Edward Simon Arnett was born around 1808 in Yorkshire, England. In 1828, at age 20, he married Elizabeth Wilkinson in Sculcoates, Yorkshire. The couple had several children while living in Liverpool, including Edward (1832), Elizabeth (1835), and Simon (1837). George was born in Tasmania in 1839. In March 1837, Edward was convicted of coining offences in Lancaster and sentenced to life transportation. He arrived in Hobart in October 1837 aboard the Recovery, described as a cabinetmaker with a fresh complexion and pockmarked face. His wife and children followed him to Tasmania around 1839. After Elizabeth died in 1841 at Hamilton, Edward remarried in 1847 to Phoebe Holmes, a widow. They had two daughters: Isabella (1847) and Fannie (1849). Edward worked as a carpenter and was active in the Bothwell and Hobart communities, serving on inquest juries and contributing to church and civic matters. He earned a Ticket of Leave and later a Conditional Pardon for good conduct. Edward spent his final years in Bothwell, where he died on 30 December 1880, aged 72, and was buried alongside his first wife.

Edward Simon Arnett.

b: abt 1808, Yorkshire, England; d: 30 Dec 1880, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: 2 Jan 1881, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.

Spouse (1) - Elizabeth Wilkinson.

b: abt 1808, place unknown; m: 16 Dec 1828, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England; d: 4 Oct 1841, Hamilton, Tasmania; bur: aft 4 Oct 1841, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania.

Children of Edward Simon Arnett and Elizabeth Wilkinson:

1. Edward Wilkinson Arnett - b: abt 1832, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; bap: 19 Feb 1832, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; d: 25 Jun 1901, Moruya, New South Wales. Spouse - Emily Dent, daughter of Henry Dent and Martha Unknown, b: date and place unknown; m: 7 Apr 1856, Sydney, New South Wales; d: 1911, Moruya, New South Wales.

2. Elizabeth Arnett - b: abt 1835, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; bap: 19 Apr 1835, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; d: 7 Jan 1865, Bothwell, Tasmania; bur: aft 7 Jan 1865, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, Tasmania. Spouse - Jonathan Denholm, son of George Denholm and Sarah Barnes, b: abt 1836, Black Marsh, Tasmania; bap: Black Marsh, Tasmania; m: 24 Jun 1856, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 19 Oct 1920, New Town, Tasmania, bur: 25 Oct 1920, Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania.

3. Simon Arnett - b: 3 Mar 1837, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; d: 13 Jan 1898, Bothwell, Tasmania.

4. George Arnett - b: abt 1839, Tasmania; bap: 20 Oct 1839, Bothwell, Tasmania; d: 22 Jan 1909, Kettering, Tasmania. Spouse (1) - Louisa Anson, b: abt 1839, place unknown; m: 28 Nov 1861, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 1 Apr 1883, Hobart, Tasmania. Spouse (2) - Bridget Connors, b: abt 1850, place unknown; m: 24 Oct 1892, Hobart, Tasmania (23).

Spouse (2) - Phoebe Holmes.

b: abt 1807, Ireland; m: 9 Feb 1847, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 15 May 1880, Taralga, New South Wales.

Children of Edward Simon Arnett and Phoebe Holmes:

1. Isabella Arnett - b: 15 Jun 1847, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 23 Nov 1903, Queensland. Spouse - Patrick Joseph Macnamara, b: date and place unknown; m: 1873, Sydney, New South Wales.

2. Fannie Arnett - b: 26 May 1849, Hobart, Tasmania; d: 1924, Woollahra, New South Wales. Spouse - Charles William Munn, b: date and place unknown; m: 20 Sep 1871, Taralga, New South Wales; d: 1927, Woollahra, New South Wales.