Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Ellen Heatock was transported on the Grenada, departing 25th Sep 1824 and arriving 23rd Jan 1825 with 82 passengers.
Grenada (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951- Lancaster Gaol- Register of Crown Cases- 1820-26. p.225 Ancestry (folio 10 p.64 and 229) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Convicted at the Lancaster Assizes 10/03/1824, Ellen had previously served 6 months in the castle for theft at Haslingden. Born at Ribchester, she was described as having a fair complexion, brown short hair, grey eyes, rather slender, a burn scar on the brawn of her left thumb. She was recorded as having stolen; one cloth pelisse, 1 straw bonnet, one pair stays, 1 silk gown, 5 pairs of cotton stockings, 1 pair gloves, 1 pair of boots, 1 silk handkerchief, 1 stuff gown, 1 pair of pattens, 1 sovereign 5 shillings, a watch chain, 2 work bags, a red leather morrocco case and variety of small trinkets from Reverend William Carus Wilson's house at Tunstall. Rev Carus Wilson was the inspiration for the school master in Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre'. Charlotte had attended his church whilst a nearby pupil at Cowan Bridge. He later attempted to sue her for defamation! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carus_Wilson