Benjamin Hall Jnr (1837 - 1865)

Born 9 May 1837 in West Maitland, Patrick Plains,New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Bridget (Walsh) Taylor — married 29 Feb 1856 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 5 May 1865 at age 27 in Billabong Creek, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Benjamin Hall Jnr was an Australian Bushranger

Benjamin Hall Jnr is Notable.

This profile is part of the Hall Name Study.

Ben Hall is believed to have been born on 9 May 1837 at Maitland, New South Wales, son of Benjamin Hall and his wife Elizabeth. Both his parents were ex convicts. He became a stockman and with John Macguire leased a run, Sandy Creek, near Wheogo. On 29 February 1856 at Bathurst he married Bridget Walsh of Wheogo. His sister became Frank Gardiner's mistress. On the orders of Sir Frederick Pottinger, Hall was arrested in April 1862 at a race meeting for armed robbery but was acquitted. His wife had left him, taking their infant son Henry. In July he was stopped for the Eugowra gold escort robbery, he was not committed for trial. On the 14th March, 1863 Hall's home was burnt down. Hall than joined John Gilbert and became leader of a gang of bushrangers.

Over the next 3 years, the Hall-Gilbert gang were involved in hundreds of robberies. Ben Hall was probably the most efficient of the bushranger leaders, his men were well armed and superbly mounted, often on stolen race horses which easily out ran the police horses. In Bathurst in October 1863 they took little money and at Canowindra they offered food, drink and festivity to all for three days, but drank little themselves and left the town with nothing. On 24 October in a raid on Henry Keightley's homestead at Dunn's Plains, Burke was shot. Hall prevented Vane from shooting Keightley in revenge and accepted the £500 ransom from Mrs Keightley, Johnny Vane surrendered and in November O'Meally was shot. 39

While Gilbert was in Victoria, Hall was joined by James Mount and Dunleavy, Gilbert returned and John Dunn joined the gang in 1864. They concentrated on the Sydney Melbourne Road south of Goulburn. On 15 November they robbed sixty travellers while holding up the Gundagai Yass mail. Gilbert shot Sergeant Parry. On 27 January 1865 Constable Nelson was shot at Collector by Dunn.

Under the Felons Apprehension Act, passed in April, individuals could be proclaimed outlaws, whom any person was permitted to shoot without warning. Hall and his companions were declared outlaws on 10th May. ^[1]Ben Hall had a £1000 reward on his head and decided to quit, but he was betrayed by an informer on ^[2]5th. May he was ambushed and ^[3]shot by the police near Goobang Creek he had numerous bullet wounds all over his ^[2]body he was buried in the cemetery at Forbes. His funeral was well attended.

Ben Hall was the manager of Bland Station. At a time before becoming a bushranger, was a friend and associate of John Gale.^{[4] [5] [6][7]}

The death of Ben Hall by Patrick Marony

Timeline

• 9 May 1837 Benjamin Hall was born at Maitland, New South Wales his father was also named Benjamin Hall and his mother was Elizabeth Somers both of his parents were ex-convicts
• Became a stockman.
• 29 February 1856 married Bridget Walsh.
• 7 August 1859 their son Henry was born.
• July 1856 detained for his share in the Eugowra gold robbery.
• 1860 leased a run, Sandy Creek, near Wheogo with John Macguire.
• April 1862 arrested for armed robbery with Frank Gardiner but was acquitted.
• 15 June 1862 robbed the gold escort coach at Eugowra Rocks with 7 others including Frank Gardiner, John Gilbert and John O'Meally it was the biggest gold robbery in Australian history.
• 14 March 1863 Hall's home was burnt down. Hall joined became leader of the gang of bushrangers when Frank Gardiner left for Queensland.
• 12 October 1863 held the entire town of Canowindra for ransom for 3 days.
• October 1863 daring raid on the town of Bathurst.
• 24 October, 1863 raid on Henry Keightley's homestead at Dunn's Plains.
• 1864 conducted robberies on the Sydney-Melbourne Road south of Goulburn
• 15 November 1864 robbed sixty travellers near Jugiong
• May, 1865 Hall and his companions were declared outlaws £1000 on his head Hall decides to quit bushranging
• 5 May, 1865 he was ambushed and shot^[8] by the police near Goobang Creek in New South Wales
• 7 May 1865 buried at Forbes Cemetery

DNA

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Sources

1. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) p.7; Saturday 13th May 1865 Article The Death of Ben Hall
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950) p.23; 27th September, 1924 Article - Death of Ben Hall
3. ↑ Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875). p.5 ; 8th May 1865 Article - Inquest into the death of Ben Hall
4. ↑ 1929 'MR. JOHN GALE.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 16 July, p. 12. , viewed 24 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1654822
5. ↑ 1929 'BEN HALL.', The Young Chronicle (NSW : 1902 - 1910; 1913 - 1915; 1924 - 1934; 1936 - 1940), 7 June, p. 3. , viewed 24 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235327639
6. ↑ 1929 'Ben Hall,', The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser (NSW : 1876 - 1951), 2 May, p. 4. , viewed 24 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115891498
7. ↑ 1924 'THEN AND NOW.', Daily Witness (Young, NSW : 1923 - 1924), 23 January, p. 4. , viewed 24 Sep 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128246807
8. ↑ The Australian News for Home Readers (Vic. : 1864 - 1867) p.1; 25th May, 1865 Article Capture and death of Ben Hall the Bushranger

• Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZJ-HZD : 10 February 2018), Banjamin Hall and Bridget Walsh, 29 Feb 1856; citing Catholic,,New South Wales,Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 1368020 IT 1-2.

• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV9-BB4G : 13 December 2015), Benjamin Hall, 1865; Burial, Forbes, , New South Wales, Australia, Forbes Cemetery; citing record ID 6805672, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7K-3ZM3 : 24 June 2015), Ben Hall, died 05 May 1865; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Forbes Cemetery, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia.

• Convict Creations.com - Brave Ben Hall Gentleman Bushranger
• The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) p.2; 18th May 1865 Article Biography of Ben Hall
• Wikipedia Ben Hall
• Ben Hall - Frank Gardiner Gang Wikipedia
• Painting of the Death of Ben Hall National Library Australia
• The Federal Capital Pioneer Magazine (Canberra, ACT : 1926 - 1927) p.28; 16th November, 1926 Article Ben Hall Bushranger charity
• Australian Story Ben Hall
• The South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 - 1954) p.28; 15th May,1934 Article Ben Hall Bushranger
• Bushrangers
• A Pictorial History of Bushrangers, 1966 Landsdowne Press, Melbourne. Paul Hamlyn revised edition 1970. H. Nunn, Bill Wannan and Tom Prior.
• Australian Story - Ben Hall and the Outlawed Bushrangers
• National Geographic.com.au - REMEMBERING OUR ROBIN HOOD: BEN HALL

See Also:

WikiTree Australian Bushrangers

Frank Gardiner - Ben Hall Gang