By 1832 Benjamin and his brother Robert had established baking and retail businesses in London.

Influenced by John Dunmore Lang's description of the opportunities available in Australia, they migrated to Moreton Bay on the Chaseley arriving in May 1849.

[4] Benjamin Cribb was married twice, in 1839 to Elizabeth Bridson (1810—1852) and in 1853 to Clarissa Kendal Foote (1825—1899).

His brother Robert Cribb also served in both the New South Wales and Queensland Parliaments.

[7] After arriving in the Moreton Bay colony, Benjamin Cribb established a retail business in Ipswich.

He was a strong supporter of the separation of the colony of Queensland and opposed the use of convicts, coolies or Kanaks as cheap labour.

[11] Benjamin Cribb died on 11 March 1874 at his home Gooloowan in Denmark Hill, Ipswich.