Harriet and Samuel were married in the Congregation of the New Synagogue (London) according to the rites and ceremonies of the German and Polish Jews by M Levy, Reader in the presence of Solomon Marks and Moses Levy. The Registrar was JL or TL Linderthal. The marriage was solemnized at 64 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch in the Parish of S Leonard.

At the time of his marriage and also when his daughter Rachael and son Benjamin were born, Samuel gave his address as 3 Barbican. It was at 1 Barbican that the man who I believe was his father, Abraham, was found in the 1841 census. However Samuel and Harriet were not found in the 1841 census. Perhaps they were living with Harriet's family at the time.

Number 3 Barbican was the address for his business in which he was listed as clothier in the Post Office Directory of 1846.

The 1805 edition of Holden's Trienniel Directory lists Hart and Cohen, slop sellers, 20 & 21 Upper East Smithfield (London). There is no proof that this entry refers to this family.

The 1834 edition of the Post Office Directory of London lists Hart, Samuel, Tailor, 83 Berwick St, Soho.

Samuel was the possessor of a British Passport issued on 29 December 1957 at Alexandria, Egypt. It shows - Samuel Hart Esq going to Marseilles via Malta. On the back of the main page were two visae issued in London by the Consul General of France. The first was for 12 February 1858 and the second for 14 March 1860. Another page shows 'Good for England via Marseilles - British Consulate Alexandria 26th January 1860' and signed by Henry Calvert the Acting Vice Consul . Another page issued on 16 January at Alexandria was good for passage to France. (The passport was given to me by Primrose Moss)

Dr Klee Benenviste of the Adelaide Hebrew Congregation sent me some facts about Samuel and his time in Adelaide. Briefly - He was a member of the Adelaide Hebrew Congregation from its formation in 1848. His attendence at the Committee Meetings on 26 Nov and 10 Dec 184 was noted, and on 24 Dec 1848 he was appointed as a Trustee for the purchase of the land on which a synagogue would be built and was added to the Committee at the meeting. (See Primary Records number 228 for copy of information.)

Also in the first Hebrew Name Book of the Adelaide congregation, and used for blessings when one of the men was called up for a reading of the Torah, the Hebrew names include: Samuel Hart - Shmuel ben Avraham, Benjamin Hart Binyamin ben Shmuel, Louis Hart Yehudah ben Shmuel, Mrs S Hart Hegelah bat (Y)ehudah, Miss Hart Gitel bat Shmuel. This information coupled with the headstone over his grave confirms that the name of his father was Abraham. His certificate of marriage also shows his fahter's name as Abraham Hart.

The Adelaide Almanack of 1864 , page 136 - lists that Messrs S Hart and J M Meyer were authorized to marry and issue marriage licences.

At the consecration in Adelaide of the first synagogue in South Australia, Mr J M Solomon proposed 'the health of Mr Samuel Hart, the treasurer,' and warmly eulogised his liberality and zeal in carrying out the design and meeting the wants of the congregation. At the time Mr Hart was in office he was accustomed to find funds whether he had money in hand or not. His heart was evidently bent on forwarding the good work."

He was listed amongst the 'Colonial Residents' in Murray's Directory of 1848 as a merchant in Rundle Street, Adelaide. This list was compiled from various Directories by the staff of the Mortlock Library of S.S. in 1990-1. Full details are in a Word file.

Boothby's Adelaide Directory list Hart, S importer at 63 Hindley Street from 1864 to 1867, and Hart S Mrs at Hindley Street west from 1868 to 1871.

The inscription on his grave (Row G, plot 10) in the Jewish section of the West Terrace Cemetery reads:

'O'er this do I mourn for the loss of my revered husband who departed this life on 14th Nissan 5627 corresponding with April 19th 1867 in the 54th year of his age. His loss was deeply lamented by all to whom he was known. May his soul be included in the bonds of eternal life.'
Also Samuel son of Abraham.

His gravesite was visited and the inscription copied by Dinah Harvey on 17th June 2003. The grave was in good condition and it seemed possible that the headstone was erected sometime after his death.

Although there were convicts by the name of Samuel Hart, this Samuel was definitely not one of them. The convicts of that name both died in Sydney.

The earliest reference to Samuel Hart in Adelaide is 1848 (see above) so unless he was previously in another state it has to be accepted that it was in this year that the family came to Australia.

So far two possible references have been found regarding his arrival in Australia, although as he travelled frequently these could have been subsequent arrivals, not the first. A Samuel Hart is listed in the Hodge Index on the steamer Juno, from Sydney Melbourne and Portland arriving 4 March 1848, and again on the barque Margaret Brock from Hobart arriving on 21 September 1850.