Researchers who have claimed this convict
There is currently one researcher who has claimed Henry Phillips
- Researcher (Maree Da Costa)
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Biographies
Very little is known about Henry’s pre convict days. He was freed by servitude after 7 years and by 1828 had formed a lifelong relationship with Mary Lowen, daughter of friend and neighbour John Clark (Calcutta) of Rosewood Cottage, Tea Tree.
He was assigned to Joseph Johnson at Tea Tree when he first arrived and appears he stayed in the area, becoming friends with John Clark and later marrying his daughter.
Mary had emigrated to VDL in 1826 after her husband had deserted her. Henry and Mary had several children between 1828 and 1841 and suffered their fair share of losses. Their four surviving children were: Frederick Lowen (aka Phillips) born 1828, William born 1832, Anne born 1835 and Henry Arthur (Jeremiah) in 1841.
Henry and Mary married on 6 November 1841 at the Castle Inn at Pontville. Mary’s first husband, Thomas Lowen, had joined the army in 1825 and was sent to the East Indies until 1838. He died in May 1841 in Nottingham and apparently the news of his death reached Mary and she was able to marry her beloved Henry.
Mary died in 1863 and Henry in 1888, both at Rosewood Cottage, Tea Tree. His age was stated as 98 however it is more likely to be 93 as his YOB has been consistently recorded as 1795. Still, that’s an extraordinary age for the time. They are buried at St Mark’s, Pontville.
Mary's daughter, Elizabeth Lowen married Francis Weatherly (Andromeda).
There are numerous descendants - Weatherly, Lowen, and Gard
Submitted by Researcher (Maree Da Costa) on 9 December 2023
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/3, p.201
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