‘Convict Shabbat’ will celebrate all those in the Sydney community who are the descendants of convicts.
Rabbi Shua Solomon, a descendant of convicts, will give the sermon and Beth Hise, a convict historian, will address the congregation.
Rabbi Solomon told J-Wire: The table below shows my convict ancestry.
As you can see, there is one direct relative who is a convict, the others are siblings of convicts who joined their family in the colony through chain migration from the 1820s-1840s.
All together, there are four convict lines in the family. They are Nathan, Simmons, Moses and Hart.
Nathan Lyon Nathan – 1783-1850
Great x4 Grandfather
James Simons [Simmons] – 1795-1849
Great x5 Uncle
Moses Moses – 1791-1847
Great x5 Uncle
John (Jacob) Moses – 1800-1883
Great x5 Uncle
Isaac Moses – 1794-1864
Great x5 Uncle
Lazarus Hart – 1810-1854
Great x4 Uncle
Henry Cohen 1790-1867
Great x5 Uncle [by marriage]
Joseph Jones (circa 1815)
Great x4 Uncle [by marriage]
All descendants of convicts are invited to the service which will be followed by a complimentary lunch.
The service will start at 8:45am and lunch will be served at 11:30am
Lazarus Hart was my 2xgreat grand mothers nephew. I am also linked to
the Simmons and Cohen families. It was fascinating to see this