Abraham
Birth
1802
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
17 June,
1881
(aged ~ 79)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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