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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Elizabeth Davison was transported on the New Grove, departing 30th Oct 1834 and arriving 27th Mar 1835 with 165 passengers.
385 - 490 ton vessel. The 1834 voyage to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia had 165 female transport women, 5 free women and 28 children. Five births during the voyage, 2 babes being stillborn. No deaths of adults. Ship Surgeon, Dr. George Rowe was replaced at Scilly, due to ill health, by David Thomson. Arrived VDL 27 March 1835.
New Grove (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 459 (231). Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
| 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
Elizabeth DAVISON was convicted at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 30 July 1834 for stealing a watch. Previous convictions & bad connections. Life Sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'New Grove' arriving 27 March 1835. Ship Surgeon's Report: "Very good and quiet". Widow, 1 child. Aged 43 yrs. Plain cook & housemaid. 5'1 3/4". Native place of birth: Stanhope, Durham, England. Placements of work service in the Colony. Several records of misconduct and being drunk. Sent to the Female House of Correction, Hobart. 15 March 1837: Application for permission to marry - to William SCOTT (free). Approved. 19 June 1837: Marriage. Elizabeth DAVIDSON, convict per 'New Grove', widow to William SCOTT, widower. St. David's Church, Hobart. (ref. 36/1/3 no. 3648). (note: surname is registered with a 'd' making it Davidson not Davison) 22 Sept 1843: Ticket of Leave granted. 30 Jan 1849: Conditional Pardon approved.