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Transportation
Elizabeth Board was transported on the William Pitt, departing 30th Jun 1805 and arriving 11th Apr 1806 with 124 passengers.
604 ton ship. 1805 sailing from Portsmouth, England. 1 male (Henry Perfect) and 120 female prisoners. 4 deaths on voyage plus 3 children. 1 female passenger discharged before sailing. The ship arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on 11 April 1806.
William Pitt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 366 |
| 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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Convict Notes
Family connections for Elizabeth (Board) are: BOARD Elizabeth (???/Board sister/cousin John) was born about 1772. She married William (Board) in London & produced 5children. She was tried with her husband for coining (counterfeiting sixpences), on 20 1 1806, at Old Bailey, sentenced to death commuted to Life, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict with her children on 11 4 1806 after a voyage of 9months on WILLIAM PITT. She is recorded in 1828 with Conditional Pardon with her family at George St Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] William (Board) was born about 1772 & became a bricklayer. He was tried with his wife for coining (counterfeiting sixpences), on 20 1 1806, at Old Bailey, sentenced to death commuted to Life. held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 7 1806 after a voyage of 6months on FORTUNE. He is recorded in 1828 with Conditional Pardon bricklayer at George St Sydney with his family. He died on 1 3 1833 age61. [Some details taken from this Website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 53… [Ref B1472] Board, William, 56, conditional pardon, Fortune 1805 life, bricklayer, George Street Sydney [Ref B1473] Board, Elizth. 56 conditional pardon, Wm. Pitt, 1805, life [Ref B1474] Board, Mary A. 17 born in the colony. [Ref B1475] Board, Gregory, 19, born in the colony, lodger at Wm. Hodges, Kent Street Sydney. # There is no sign of the elder son George in the census returns. However, the two elder daughters do appear with their husbands and families: [Ref A0790] Elizabeth, married to Henry Austin (Convict, Tellicherry, 1806). [Ref H2006] Harriet, married to William Hodges (Convict, Royal Admiral, 1800).
The couple were both reprieved and Transported, William came on “Fortune” in 1806 and Elizabeth on “William Pitt” the same year. Their 2 daughters, Elizabeth 1796 and Harriet 1802 and the son, George C1795, also came to the colony at the same time. The couple then had a further 2 children in the colony, Gregory 1809 and Mary Ann 1812.
Elizabeth and her husband William were convicted at the Old Bailey, of ‘coining charges’ in that they had been making counterfeit Sixpences. #Note: Only a small part of the Old Bailey Transcript is attached, since the whole thing takes many pages. Old Bailey online transcript t18050220-79: WILLIAM BOARD and ELIZABETH BOARD were indicted for that they, not having the fear of God before their eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, on the 20th of January, feloniously and traiterously did forge, counterfeit, and coin, a piece of base, false, and counterfeited coin, called a sixpence, made to the likeness of and for a good sixpence, in the similitude and likeness of good and legal current coin of this realm, made of metal, falsely and deceitfully did colour with materials producing the colour of silver. Second Count, For that they one other round piece of base, false, and counterfeited, coin, called a sixpence, did forge, counterfeit, and coin, and caused to be forged, counterfeited, and coined, made of metal, falsely and deceitfully did colour with materials to produce the colour of silver, against their allegiance to the King, and against the form of the statute. (There follows pages of what was discovered and exactly the process which was used to coat base metal with silver, this is quite an extensive discourse with a sound scientific basis). The prisoners left their defence to their Counsel. William Board, GUILTY, Death, aged 30. Elizabeth Board, GUILTY, Death, aged 30. The Jury recommended the woman prisoner to mercy, on account of her having acted under the influence of her husband. First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Heath.