Elizabeth Curten

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Summary

Born
Jan 1780
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
May 1801
Arrival
Dec 1801
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Elizabeth Curten
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1780
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Curtan, Curtin, Curtain

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Northumberland, Morpeth Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st May 1801
Arrival: 14th Dec 1801
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Elizabeth Curten was transported on the Nile, Canada And Minorca, departing 31st May 1801 and arriving 14th Dec 1801 with 305 passengers.

Nile, Canada And MinorcaNile, Canada And Minorca (generic)

References

Primary SourceReference: 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.

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Convict Notes

iain Frazier avatar
75
on 23rd September 2025

Noted an Elizabeth (Williams/Curtin) also arrived on NILE & has an entry on this Website. This may be the same person, although their convict trials are different-but more research is needed to clarify.

iain Frazier avatar
75
on 26th April 2025

Family connections for Elizabeth (Curten) are: CURTEN Elizabeth (Curtan) was born about 1780/3. She was tried at Morpeth Northumberland in September 1800, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 6.5months on Fleet ship NILE. She, as (Curten), is recorded in 1806 Free by Servitude-&, as (Curtin), a concubine no children-working for John (Griffiths). She was an emancipist when she married Robert (Williams his second marriage on 11 5 1807 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She is recorded in 1811 as (Curtain).>>> [Some details taken from this Website; but Elizabeth (Curtan, Curten, Curtin, Curtain) does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me] Robert (Williams) was born about 1762. He was tried for horse theft from Elizabeth (Wilkinson) at Launceston Cornwall Assizes on 25 3 1786, sentenced to death reprieved to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 1 1788 after a voyage of 8.5months on First Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH. He married firstly Elizabeth (Young) on 11 9 1791 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was Free by Servitude by 1795. He is recorded in 1806 Free by Servitude working for John (Griffiths). He died on 8 7 1811 age49 father of 2children. [Some details taken from this Website; where 2of the name are listed] .. >>>Elizabeth (Curtan) married secondly-a third relationship-, as (Elizabeth (Curtin/Williams emancipist), William Edward (Green) emancipist on 8 3 1813 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced a child. She produced 1known child in her lifetime. [William Edward (Green) was born about 1771. He was tried w/1other for stealing linen cloth, on 15 5 1790, from shop of John (Thwaits) in Holborn at probably Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ATLANTIC. He was Free by Servitude by 1811. He died on 3 2 1824 age53 at Richmond & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. [Some details taken from this Website: where information previously provided seems to apply to William (Green BARWELL 1798] 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.