Elizabeth Crouch

Level 75

iain Frazier on 26th September 2024

Family connections for Elizabeth (Crouch) are: Some amendments added Dec 2025. CROUCH Elizabeth (Crouch) was born about 1783. She was tried for theft of a shawl etc, on 6 1 1800, of William (Bicknell) at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at London Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 6 1801 after a voyage of 10months on EARL CORNWALLIS. He had a first (1of4) relationship with Stephen (Tuckerman his second relationship). She was provided with 500lbs by Stephen (Tuckerman) before he left the colony. She is recorded as being robbed in 1804.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Stephen (Tuckerman) married firstly ??? (???) & produced children at New Bedford Bedfordshire. He arrived in Australia in 1801 as ships Master of CAROLINE. for whom he provided money before leaving to return to UK via Chile; the ship sank after leaving Chile. He was recorded in 1824 as a farmer. Elizabeth (Crouch) & Stephen (Tuckerman) produced 1child: 1.Stephen Adolphus (Tuckerman) was born on 5 12 1802 & baptised on 10 11 1807 age4 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. After the death in 1812 of his stepfather (Addy) he received part of his assets. He was living at Portland Head when he married Sarah (Beasley) on 27 1 1823 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He is recorded in 1827, 1828 & 1830 as farmer at Portland Head with his family. He died in 1875 age about72 ..Sarah (Beasley) was born on 21 3 1806 & baptised on 5 7 1806 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She is recorded in 1828 at Portland Head with her family. She died on 30 6 1867 age61. ..Details of Sarah (Beasley)s family are given in entry for Charles (Beazley BARWELL 1798) on this Website. ..Stephen (Tuckerman) & Sarah (Beasley) produced at least 5children. ..1.Elizabeth (Tuckerman) was born on 15 12 1823 & baptised on 11 1 1824 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 at Portland Head with her parents. ..2.Mary (Tuckerman) was born on 18 6 1825 at Portland Head & baptised on 7 8 1825 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 at Portland Head with her parents. ..3.Emma (Tuckerman) was born on 6 3 1827 at Sackville Reach & baptised on 22 4 1827 at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. She died on 4 11 1827 age8-m & was buried at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach. ..4.Stephen Edward (Tuckerman) was born on 29 8 1828 at Sackville Reach & baptised on 7 10 1828 at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. He is recorded in 1828 at Portland Head with his parents. ..5.Charles Henry (Tuckerman) was born on 13 11 1830 at Sackville Reach & baptised on 19 12 1830 at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. .. >>>Elizabeth (Crouch) emancipist married secondly (2of4) William (Addy) on 18 8 1807 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. After her husbands death in 1812 she received part of his assets.>>> William (Addy) was born about 1772. He was tried at Aylesbury Assizes Buckinghamshire on 30 7 1791, sentenced to 7years, is recorded as being held on STANISLAUS hulk at Woolwich London from October 1792 to January 1793 (which doesn't fit with other information here) & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 10 1792 on ROYAL ADMIRAL. He received a Pardon in 1794 on condition he enlisted in NSW Corps, which he did on 24 11 1794 at Sydney as a private. In 1795 he was detached to (Abbott)s company & in that year he shared a land grant with Lieutenant (Abbott) and others. He was transferred to (Grose)s company in 1798, with which he still served at Hawkesbury in 1802. He is recorded in 1802 with 50acres. He was discharged on 25 3 1803. His grant of 90acres at Sackville Reach sufferred difficulties including floods & pig stealers in 1803-5. He is recorded in 1806 as Free by Servitude on 115acres at Portland Head. He had a liquor licence in 1809. Continuing his decline, his property & goods were auctioned in 1809. He seems to have been a constable in 1811. He died on 22 1 1812 age40 with Absolute Pardon, leaving his assets to his wife & stepson. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Elizabeth (Crouch) married thirdly (3of4) Thomas (Ivory his second relationship) emancipist on 1 5 1812 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1814 with Thomas (Ivory). After this husbands death in 1815 she had his liquor licence transferred to herself.>>> Thomas (Ivory) was born about 1750. He was tried at Southampton Assizes Hampshire, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6months on HMS GLATTON; he was Protestant. He had a first relationship with Ann (Shein/e). He became an Innkeeper. He is recorded in 1806 as having his Ticket of Leave with Ann (Shiney) concubine. He is recorded in 1814 as landholder with Elizabeth (Crouch). He died in 1815 or (as Thomas (Ivery), on 29 1 1820 age70 & was buried at St Johns CofE Launceston. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Elizabeth (Crouch) married fourthly Edward (Churchill) on 14 8 1815 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She is recorded in 1828 Free by Servitude with her husband, her son & family at Portland Head. She died on 27 5 1852 age69 mother of 1known child. Edward (Churchill/Roach) was born about 1773. He was tried w/2others for stealing tallow, on 10 6 1809, of Christian (Splidt) at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 27 2 1810 after a voyage of 6months on ANN/E. He became a farmer & landholder. He is recorded in 1828 Free by Servitude with his wife, her son & family as farmer 325acres at Portland Head. He died on 20 5 1863 age80. [Some details taken from 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. Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'

Level 105

Denis Pember on 6th December 2016

Sainty and Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 89... [Ref C1115] Churchill, Edward, 56, FS, Anne, 1810, 7 years, Farmer at Portland Head. 325 acres, 135 cleared, 130 cultivated, 5 horses, 19 cattle. [Ref C1116] Churchill, Elizabeth, 44, FS, Earl Cornwallis, 1801, 7 years.

Level 105

Denis Pember on 6th December 2016

Elizabeth had a series of relationships. The first of these was with Stephen Tuckerman, the captain of the ship "Caroline". In Sydney, while negotiating for the disposal of his rum cargo from his ship dragged on, Stephen met and spent time with Elizabeth. He may or may not have known that she was pregnant at the time of his departure for his wife and family in New Bedford. On the journey back, after leaving Chile the ship went down and Stephen was not heard from again. It has been said that on sailing, Tuckerman deposited £500 with Simeon Lord for Elizabeth's support. That she was not left destitute is shown by the theft of her watch, earring and a little money reported in 1804, so the story may be true. They had the one child, Stephen Adolphus Tuckerman, born 1802. In 1807, Elizabeth married William Addy (Convict, 1792, "Royal Adsmiral"). They appear to have had no children and William died in 1812. In 1812, Elizabeth married one Thomas Ivory (Convict, 1803, "Glatton"). Thomas became an Innkeeper and he died in 1815. Elizabeth had his liquor licence transferred to her name. Someone, Simeon Lord, perhaps, appears to have been watching her interests and those of the boy (Stephen Tuckerman), ensuring that she herself had administration of the Ivory estate, and the Addy property properly secured. In 1815 Elizabeth married Edward Churchill (Convict, 1810, "Anne"). He had become a most successful farmer and landholder.

Level 105

Denis Pember on 6th December 2016

The Old Bailey transcript 19 Feb 1800: (www.oldbaileyonline.org t18000219-78) ELIZABETH CROUCH was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 6th of January , a shawl, value 8s. two pair of stockings, value 7s. and a pair of shoes, value 3s. the property of William Bicknell. WILLIAM BICKNELL sworn. - I am a school-master, and live at Ponder's-end; I was in London in January, and received a parcel of linen; I found several articles missing, but I knew nothing more till the prisoner was apprehended; I was sent for to the Mansion-house, and I saw my daughter's gown on the prisoner's back, that is all I know. MISS BICKNELL sworn. - The things were sent to town for me by the errand-cart, on the 6th of January; I packed them myself in a box; when I opened the box, I found the things missing that are mentioned in the indictment; the box was taken to Mr. Shepherd's, who takes in parcels from the coaches and errand-carts, in Bishopsgate-street; I wrote home to inform my friends, and went to Mr. Shepherd's, who said, it certainly could be nobody in their house, it must be the errand-cart people. JOHN SHEPHERD sworn. - I live at No. 90, in Bishopsgate-within, and am a trunk and boxmaker; parcels are brought to my house by the errand-cart; two of the parcels were delivered in the same manner as I suppose I received them; I cannot say what was in either; I cannot swear to the property; the prisoner was my servant, she had not lived three weeks with me; on the 28th of January, Mr. Lavie, of Tottenham, applied to me about a bag he had sent up, and out of the bag he had lost an old gown he had given half-a-crown for; I told him, there was such a thing that Mrs. Shepherd had found in the girl's bed, who said it was not her's, but there before she came; I shewed him the gown, and then took him into the kitchen, and said, I suppose, that is the person, who stole your gown, and then she owned to the rest of the things; it had been found three or four days before up stairs, it was then in Mrs. Shepherd's possession, she found it under the quilt of the girl's bed, and the girl said, it was there before she came; the shoes and shawl, and two handkerchiefs were found by the side of the bed, by Mrs. Shepherd, who is not here, because she is very near her time; I suspected the prisoner, in consequence of Mr. Lavie's information; he described what sort of gown it was, and that it had a patch on one side; when I saw the patch on the side, says I, that is the girl that took Mr. Bicknell's property; says Mr. Bicknell, tell your master whether you have taken the other property; says she, I have of course; I sent for a constable, this gown was upon her, she was committed; the shoes I found myself, in the bed, and the shawl she had round her neck; (The property was produced, and deposed to by the prosecutor. Prisoner's defence. I have nothing to say. GUILTY. (Aged 16.) Transported for seven years.