Elizabeth Evans

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iain Frazier on 3rd May 2025

Family connections for Elizabeth (Evans) are: EVANS/JONES Elizabeth (Evans/Jones) was born about 1759. She married James (Jones?) in London. [Her born or married name may have been (Evans)] She, as Elizabeth (Evans), was tried for stealing tea, on 8 11 1876, of Thomas (Whitehead) at Old Bailey on 13 12 1786, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW unaccompanied as a convict with her daughter on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 13months on First Fleet ship LADY PENRHYN-on the voyage she miscarried on 25 5 1787.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Jones) & James (Jones) produced 1child & perhaps another miscarried: 1.Jane (Jones) was born in 1780 in London. She arrived in NSW with her mother on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 13months on First Fleet ship LADY PENRHYN. She married firstly Thomas (Rose) on 24 5 1800 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 2children.>>> ..Thomas (Rose) was born about 1780. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. He farmed at Wilberforce Hawkesbury near Mary (Rose) & William (Green) & was affected by floods there in 1806. He was recorded in 1822, 1824 & 1828 as a farmer. He had a second relationship with Ann (Crew). He returned in 1829 to England (with his family?-14children). ..Details of Thomas (Rose)s family are given in entry for William (Williams ALBEMARLE 1791) on this Website. .. >>>Jane (Jones) had a second relationship with James (Walsh) & produced 1child. She is recorded in 1828 as living with James (Walsh) at Airds. She produced perhaps 3children in her lifetime. James (Walsh) was tried at Waterford Co. Ireland in 1801, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 7 1802 after a voyage of 7.5months on ATLAS; he was Catholic. He is recorded in 1811 as living with Jane (Creek). He was Free by Servitude by 1823. He is also recorded in 1828 as living with Jane (??? age44) & farming 55acres at Airds. [Noted a second James (Walsh from Kilkenny) is recorded on this voyage; & 3men with surname (Walsh all Irish) on the second ATLAS voyage in the same year-so some room for inaccuracy here.] [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>An Elizabeth (Jones) is recorded as producing a child with William (Ford); her second? (2?of3?) relationship: 1.Elizabeth Eliza (Ford) was born on 15 3 1801 & baptised on 23 3 1805 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. .. >>>Elizabeth (Jones) as Elizabeth (Evans/Jones) emancipist had a relationship (perhaps her third) with & married James (Vandercorn) emancipist bricklayer & plasterer on 2 2 1810 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 1child. She, as wife of James (Jones), died on 27 9 1820 age60 mother of perhaps 4children & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. James (Vandercorn/Vandercomb/e) was born about 1763/7 & became a bricklayer & plasterer. He was tried w/1other for housebreking, on 19 11 1795, & stealing goods of Meriel & Ann (Neville) in Portugal St Grosvenor-square at Old Bailey on 22 6 1796, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. He was apparantly sent to Newcastle, for a misdemeanour?, as he was allowed to return to Sydney on 10 1 1810. He was a bricklayer & plasterer in 1810. He was at Windmill Row The Rocks when he was issued a licence to sell beer etc on 21 7 1810, which he held until at least 1817. He was still at Windmill Row in 1817 & at Liverpool in 1818. He was still a plasterer in 1822. [Some details taken from this Website] Noted Edward (Jones) was tried at Middlesex Gaol Delivery, sentenced to 7years & transported to NSW as a convict on First Fleet ship ALEXANDER-same Fleet-which arrived in NSW on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 12months. [Details taken from this Website] [Could it be that they started together, then disowned each other on the voyage?] Reference: 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.

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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. 1787, 25th May. This day Elizth. Evans miscarried.

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Maureen Withey on 12th July 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 12 July 2020), December 1786, trial of ELIZABETH EVANS (t17861213-131). ELIZABETH EVANS, Theft > grand larceny, 13th December 1786. 132. ELIZABETH EVANS was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 8th day of November last, three pounds weight of tea, value 12 s. the property of Thomas Whitehead . THOMAS WHITEHEAD sworn. I live in King-street ; I had just weighed three pounds of tea and put in a paper bag; the prisoner and another woman came into the shop; the prisoner went to the back part of the shop, and then came to the fore part, and said to the other, I will go forwards and tell them to get it ready; she asked for nothing herself; the other bought a quarter of an ounce of tea and went away; I missed the tea, and pursued the prisoner; I found the tea upon her; I brought her back, and she was committed; I made the bag myself just before, and dried it at the fire. PRISONER's DEFENCE. A woman gave me the tea to hold; I never was in the shop. GUILTY . Transported for seven years . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.