Elizabeth Harrison

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Denis Pember on 20th April 2016

The only record I can locate on Elizabeth is the 1802 muster. Baxter, Carol; General Muster of New South Wales 1802: [Ref AC199] Elizabeth Harrison, Surprize 2. TL 515, with John Calin. There appear no further records. Her daughter, Mary, did marry and have children.

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Denis Pember on 17th April 2016

Old Bailey Transcripts (t17920912-56): (http://www.oldbaileyonline.org) MARY HARRISON was indicted for stealing, on the 1st of September, a cotton gown, value 12 s. a striped dimity petticoat, value 6 s. a flowered striped ditto, value 6 s. a silk handkerchief, value 2 s. a cotton shawl, value 18 d. a muslin apron, value 12 d. a shirt, value 12 d. an apron, value 6 d. a cap, value 2 s. a bed-gown, value 4 s. two night-caps, value 6 d. a ribbon, value 2 s. and half a guinea, a dollar, and a silver pocket-piece, value 12 d. the property of Charlotte Davis, spinster, in the dwelling house, of John Martin ; and.. ELIZABETH HARRISON was indicted for feloniously receiving part of the said goods, knowing them to be stolen . CHARLOTTE DAVIS sworn. On the 1st of September I came to town, and I met with the prisoner, Mary Harrison , and I asked her to recommend me a room; she said she would take me to her room, in the house of John Martin ; I had the things in the indictment; it was ten when I went there, I staid till twelve; after I went in I was hungry, and I sent for some meat, and gave the prisoner some; and she was washing, and she said she had but one cap, and I opened my bundle to gave her one cap; she looked very much in my bundle; and then I went to bed to sleep; and all my cloaths and money were gone; Mary Harrison came in, and I told her I was robbed; my bed-gown was untied, and my petticoat was untied, and my apron untied; I have got a pair of stockings which were taken off Mary Harrison ‘s legs, and a shift; I had no friend at all; I had a mother-in-law; and I had a little money, and a few cloaths; and I heard of other girls doing well, and I came up; I asked a woman in the next room for my bundle; in about half an hour after, Elizabeth Harrison came into the house; I told her, her daughter had robbed me the, people at next door had told me; the mother attempted to strike me, and the daughter struck me twice, after the constable had come; the mother was tipsy, and treating the people with gin. (The stockings and petticoat produced, and deposed to.) (Two pawnbrokers produced several things pledged by Elizabeth Harrison , the mother, which were deposed to.) PRISONER’s DEFENCE. She asked to have something to eat and drink; and she followed me along; she told me to take the things and make some money of them; she said she had seen me the Sunday week before; she said she came away from a bawdy-house; I took the things to my mother. Prosecutor. I never desired her to pawn them; I was fast asleep on the bed. Prisoner Elizabeth Harrison. I went out to work, and my daughter called me, and asked me to go and pawn these things. Court to Prosecutrix. How old are you, Charlotte Davis ? - Sixteen, my lord. MARY HARRISON , GUILTY of stealing value 39 s. ELIZ. HARRISON, GUILTY of receiving . Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron HOTHAM .