Elizabeth Bruce

Level 3

ALISON TILLEY on 9th January 2024

Headstone inscription by Thelma McKay (apparently a descendent of Elizabeth Bruce) entitled "Finding a First Fleeter's Grave" published by the Genealogical Soc of Tasmania in "Tasmanian Ancestry Vol 9 No 3 of 1988, P 29/64 (its actually markied p 135) and here is the URL to check https://www.tasfhs.org/downloads/Volume9Number3_1988.pdf and Ms McKay's version having access to the original I reproduce below TO THE MEMORY OF FRANCIS AND ELIZABETH FLEXMORE THEY DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE FORMER MAY 31 AGED 65 YEARS THE LATTER JUNE 14, 1835. Stop, kind stranger, stop One moment at this place, And view the sure and certain lot Of all the human race. What I am now you soon must be Prepare to meet your fate. Let not this world's vain, empty show Distrust in God create.

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 22nd October 2020

http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D36405/a1085.html A transcript of the Surgeon’s Diary of the voyage on the Lady Penryn. April 1787 15th. Elizth. Bruce, one of the Convicts on board the Penrhyn, fell from the forecastle & broke her right Leg just at the Articulation of the Ankle. 19th. This day I attended (at the request of Mr. Balmain) on the Woman wt. the fractured leg, &c removed the Bandage & dressed it up again; before the Bandage was removed the woman was in the most excruciating pain, but very soon after removing it she became perfectly easy & continued so.

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 12th July 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 12 July 2020), January 1787, trial of ELIZABETH BRUCE ELIZABETH ANDERSON (t17870110-22). ELIZABETH BRUCE, ELIZABETH ANDERSON, Theft > grand larceny, 10th January 1787. 181. ELIZABETH BRUCE and ELIZABETH ANDERSON were indicted for stealing, on the 3d of January , three linen table-cloths, value 15 s. two aprons, value 5 s. the property of Francis Hayward . FRANCIS HAYWARD sworn. I live in John-street, Golden-square ; I am a victualler ; on Wednesday, the 3d of January, the prisoner Anderson came into my house; I never saw her before; I saw both the prisoners standing in the street, before she came in about ten minutes; they were looking over a basket of wet linen that stood on the curb, before a gentleman's door; I passed by them twice; I saw the prisoner Bruce give Anderson something out of the basket, and she put it into her apron, and wrapped it up on one side; I was then in the street passing by; Anderson came into my house about two minutes after; the other stood on the outside; Anderson called for a quartern of gin, and desired it might be brought to the door; I saw the spout of a gallon pot under her gown; I knew it to be mine; taking it away, I saw in her apron, two wet check aprons; I took them from her, and took her into the house; I kept her, and told her she should not go; Bruce came in a few a minutes after with three table cloths in a basket, wet; she called for a pint of beer, and I took charge of her, and the table cloths, and basket, and sent for a constable: Bruce wanted much to go and leave the basket behind her; she said she sold soap about the street for a gentleman at Wapping, and those cloths were given her to wrap it in: Anderson did not say a word: Bruce was the person that gave Anderson the aprons. STEPHEN PITT sworn. I am the constable; I received these things from the last witness, in his parlour; I have had them ever since; I took them to the public office in Poland-street, and had them advertised, and the prosecutrix came and claimed them. MARY HAYWARD sworn. I live in Poland-street, in St. James's parish; my husband's name is Francis; I lost two aprons, and three table cloths out of my garden, on Wednesday, the 3d of this month; it was near three when I missed them; the Justice's man who lived in the street, came on Saturday following, and asked me, and I told him; I went to the office, and saw the things; they were mine. (Deposed to.) PRISONER ANDERSON'S DEFENCE. I had the aprons of this woman, and if you will be so good to question her how she came by the entire of the property, I will be obliged to you. PRISONER BRUCE'S DEFENCE. I found the things, and sold the two aprons to this woman. BOTH GUILTY . Each to be transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice WILSON.

Level 221

D Wong on 26th February 2018

Elizabeth Bruce, was tried at the Old Bailey on 10 January 1787 for theft of three linen tablecloths and two aprons. 16/3/1788: Married John Anderson (Charlotte 1788) - the Charlotte arrived 22/1/1788. They had 3 sons. 4/10/1788: Both were sent to Norfolk Island on the 'Golden Grove'. John Anderson disappears from all records after 1796 and Elizabeth began living with Francis Flexmore (Nepturne 1790) - they had 2 more children. 3/9/1808: Arrived in VDL per 'City of Edinburgh' as the wife of Frances Flexmore. 1813: Francis had land grants at Crayfish Point and 50 acres at Sandy Bay, he acquired other lands at Green Ponds (Kempton), and they lived there until they both died. Francis Flexmore died 21/5/1835 at Kempton, and shortly after Elizabeth died 14/6/1835, both were buried in the grave yard of St Mary's Church, Kempton, Tasmania.

Level 23

Bill Piper on 10th November 2017

Died at Green Ponds (Kempton), Tasmania, on 14 June 1835