Henry Samuel Benjamin

Henry Samuel BENJAMIN was born about 1809 in England. We are not sure who his parents were, but a Benjamin BENJAMIN aged 62 years died in Hobart Town in September 1837. I have him noted as Shmuel bar Binyamin [Samuel son of Benjamin?] but need to check the source of this.
Eve BENJAMIN relict of Benjamin BENJAMIN is included on Henry's tombstone so it is possible that they were his father and mother. It seems likely that this couple emigrated in the 1830's to join their son.
Henry's first son was named Benjamin and his second daughter Eve, the first daughter being named Esther after her maternal grandmother.

Here Reposeth Henry Samuel Benjamin
Who died on his passage to Melbourne on the
19th March and was interred amongst
his people 23rd July 5612 -1852
also Eve relict of Benjamin Benjamin
who departed to eternal life on Sunday
14th July age 68 years 5612 - 1852
also Montefiore Benjamin 1875-1938
also his wife Myra 1875-1953

Henry married Lydia SOLOMON in England about 1829. They emigrated to Van Diemen's land with their two small children and Lydia's mother and two younger sisters in 1832 on Palamban.
Henry was licensee of the York and Albany Inn at Oatlands in 1833 and 1834, but had problems with antisemitic sentiments there. In November 1834, the family sailed to Sydney on Gulnare but returned after about a year to be licensee of the Old Hamilton Inn from 1835 to 1839, before moving to Hobart.
They had three more sons by then and a second daughter was born in 1843.
Henry died in 1852 from rheumatism when he was 42, while travelling to Melbourne, aboard the Swordfish. He was buried on Swan Island off the north-eastern tip of Tasmania but was re-interred later that year in the Jewish cemetery in Hobart with Eve, relict of Benjamin.
He may have been known as Samuel rather than Henry as this name appears in some places.

Montefiore Benjamin was a grandson of Henry.