Elizabeth Banks

Summary

Born
Jan 1802
Conviction
Cow stealing
Departure
Aug 1832
Arrival
Jan 1833
Death
May 1887
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Personal Information

Name: Elizabeth Banks
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1802
Death: 11th May 1887
Age at death: 85
Occupation: Country servant
Aliases: Elizabeth Dewhurst [Married]

Crime

Crime: Cow stealing
Convicted at: Stafford Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Aug 1832
Arrival: 10th Jan 1833
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Elizabeth Banks was transported on the Frances Charlotte, departing 30th Aug 1832 and arriving 10th Jan 1833 with 103 passengers.

Frances CharlotteFrances Charlotte (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 411 (206)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 19th June 2024

1836 - 2 Feb. Permission to Marry Name: Elizabeth Banks [No; 252] to Charles Dewhurst - Free - Approved Approved on the 10 Feb 1836. 1836 - 7 May. Married at married in the school house by banns at Campbell Town

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 17th February 2022

1834 - Source; AF586-1-1. Baptism Solemnized in the Female House of Correction. Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land. No; 134 When Born; 12 Feb 1834. When Baptized; 14 May 1834 Childs Christian Name; Frederick Leake Parents Name; Elizabeth Banks. Ship Name; F. Charlotte By whom the Ceremony was performed; Wm Bedford. Senior Chaplain.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
Level 338
on 17th February 2022

1833 – Source; CON40-1-1 Index No; 252 Trial; 8 March 1833 Transported for “Stealing a Cow" Status; Single BROTHERS: Transported at the last Spring Assizes 1831. 1833 - Source; CON19-1-12. Description List. Trade; Country Servant Age; 19 years [1813] 1833 - 12 Aug. Disobedience of Orders to her mistress. 1 month working cell 1833 - 13 Nov. Returned to the Crime Class being pregnant 1836 - Found absent from her master's premises at 2 o'clock this morning. 3 months crime class

Gary Sullivan avatar
Level 2
on 10th February 2017

Archives Office of Tasmania in the description of the convict gives Elizabeth's age as 19, which would give her a DOB in 1813, not 1802. Other (unconfirmed) sources give her DOB as 22 March 1816. I suspect that the date of death (again from Tasmanian records) is 15 July 1851.