Silas Noyes came to Australia in 1831 on the Georgiana as a convict, sentenced to 7 years. He is sent to Maitland, NSW to be employed by T. Bloomfield. He is given a ticket of leave in 1835 and then a certificate of freedom in 1839. He has a number of children, including a Silas (born in England in 1822) who also comes to Australia marries Ellen Butler of Clonmel, Ireland (1824-1889). They are married in 1842 in Maitland, NSW. They have nine children of whom one is Henry, born 1854, Sydney NSW (dies 1935) who marries Rebecca Coulehan (1863 Bargo Brush, NSW to 1936 Concord West, NSW). They are married in 1883 in Sydney and have seven children.