Eliza Brown

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C H on 28th February 2024

Old Bailey Online ELIZA BROWN. ELIZA JOHNSON. Theft; pocketpicking. 15th February 1827. Text type Trial account Defendants ELIZA BROWN, ELIZA JOHNSON Offences Theft > Pocketpicking Session Date 15th February 1827 Reference Number t18270215-43 Verdicts Guilty, Not guilty Punishments Transportation 536. ELIZA BROWN and ELIZA JOHNSON were indicted for stealing, on the 29th of January , 1 gold watch, value 8l.; 1 steel-chain, value 6d., and 1 seal, value 10s., the goods of Matthew Gibbs , from his person . MATTHEW GIBBS. I am an officer of the Customs , and live in the Old Bailey. On the 29th of January, between twelve and one o'clock at night, I was on London-bridge , going towards home - I was rather in liquor - the prisoners met me, and asked me to go home with them - I refused; they turned back with me, and walked to the middle of the bridge - they asked me to treat them; I said I had no money, and there was no house open; they left me, and in less than a minute (before they had got three yards from me) I missed my watch, which I am sure was safe before I met them - I went after Johnson, caught her, and gave her in charge - Brown ran away, but was brought into the watch-house by an officer, about a quarter of an hour afterwards - my watch was found on her; I am quite sure of her, for they stood under a gas-light on the bridge - I was not insensible, but rather in liquor. Prisoner JOHNSON. Q. Did I not pick up your umbrella? A. No; I had one, but never dropped it. Prisoner BROWN. Q. Did you not throw your arm round my neck? A. No; I used no familiarities with either of them - I did not go back with them, or treat them at all. JOHN BAILEY . I am a constable of London-bridge. Gibbs brought Johnson into the watch-house on this charge, and said another woman was in her company - he had been drinking, but was not insensible; I went out, and took Brown on the bridge, going towards the City; she denied the charge - I found the seal in her pocket, and the watch dropped from her. JOHN SMITH . I was coming over the bridge, and heard Gibbs say he had lost his watch; I saw a woman run across the bridge, and followed her, but I could see nothing of her; I returned, and saw Brown looking at the watch in her hand - I went to the watch-house, and told them - they went out and took her.(Property produced and sworn to.) BROWN's Defence. He gave me the watch to hold for a sum of money. J. BAILEY. She said nothing about this at the watch-house. BROWN - GUILTY . Aged 20. Transported for Seven Years . JOHNSON - NOT GUILTY .

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Description Born 1807 Place of birth Liverpool. Gender female. Height 4' 10.75". Religion Protestant (unspecified). Has tattoo no. First recorded 1827

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NSW Convict Applications to Marry 1825-1841 Given names Eliza Surname Brown Age 26 Sentence 7 yrs Sentence term 7 Marital status Bond. Is the applicant a convict? convict Ship Harmony Spouse Henry Abrahams Is the proposed spouse a convict? convict Permission date 21 Dec 1829 Clergyman And Revd S. Marsden Place Parramatta State Records of NSW reference no NRS 12212 [4/4508; Fiche 780] Permission id 1464

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Maureen Withey on 23rd July 2019

1828 census at the Government Factory, Parramatta, Eliza Brown, age 27, Harmony 1827, presbyterian, 7 yrs.