Elizabeth Jenkins

Level 53

Beth Taylor on 4th February 2026

TIMELINE NOTES: BC: 1773 (trial) or 1783 (indent & census) Sentenced: 15/09/1813 Middlesex GD [see trial record below] to transportation for 7 years Crime: Stealing Previous Occupation: Teacher Age on Convict Indent: 31 1813 - ELIZABETH JENKINS, Theft > grand larceny, 15th September 1813. 844. ELIZABETH JENKINS was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 2nd of September, twenty-five pint pewter pots, value 2 l. and eight pewter quart pots, value 5 s. the property of James Smith. JAMES SMITH. I keep the Feathers public-house, the corner of Brownlow-street, Edgware-road. I have lost nineteen pounds worth of pots since last April, and I have no doubt but this woman took three parts of them. On the 2nd of this month I had information that the prisoner had some pots in her possession. I went to Mr. Walker. The prisoner lodges in Mr. Walker's house. I asked Mr. Walker to go and look for my pots in the back garret: The prisoner lodged in the back garret in Mr. Walker's house. The prisoner then was not at home. I went the second time; Mr. Walker delivered five pint pots and one quart. About seven o'clock they sent over to me, and told me there was a strap full of pots. I went over; I brought out of the prisoner's room twenty pint pewter pots and seven quarts. These are the pots; they are every one of them mine. Q. Did you ever see the prisoner about your premises - A. Yes, she often came there. She fetched beer for Mrs. Large in the first floor in the same house. MATHEW WALKER. The prisoner lodged in my house, in the back garret. From the information of Mr. Smith I went into the prisoner's room. I went up stairs with her when she came home; I told her I wished to go into the room; I was informed there were some pots there. She refused. At last I went in; I found five pints and one quart. She said the pots had been brought there in a mistake. About seven o'clock I went into the room again; she had absconded then. I found twenty pints and seven quarts in a bag by the side of the bed. In searching the room I found an old frying pan; in it were the remains of pewter. Prisoner's Defence. These pots were carried up stairs by Mrs. Large's children. The frying pan was in the room when I first entered it; that belongs to Mr. Walker. GUILTY, aged 40. Transported for Seven Years. First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Dampier. (Source: Old Bailey on-line http://www.oldbaileyonline.org ) Certificate of Freedom 496 (indent) 1814 Muster: Elizabeth JENKINS, con, Brox, on stores, teacher to the school, Parra (3265) 1817, 14 May – Re Elizabeth Jenkins. Letter to Col Sec from John Eyre, “master of the public school at Parramatta.” Elizabeth had been sent from the Female Factory to the school to teach girls needlework. Sentenced to confinement in Parramatta Factory for theft, but released on several occasions to assist at births, including Mrs Smith of Parramatta. (Source: SRNSW Col Sec Papers, Letters Received, Reel 6047; 4/1739, pp201-5) 1822 Muster: Elizabeth JENKINS, FBS, Brox, lodger at M Jones, Sydney (A11235) [with 2 children, Mary aged 3 & William 2, incorrectly listed as children of J. Jenkins] 1822, 26 July – “THE Undersigned having removed, with his Family, from Sydney to his present Residence in Parramatta, begs Leave most respectfully to acquaint his Friends, and the Public, that he still continues to receive Orders to execute the respective Branches of his Profession, as a Builder and Sworn Surveyor ; and hopes for a continuance of their favour, by strict impartiality, and punctual discharge of the several duties of his station.-Letters, Orders, &c. will be received at the Gazette Office, Sydney. N. B.-Funerals performed as usual. JAMES SMITH.” (Source: Sydney Gazette, 26/07/1822, p1S) 1823-1825 Muster: Elizabeth JENKINS, TL, Brox, 7 years, housekeeper, widow, Parra (26887) 1828 Census: Elizabeth JENKINS, 45, FS, Brox, 7 years, prot, servant to Robert Crawford, Hillend, Prospect (J0280) [Note: In 1823 land was granted by Governor Brisbane to Scottish immigrant, Robert Crawford. Robert named his 2,000 acre (8 km²)Doonside after his family home in Scotland, which was known as the River Doon. The grant was also known as Hill-end but later the area became known as Crawford, before officially becoming Doonside. Source: Wikipedia] [son William JENKINS (J0247) aged 8, BC, prot, living with John Fullaghar & family, tailor, George St Parramatta. No record of daughter Mary] [James SMITH, aged 44, CF per Indefatigable 1814, surveyor, Parramatta (S1266) & wife Ann Augusta CF same ship, & 2 daughters] NSW BDM: 1) Children born to Elizabeth Jenkins and James Smith: • Mary JENKINS born 10/08/1818 Sydney (V1818-798-7 bapt St Phillips Sydney on 06/09/1818, parents Elizabeth and James), died ? • William Smith JENKINS born 05/05/1820 to Elizabeth Jenkins & James Smith, builder of Parramatta, & baptised at St Johns Parra by Rev Marsden on 14 Nov 1831 (he was aged 11. V1820-127-15), marr 1842 Sydney to Agnes McClurkin, died c1883 Freemans Reach 2) “On the 14th instant, at Parramatta, Mr. James Smith, surveyor and builder, aged 74” (Source: SMH 16/04/1857, p1) 3) Elizabeth Jenkins died at Camperdown on 10 Jan 1858 from debility [1858/1736]. [David Milston has DC] “Women of Botany Bay”- page 292 – “Publicans were a target for women thieves, 45 year-old Elizabeth Jenkins was convicted for stealing 25 pewter pots & 8 quart pots. This was not her first offence & she was transported on the “Broxbornebury”. Her prosecutor, James Smith, Proprietor of “The Feathers” Public House in Edgeware Rd, said in evidence that he had lost 19 pounds worth of pewter pots on the preceding five months. He knew the accused who frequently came to his Public House & fetched beer for a Mrs Large who had rooms on the first floor of the house in which she lived. Elizabeth Jenkins pleaded that it was Mrs Large’s children who used the fry-pan in her garret to melt down the pewter pots” Jess’ Girls – SAG:  1814 – Muster  1818 – at Newcastle  1822 – Muster  1825 – TL, widow, housekeeper, Parra  1828 – Census  ABGR – died 1858 Glebe James Smith Came free per "Indefatigable", 1815; builder and surveyor; resident at Sydney then Parramatta. 1814-1825 index to Col Sec Papers: 1814 Jan 20 Allowed to proceed to New South Wales as free settler (Reel 6055; 4/1760 p.33) 1816 Jan 16 Of Sydney. On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1816; at Ducks River (Fiche 3266; 9/2652 p.22) 1816 Apr 5 Indenture of contract, with specifications, for building of parsonage at Parramatta (Reel 6045; 4/1734 pp.134-7, 142-8) 1816 Jun 22 On lists of persons to be issued with horned cattle from the Government Herds (Reel 6038, SZ759 p.214; Reel 6031, 4/7028A p.35) 1816 Jul 27 On return of horned cattle issued from the Government Herds between 8 May 1814 & 9 Jan 1819 (Reel 6048; 4/1742 p.60) 1816 Nov 1 Paid from the Police Fund for erecting parsonage house at Parramatta (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.270) 1816 Nov 8 Re his request to import cedar from Port Stephens (Reel 6005; 4/3495 p.261) 1816 Nov 9 According to permission granted, had engaged S Wiseman's vessel to import cargo of cedar from Port Stephens; asking for licence (Reel 6046; 4/1736 p.157) 1817 Jan 27 His letter returned from Mr J T Campbell's office (Reel 6005; 4/3495 p.470) 1817 Feb 4 Seeking permission to send vessel to Port Stephens for further cargo of cedar, also to quarry stone from Parramatta River to complete parsonage (Reel 6047; 4/1739 pp.128-30) 1817 Feb 8 Paid from the Police Fund for erecting parsonage house and offices at Parramatta (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.311) 1817 Mar 3 Letter to approving payment for repairs done to Native Institution School House (Reel 6005; 4/3496 pp.27-8) 1817 Apr 30 Paid from the Police Fund for repairs made by him on the Native Institution schoolhouse (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.346) 1817 Jun 2 Letter to requesting access to quarries of stone and gravel for repair of road from Sydney to Parramatta (Reel 6005; 4/3496 p.164) 1817 Jun 7 Giving valuation of carpenter work in new Female Orphan School (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.318-9) 1817 Jun 24 Report of the work done by Rouse and Smith at the Female Orphan School near Parramatta sent to Revd Samuel Marsden for his information (Reel 6005; 4/3496 p.206) 1817 Aug 16 Paid from the Police Fund for erecting parsonage house at Parramatta (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.371) 1817 Aug 16 Paid from the Police Fund as remuneration for part of his house and premises in George Street surrendered to Government in order to widen Market Street (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.373) 1817 Nov 15,18 Re deficiencies in Smith's contract for building the parsonage house at Parramatta; undertaking by Smith to replace unsatisfactory guttering (Reel 6045; 4/1734 pp.138-41) 1817 Nov 18 Signature to receipt of payment in full of balance due on contract of building parsonage at Parramatta (Reel 6045; 4/1734 p.143) 1818 Feb 14 Paid from the Police Fund for erecting parsonage house at Parramatta (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.438) 1818 Apr 8 Named as trustee for creditors of Henry Kitchen (Reel 6047; 4/1741 pp.260-2) 1818 Apr 9 To Kitchen re trustees, Jenkins and Smith, being allowed to draw the last instalment on account of building a church at Windsor (Reel 6006; 4/3498 p.132) 1818 Jun 25 Offering to take on contract of the late Nathaniel Lucas for work on Liverpool church (Reel 6047; 4/1740 p.233) 1818 Jul 14 Builder. Re appointment to committee to survey brickwork on the church at Windsor (Reel 6006; 4/3498 pp.300-1) 1818 Jul 25 Naming his brother John and Thomas Richardson as members of committee to value work done by Nathaniel Lucas on Liverpool church (Reel 6047; 4/1740 pp.284-6) 1818 Jul 29 Report of committee appointed to survey work performed by H Kitchen to new church at Windsor (Reel 6047; 4/1740 pp.269-70) 1818 Aug 25 Indenture of contract for completion of church & tower at Liverpool (Reel 6047; 4/1740 pp.278-83) 1818 Oct 30 Claim for payment for valuation of work undertaken by carpenters at the Orphan School House (Reel 6040; 4/403 pp.15-16) 1818 Nov 13 Governor Macquarie granting renewal of lease for 14 years of premises in George Street, Sydney (Reel 6047; 4/1741 pp.315-6) 1818 Nov 28; 1819 Aug 24 Paid from the Police Fund for building new church at Liverpool (Reel 6038; SZ759 p.525 & SZ1044 p.84) 1819 Feb 20 Paid from the Police Fund for building church at Windsor (Reel 6038; SZ1044 p.8) 1819 Apr 30 On return of persons indebted to Government for cattle issued from the Government Herds, to be paid for in kind (Reel 6048; 4/1742 p.260) 1820 Jun 29 Re contract for erection of Liverpool Church (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.103) 1821 Jul 3 Re servants assigned to him on or off the Stores or any other indulgences received from Government during the previous week (Reel 6008; 4/3504 p.134). Reply, 4 Jul (Reel 6051; 4/1749 p.407) 1821 Dec 12 Testifying to character of George Lentz for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3210; 4/1863 p.65) 1822 Jan 16 Re measuring and valuing Charles McIntosh's property (Reel 6054; 4/1759 p.104b) 1822 Mar 27 Re return of his bond for building the church at Liverpool (Reel 6055; 4/1760 p.216) 1822 Apr 15, May On lists of persons indebted to the Crown for livestock issued from the Government Herds & Flocks (Reel 6052; 4/1753 pp.118a, 119) 1822 Apr 20 Offering his services for the public works (Reel 6055; 4/1760 p.32) 1822 May 4 Builder of Sydney. Testifying to the character of his servant John Prior for a ticket of leave (Fiche 3224; 4/1867 p.22a) 1822 Oct 8 To F H Greenway re land at Market Wharf, Cockle Bay, transferred to Greenway & G Wilson (Fiche 3053; 4/1832 No.354) 1822 Nov 13-1823 Apr 18 Re completion of work at the Female Orphan Institution originally contracted to Watkins (Reel 6040; 4/403 pp.92-4, 100) 1822 Nov 25 Requesting permission to erect a house on a piece of ground close to the entrance of Government House, Parramatta, which he had purchased from Mr Wentworth (Reel 6055; 4/1762 p.106) 1823 May 14-1824 Jan 15 Re payments to on account of building (Reel 6040; 4/403 pp.104, 106, 113) 1823 May 31 Surrendered land in George Street to the Government for which he received equivalent land in Cockle Bay & remuneration of forty pounds; cited as a precedent by Samuel Larkins in his defence in a dispute over land (Reel 6056; 4/1765 p.144) 1823 Oct 16 On list of persons whose bonds for cattle were still due on 16 Oct 1823 (Reel 6057; 4/1766 p.146b) 1824 Sep 21 Surveyor. Recommending that favourable considerable be given to Daniel Jackson's petition for a ticket of leave (Fiche 3241; 4/1872 p.61b) 1824 Dec 31 Memorial for permission to build flour mill on Parramatta River, between bridge & hospital (Reel 6062; 4/1781 p.384) 1825 Jan 6 John Oxley's assessment of Smith's request (Reel 6062; 4/1781 p.385) 1825 Oct 1 Memorial for land at Parramatta (Fiche 3155; 4/1844B No.747 pp.571-5) 1825 Oct, Nov Of Parramatta; builder. On lists of persons liable to serve as jurors at Parramatta or Liverpool (Reel 6062; 4/1782 pp.84a, 116a) 1825 Nov 19 Of Parramatta. On list of lands granted & reserved by Sir Thomas Brisbane (Fiche 3269; 9/2740 p.28) Notes from the book “Journey to a New Life…” the story of the ships Emu & Broxbornebury by Elizabeth Hook (3rd ed. 2014). I am the author & can be contacted on tbeth3370@gmail.com for further info

Level 48

jennifer burgess on 28th July 2022

on 1828 census age 45, servant to Robert Crawford at Prospect