Elizabeth Ivemay

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Robin Sharkey on 23rd January 2026

Elizabeth Ivemay was listed to go on board the Lady Juliana. - however, did she actually go? The Recorder of London, James Adair, reported on Elizabeth Ivemay and Elizabeth Kearnon, regarding possible clemency from their original sentences of 7 years. For both of them he recommended a free pardon. From Brit National Archives, HO 47/9/4 Correspondence in reports on Criminals (Within HO247 -Judges Reports on Criminals) "Elizabeth Ivemay, servant to Colonel Cathcart, convicted at the Old Bailey on 24 October 1787, for stealing goods, value 66/-, property of Gertrude Mary Thomas, and goods, value 22/-, property of John Thomas. Grounds for clemency: exemplary behaviour in gaol for 11/2 years and her crimes being small. Initial sentence: 7 years transportation. Recommendation: free pardon. HO47/9/4 Also includes a list from the Recorder of London enclosing a list of capital convicts respited but who cannot be removed [i.e. from Newgate] until their pardons are confirmed, they are to receive sentence of transportation as set against their names: "no.26 Elizabeth Ivemay Convicted in October 1787, Grounds for clemency: good behaviour." Elizabeth Ivemay received her free pardon and never sailed on Lady Juliana

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C H on 21st February 2024

Old Bailey Online ELIZABETH IVEMAY. Theft; theft from a specified place. 24th October 1787 Text type Trial account Defendants ELIZABETH IVEMAY Offences Theft > Theft from place Session Date 24th October 1787 Reference Number t17871024-10 Verdicts Guilty > Lesser offence Punishments Transportation 821. ELIZABETH IVEMAY was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 5th of October , one Mocoa snuff-box set in gold, value 21 s. a silver smelling-bottle, value 12 d. a silver filagree box, value 18 d. a silver pencil, value 6 d. a child's silver tea-cannister, value 12 d. a child's etwee-case, value 12 d. a small gold pencil, value 12 d. three odd pieces of silver, value 12 d. one miniature picture set in silver, value 10 s. one other miniature picture, value 2 s. one pair of polished steel shoe-buckles, value 2 s. a pair of paste ear-rings, set in silver, value 2 s. a pair of yellow stone ditto, value 2 s. a woman's steel watch-chain, value 6 d. a box, value 6 d. a plain gold ring, value 2 s. a japanned patch-box, value 6 d. a smelling-bottle, value 2 d. one copper medal, value 2 d. a toothbrush, value 1 d. a locket, value 12 d. one other woman's chain, value 12 d. a padlock, value 12 d. a key, value 1 d. four japanned boxes, value 12 d. one case, with an Indian figure, value 2 s. two other odd India figures, value 2 d. two amber boxes, value 3 s. one child's tin chest, value 1 d. an ivory tooth-pick case, value 1 d. an ivory picture, value 6 d. one other picture, set in silver, value 12 d. one other watch-chain, value 1 d. one painted wooden box, value 6 d. one pair of red stone ear-rings set in gold, value 2 s. a silver pocket-book and lock, value 4 d, a key, value 12 d. a piece of small foreign coin, value 6 d. a small ditto, value 1 d. two silver three-pences, value 6 d. the property of Gertrude Mary Thomas , spinster , one silver watch, value 20 s. one silver taper-stand, value 2 s. the property of John Thomas , Esq ; in his dwelling-house . CHARLES NASSAU THOMAS sworn. On the 5th of October, I was at Hampton-Court Wick; this house in Charles-street, Berkley-square is my father John Thomas 's, and he let it to Lord Cathcart, on the 5th of October; when this robbery was committed, Colonel Cathcart inhabited it; I saw these things at a silversmith's; I knew them to be my father's and sister's; it was a ready furnished house, there was a garret kept in reserve for my father's goods, and the door was locked. ELIZABETH BATCHELLOR sworn. I was housekeeper in Colonel Cathcart's family; I know the prisoner, she was house-maid there; it was a ready furnished house; I knew nothing of the things till the silversmith came to our house; they were kept in a room locked up; General Thomas kept the key; the girl behaved very sober and industrious while she was with us. Court to Mr. Thomas. Do you know any thing of these things being lost? - As soon as I saw the things, I knew from whence they came; I saw them in the boxes, and put into the garret; and I have since found every box and trunk broke open, and every thing turned inside out. THOMAS MILLER sworn. I am servant to Jonathan Hartland , No. 110, in Oxford-street; the prisoner brought some things to sell; the small silver things she said were given her when a child, the other box was given her by her brother who is dead; they have been in my possession ever since; I never saw the prisoner before; I stopped the articles and went to the house where she lived servant. (The things deposed to by Mr. and Miss Thomas) Mr. Schoen, prisoner's Counsel. How long before this thing happened were these things left in the honse? - I suppose not less than three years. You have not seen them for that time? - No. CHARLES JEALOUS sworn. Produces a silver watch which could not be deposed to; but produced two miniature pictures and a child's silver candlestick which were deposed to. Prisoner. I have nothing to say. GUILTY, Of Stealing, but not in the dwelling-house . Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice HEATH.