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Eleanor Davies 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 119 (61) |
| 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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"I am a descendant of Eleanor Davis."
"Eleanor Davies/Davis is my 5th great grandma"
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Family connections for Eleanor (Davies) are: DAVIES/DAVIS Eleanor (Davies/is) was born about 1769 & baptised on 16 5 1769 at St Pauls Covent Garden Middlesex England. She married firstly (1of4) ??? (??? perhaps Fowles) in England & produced a child. She was living with Ann & John (Brown) & babysitting their children when charged with stealing cloth coat etc, on 29 5 1790, of her landlord, tried at Old Bailey in July 1790, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW with her daughter on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN>>>. [Some details taken from this Website] Eleanor (Davis) & ??? (??? perhaps Fowles) produced 1child: 1.Elizabeth (Fowles-Davis) was born on 20 8 1786. She arrived in NSW with her mother on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN. She was baptised, as (Davis?), on 26 6 1798 age11 w/halfbrother Jacob (Russell) at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She married firstly Robert (Sherringham) on 15 7 1811 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced 12children. She was recorded in 1828 with her family at Evan.>>> Robert (Sherringham) was born on 15 4 1781. He was tried for stealing shoes from Edmund (Sinclair) at Norfolk Asizes on 15 3 1800, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 12 1801 after a voyage of 7.5months on Fleet ship MINORCA. He was Free by Servitude by 1806 & was issued his Certificate of Emancipation in 1811. He employed convict Andrew (Mahon) at Evan. He was recorded in 1826 as a shoemaker, in 1828 with his family as farmer with 17acres at Evan & in 1828 & 1829 as a shoemaker. His wife left him in 1830s. He died on 22 2 1861 age79. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Elizabeth (Fowles-Davis) associated secondly with Andrew (Mahon), produced 6children & later married him on 10 1 1862 at Windsor. She died on 15 6 1878 age91 mother of 18children. Andrew (Mahon) was born in 1797. He was tried for stealing sheep at Sligo Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 12 1818 after a voyage of 4.5months on MARTHA. He was Free by Servitude by 1828 & is recorded in 1828 as labourer to Robert (Sherrigham) at Evan. He died on 19 7 1889 age92. [Some details taken from this Website] .. .. >>>Eleanor (Davies/is) became pregnant to a seaman on board MARY ANN: >>> 1.Mary Ann (???/Davies) was born on 24 1 1792 & baptised, as Seaton), on 20 2 1792 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. .. >>>Eleanor (Davies/is) married thirdly (3of4) Alexander (Seaton his first marriage) on 25 1 1791 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 1child.>>> Alexander (Seaton) was born about 1759/70. He was tried w/2others for stealing, on 27 7 1786, 2bullocks of Robert (Hill) at Old Bailey on 30 8 1786 (quick justice here), sentenced to death commuted to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 13months on Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH. He joined the 46th Regiment as a private & was transferred to Van Diemens Land (Tasmania). He married secondly (bigamist?) Ann (McKeon/McKoan) on 4/14 6 1816 at St Davids CofE Hobart. He had received his Conditional Pardon <1817. He was killed by musket shot on 20 10 1817 age about47-(at Herdsmans Cove Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) father of 1child-the death occurred after a fight he had with fists & sticks with Lance Corporal (Williams 48th Regiment)-& was buried on 24 11 1817 at St Davids CofE Hobart. He is shown in Smees records as from NEPTUNE-same Fleet as SCARBOROUGH age55 with Conditional Pardon. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Eleanor (Davies/is) had a fourth relationship with Jacob (Russell emancipist his first relationship) from 1795, with whom she produced 4children & later married. She was Free by Servitude by 1798. She married Jacob (Russell) on 30 5 1818 at Christ Church Castlereagh. She died on 15/22 9 1824 age53/6 at Castlereagh mother of 7children & was buried, as (Russell), at Christ Church Castlereagh. Jacob (Russell) was born on 15 8 1761. He was tried for stealing perhaps with others on 20 11 1786 from William (Outridge/Ordage) of Birmingham Warwickshire at Warwick Assizes on 26 3 1787, sentenced to death commuted to 7years, held in prison & on hulks & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship SALAMANDER; he was assigned to Supt Convicts at Parramatta; he was Protestant. On 23 3 1794 he was grantd his Freedom in Parramatta. On 19 11 1794 he was granted 30acres at South Creek Mulgrave Place Hawkesbury River Windsor. He was Free by Servitude by 1798. He added 24acres by purchase & was granted 5more acres at Hawkesbury on 18 12 1799. He was recorded in 1828 as Free by Servitude with his wife farmer on 25acres at Evan. He married secondly Jane (Shaw), an assigned convict/housekeeper, on 20 6 1825 at Christ Church Castlereagh. He died on 4 11 1856 age95 father of 5children. [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.
baptised 16 May 1769 St Paul's Covent Garden Middlesex, England daughter of John Davis, and Ann (Gregg)
Whilst being transported aboard the ship 'Mary Anne' Eleanor became pregnant, probably to a seaman of the ship. The child of this union, Mary Ann, was born on 24 Jan 1792, 6 months after the ship arrived in the colony. The child Mary Ann took the name 'Seaton'. Eleanor then Alexander Seaton (Convict, Scarborough, 1790), in 1791, but soon thereafter became estranged. Around 1795, she commenced a long-term relationship with Jacob Russell (Convict, Salamander, 1791). Eleanor and Jacob had 4 children between 1796 and 1805. Then in October 1817, Alexander Seaton was killed at Herdsman’s Cove in Van Diemens Land whilst a private, with the 46th Regiment and subsequently, Eleanor married Jacob May 30 1818. However, Eleanor only lived a few more years and died in 1824. Jacob subsequently remarried, Jane Shaw (Convict, Almorah, 1823).
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org), July 1790, trial of ELEANOR DAVIS (t17900707-9). ELEANOR DAVIS, Theft > grand larceny, 7th July 1790. ELEANOR DAVIS was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of May , one man's cloth coat, value 5 s. one waistcoat, value 2 s. two pair of sattinet breeches, value 5 s. one body, value 6 d. a shirt, value 12 d. twelve plates, value 12 d. a dish, value 6 d. four salts, value 12 d. a mustard pot, value 3 d. a bottle, value 4 d. a money scale case, value 12 d. and sundry other things, value 7 s. 4 d. the property of John Brown. ANN BROWN sworn. On the 29th of May I was going out to work: I left the prisoner to take care of the house, and the children: I told her I would give her sixpence and some victuals. I came home about eight o'clock in the evening, and found some of my things were gone; my child was at the door at play; and he said he had been with Nelly to sell the things; (enumerates the things); I was very much flurried; and some people sent for me; and I was going along the street, and there was a crowd, and she was looking out of a coach window; I took her, and gave charge of her to the watchman; I came back and searched, and found the remainder of my things were gone: she was taken to the watch-house: I found some of my things again; they are here: she lodged in my house: the things were found at a house in East-smithfield; the person is here. JOHN HURN sworn. I am a broker. (Produces the things); I bought them of the prisoner at the bar: the next day Mrs. Brown came and owned them, and they were taken to Mr. Justice Staples; I gave eighteen-pence for them: the prisoner said they were her own. Mrs. Brown. These are part of my things. Harn. I am not able to swear to the prisoner; I never saw her before. Court. Do you believe her to be the woman? - I believe her to be the woman; she is like the woman: I told the justice I could not positively swear to her: I knew the child again directly I saw it. RICHARD LACEMAN sworn. I was at the watch-house. I searched her, and found a small pocket book, and sixteen duplicates in it; I gave them to Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown. They are my duplicates. THOMAS PENTELOW sworn. I am a watchman: I took charge of her. PRISONER's DEFENCE. I found these duplicates. I cannot read. The child was playing with them: I did not know who they belonged to. GUILTY. Transported for seven years. Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice WILSON.