Benjamin Gore

22/3/1838: Syd.Gaz. A desperate fellow named Benjamin Gore, a prisoner in the Colonial Architect's Gang, yesterday forced his way (when in a state of intoxication) into the parlour of the 'Golden Anchor' public house, where his conduct was most outrageous; two constables were found quite insufficient to secure him and it required the aid of 6 men of the prisoner's gang, whom with the Constables found much difficulty in removing him to a place of confinement. He was brought before the Police yesterday, sentenced to an iron gang for 12 months for assulting the constable and ordered to be forwarded to Hyde Park Barracks to be tried for quitting his work and gang. 1846: Married Elizabeth Purcell at Scots Church, Pitt Street. They had at least 7 children, Frances L 1846; Frederick W. 1851-1940; Emily E 1853; Helen J 1858; Thomas H 1860-1947; George T C1856-1880; Anthony ?-1915. June 1854: Maitland Mercury; Benjamin was a member of the Singleton Loyal Lodge of Fidelity. 11/10/1854: Maitland Mercury; Notice to say that Frederick Williams had signed over his butchering business to Benjamin Gore. 3/12/1859: Maitland Mercury; Fined 1s for allowing 2 pigs to stray in George Street, Singleton on the 23rd inst. 17/3/1860: Maitland Mercury; Notice re selling his butchering business on account of him leaving this side of the country. Benjamin tried to sell his business up to and past 1/7/1860, then went into solvency, which carried on until 18/10/1871 when re received a Certificate of Insolvency for the business. 15/5/1880: From Trove; 1842: TOL District of Paterson. 20/9/1850: CP

15/5/1880 From Trove: From the Singleton Augus, which has not been fully digitised as yet - Re and inquest of a fireman named George Gore. His father Mr. Benjamin Gore resided in ??? (still to come) but George is buried at Newcastle Anglican Cathedral, he died on the 13/5/1880 aged 24 years and 5 months.

Correct surname quite possibly Bryant. Funeral notice states name is Benjamin L. Gore.

Extensive Burglary.—During the night of Saturday the 9th inst., Broughton Rectory, the residence of the Hon. and Rev. James Douglas, near Kettering, was entered by cutting the kitchen shutters away. The fellows ransacked almost every place in the house, and carried off property of various descriptions, to the amount of several hundred pounds. Sunday, three men were apprehended, named John Anstice, William Jones, and Benjamin Gore, while sleeping under a hayrick, at Pytchley. Anstice was formerly a footman in Mr. Douglas's family. The soil near the hayrick appearing to have been recently removed, a spade procured, and at only a few inches from the surface, the whole of the plate, watches, gold seals, See. were discovered, tied up in a large table cloth. The notes were also found concealed in the hay rick. All the prisoners have been committed for trial. Huntingdon, Bedford and Peterborough Gazette, 23 April 1836. ------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Gore, 21, William Jones, 21, & John Anstice, 22, charged with breaking into the house of the Hon. & Rev. J. Douglas, of Broughton, and stealing therefrom divers articles of plate, gold and silver trinkets, and bank notes. Northampton Mercury, 9 July 1836. The under-mentioned convicts have been removed to Portsmouth from our County Gaol, and put on board the Leviathan hulk, viz : _William Jones, Benjamin Gore, John Anstice, William Waples, Thomas Powell, Thomas Coles, Thomas Brown, Richard Page, Thomas Blinkhome, James Cox, sentenced to be transported for life; James George, 14 years ; Josiah Dent and John Harris, seven years: Northampton Mercury, 24 Sep 1836.

the death and funeral of his son George Gore. Fearful Railway Accident. SINGLETON, Thursday. - A fearful railway accident occurred this morning on the down train from Newcastle to Singleton. A young man named George Gore, a fireman on the engine, as the train was passing under the over bridge near the old line of road was killed instantly. His head struck the bridge and he virtually was dashed to pieces. An inquest will be held during this afternoon. Great sympathy is felt for his sad end. He was much respected and leaves a wife and three children. His father was formerly a resident in the district. Later. - Newcastle, Thursday. - The fatal accident to George Gore occurred about seven miles on the Newcastle side of Singleton. It appears that he was on the coals with his back to the engine, and he was struck on the neck by the bridge, knocked off the tender, and literally cut to pieces. Evening News, 13 May 1880. -------------------------------------------------------------- Funeral of the late Mr. George Gore. THE funeral of the above deceased young man, whose lamp of life was so suddenly extinguished by the fatal railway mishap of the previous day, took place at Christchurch burial ground yesterday afternoon. The cortege was probably one of the largest seen in Newcastle for many years, upwards of 500 mourners following the hearse, including a very large proportion of the deceased's friends, his fellow railway employees, and the public in general. The service at the grave was conducted in a most impressive manner. Newcastle Morning Herald, 15 May 1880.