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Rachel Earley was transported on the Friendship, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 21st Jan 1788 with 107 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
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Family connections for Rachel (Earley) are: EARLEY Rachel (Earley/Early/Hurley/Harley/Arley/Alley/Yearley) was born in 1762/9. She was tried for stealing tea etc at Reading Berkshire Quarter Sessions on 24 7 1786, sentenced to 7years, held on DUNKIRK hulk, & arrived in NSW as a convict on 2 11 1788 after a voyage of 7.5months on First Fleet ship FRIENDSHIP; she was apparantly the cause of some trouble on the ship, placed in irons for a time & transferred to PRINCE OF WALES on 28 10 1788 at Cape of Good Hope. She married firstly John (Price) on 1 6 1788 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She arrived on Norfolk Island on GOLDEN GROVE on 13 10 1788 with her husband; while here she was sentenced to 10lashes, described as 'a most abandoned woman'.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] John Alexander (Price) was born about 1764. He arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 12 1788 after a voyage of 12months on First Fleet ship ALEXANDER. He arrived on Norfolk Island on GOLDEN GROVE on 13 10 1788 with his wife. He died on 10 10 1790 on Norfolk Island - or maybe he left Norfolk Island with his wife in March 1794 on FRANCIS to Port Jackson. John (Price) does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me. .. >>>Rachel (Earley/Price) had a second relationship with Samuel (Marsden his first relationship) & produced 2children. She left Norfolk Island with her husband or Samuel (Marsden) in March 1794 on FRANCIS to Port Jackson. She returned to Norfolk Island on the RELIANCE in February 1796 w/daughter Elizabeth. She is recorded as sentence expired off stores on Norfolk Island in February 1805. She is recorded in 1811 at Hobart Van Diemens Land (Tasmania). She died on 22 4 1842 age80/75 of natural decay mother of 2known children & was buried at Kangaroo Point. Samuel (Marsden) was born about 1778. He enlisted in NSW Corps in UK as a private on 22 8 1789. He arrived in NSW as a soldier on 26 6 1790 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship SURPRISE; a voyage noted for extreme brutality of prisoners with a high death rate. He arrived on Norfolk Island on 11 2 1793, perhaps on KITTY. In 1794 he was granted 100acres at Field of Mars. In 1798 he was detached to (Townson)s company & in this year he leased 5acres6rods at Parramatta. In 1799 he was granted 100acres at Dundas. He had a second relationship with Alice (???/Harmsworth) whom he married on 19 1 1800 recorded at St Phillips CofE Sydney. In 1800 he was detached to (Foveaux)s company & was on Norfolk Island in 1801. In 1803 he was granted 335more acres at Field of Mars (being a consolidation of properties run by 4others (T (Cottrel), T (Tynan), C (Smith) & J (Thomson)- who probably lost their livelihood in favour of the military. He is recorded as a private NSW Corps on Norfolk Island in February 1805. He was still with (Foveaux)s company on Norfolk Island in 1808 when he was detached to (Lamb)s company. In 1809 he was detached to (McArthur)s company then 8company. In 1810 he was detached to Veterans Company. He died on 25 2 1830 age52 father of 8children. Details of Samuel (Marsden)s family are given in entry for Mary Ann (Reynolds WILLIAM PITT 1806) on this Website. References: 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. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'
Lyndel Phelan (0) at 6:44pm, 3rd November 2022 wrote of Rachel Earley: Early, Rachel (1769–1842) Rachel Earley (1769-1842) was found guilty on 24 July 1786 at Reading, Berkshire, of stealing three yards of silk ribband, a linen cap, and an ounce each of tea, tobacco and sugar. Sentenced to 7 years transportation, she was sent to the Dunkirk hulk, where she remained until she embarked for New South Wales on the Friendship in March 1787. Earley was placed in irons on 6 October for ‘theft and dirtyness’ and was still in irons when transferred to the Prince of Wales on 28 October at the Cape of Good Hope. She arrived in Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. As Rachel Arlly she married John Price on 1 June 1788 at St Philip’s Church, Sydney. They were sent to Norfolk Island on the Golden Grove in October 1788. On 5 April 1791, Ralph Clark commented, when sentencing her to 10 lashes for refusing to obey orders that she ‘is the Most abandoned woman that I ever knew or herd of’. Her husband may have been the ‘Price’ who died on the island or the John Price who left the island in March 1793. Rachel had a daughter Elizabeth with Private Samuel Marsden in 1794. The couple left Norfolk Island for Port Jackson on the Francis in March 1794 but seem to have separated soon after. Rachel returned to Norfolk Island on the Reliance in February 1796 with Elizabeth. She was mustered at Hobart in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) in 1811. She died (as Rachel Hirly and was buried as Rachel Herley) on 27 April 1842 at Kangaroo Point; her age was given as 75 and cause of death as ‘natural decay’. She may also have had two other daughters, Ann and Catherine, fathered by Samuel Marsden. information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 114 Cheryl Timbury, ‘Rachel Early’, First Fleet Fellowship Victoria, https://firstfleetfellowship.org.au/convicts/rachel-early — accessed 27 August 2020
Early, Rachel (1769–1842) Rachel Earley (1769-1842) was found guilty on 24 July 1786 at Reading, Berkshire, of stealing three yards of silk ribband, a linen cap, and an ounce each of tea, tobacco and sugar. Sentenced to 7 years transportation, she was sent to the Dunkirk hulk, where she remained until she embarked for New South Wales on the Friendship in March 1787. Earley was placed in irons on 6 October for 'theft and dirtyness' and was still in irons when transferred to the Prince of Wales on 28 October at the Cape of Good Hope. She arrived in Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. As Rachel Arlly she married John Price on 1 June 1788 at St Philip's Church, Sydney. They were sent to Norfolk Island on the Golden Grove in October 1788. On 5 April 1791, Ralph Clark commented, when sentencing her to 10 lashes for refusing to obey orders that she 'is the Most abandoned woman that I ever knew or herd of'. Her husband may have been the 'Price' who died on the island or the John Price who left the island in March 1793. Rachel had a daughter Elizabeth with Private Samuel Marsden in 1794. The couple left Norfolk Island for Port Jackson on the Francis in March 1794 but seem to have separated soon after. Rachel returned to Norfolk Island on the Reliance in February 1796 with Elizabeth. She was mustered at Hobart in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1811. She died (as Rachel Hirly and was buried as Rachel Herley) on 27 April 1842 at Kangaroo Point; her age was given as 75 and cause of death as 'natural decay'. She may also have had two other daughters, Ann and Catherine, fathered by Samuel Marsden. information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 114 Cheryl Timbury, 'Rachel Early', First Fleet Fellowship Victoria, https://firstfleetfellowship.org.au/convicts/rachel-early — accessed 27 August 2020
Rachel Earley was tried at Reading, Berkshire on 24 July 1786 for stealing tea and silk with a value of 3 shillings. She was sentenced to transportation for 7 years and left England on the Friendship aged about 25 at that time (May 1787). She died in 1842 She spent time in irons on board the Friendship for “theft and dirtyness”. On 5 April 1791 she was ordered to receive 10 lashes for refusing to obey orders.Married John Price on 1 June 1788.