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Elizabeth Asker was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 123 (63) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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On 8 Dec 1790, (in the supplementary material of the Old Bailey) Elizabeth Asker was one of several prisoners, whose Death sentences were commuted. Most of the other listed prisoners’ sentences were commuted to Life, but Elizabeth’s was commuted to transportation for seven years. Her original Trial at the Old Bailey, 26 May 1790. 443. ELIZABETH ASKER was indicted for burglariously and feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Thomas English , about the hour of nine in the night, on the 18th of March last, and burglariously stealing therein, three cotton gowns, value 14 s. four cotton petticoats, value 10 s. two black silk cloaks, value 10 s. and one child's dimity cloak, value 2 s. his property. THOMAS ENGLISH sworn. I keep a house in Great Earl-street, Seven Dials . The prisoner lived with us three weeks, as a servant ; and went away that night about seven. At ten o'clock I went up stairs, and found a back door open that goes on the leads, over the parlour, and my wife's bonnet on the stairs; I called to her, and told her; and she said, then I dare say all my clothes are gone; she went up stairs, and looked into the back room, where the door was open; and she missed her clothes, which had been hanging behind the door; we did not know how they went, till near a month after that: the officers took the prisoner, and found the duplicates on her: we saw the things at the office in Litchfield-street, and owned them. ANN ENGLISH sworn. The prisoner was our servant; and was discharged the evening of the 18th of March, between seven and eight; and we paid her her wages. English went up stairs about ten, and called to me; and I went up stairs, and looked into the back room where they had hung; and I saw that they were all gone; I saw the door shut between seven and eight, just after the prisoner was gone; I saw the prisoner out on the leads, just before we paid her wages; and I let her out of the street door myself; I saw my clothes in the room that afternoon. Court. What is the value of these clothes? - About thirty-seven shillings. The prisoner said at the office, that she took the street-door key along with her, and let herself in; and opened the back door at the same time, and took the things; and went out at the street-door. CHARLES ELLIOT sworn. On the 8th of April, I took the prisoner into custody in the Park; coming along I asked her where her mistress's property was, that she had robbed her of? she would not tell me then, till I had got a little farther. Court. Did you make her any promise? - Not in the least. I took her to a public-house in Litchfield-street, and took her into a room, and was beginning to search her; she immediately put her hand into her pocket, and pulled out four or five duplicates, and gave them to me; I asked her then, how she got the things out, after she was discharged from her mistress? she then told me, she took the key of the street-door with her when she was discharge, and took her box away, and went and left her box at a friend's house; and some time after, went back to her master's the same night, and let herself in, and went up stairs, and took her mistres's clothes; and opened the back door, and carried them out on the leads. I asked her, if there was any one concerned with her? she said, she threw them down into a back private yard that led into another street, left the back door open, and came out the same way she went in; and went then and took the clothes from the place where she threw them over, and carried them, and put them into her box, which he had left at her friend's. JOHN BROWN sworn. I am a pawnbroker: I took in a gown from a person of the name of Asker; but I cannot swear it was the prisoner; I have the duplicate. Elliot. Here is the counter-duplicate which I found on the woman. Brown. My lord, they correspond together. Mrs. English. This is my gown. THOMAS SANDERSON sworn. I am a pawnbroker. I took in some articles of the prisoner, a gown and two petticoats, the 13th of April: one of the petticoats belongs to Mrs. English. Mrs. English. This petticoat is my property. Sanderson. I took in two cloaks the 31st of March, of the prisoner; a black silk cloak, and a child's white dimity cloak. (Deposed to.) CHARLES YOUNG sworn. I am an officer: I was with Elliott: I know no more. Prisoner. I leave it to the mercy of the Court; I have no witnesses. GUILTY , Death . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice ASHURST. -------------------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. Elizabeth Asker, per Mary Anne, 1791, Conditional Pardon, 31 Jan 1818.