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Transportation
Frances Jackson was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.
Coromandel And Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 353 (176) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Frances is my 5s great grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Additions for Frances (Jackson): Noted a Thomas (Phillips) was born in 1803 in the colony. He was recorded as a farmer in 1829. He died in 1838 age about35.>>> Thomas (Phillips) is shown in Smees marriage record as born in 1803, suggesting 'in the colony', experience with other such references shows that this date can be the date of arrival. Smees records show arrival information for children <10years old & in the case of this surname the child may have been missed.] Details of Thomas (Phillips)s possible family are shown above. Margaret (Ri/yley) was born on 27 7 1813 at Wilberforce Henry (Walker) was a hatmaker in 1824 & was recorded as a hatmaker in 1827 & 1829. Frances Emma (Walker) was born on 16 2 1827 in Sydney. Maria Agnes Mary (Walker) was born on 1 8 1829 in Sydney. 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.
Family connections for Frances (Jackson) are: Some amendments added Sep. 2025. JACKSON Frances (Jackson) was born about 1775. She married George (Phillips) & produced 3children. She was tried w/2others for shoplifting cotton material of Bartholomew (Crowle) at Old Bailey on 20 4 1803, sentenced to 7years, held at London Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict also with her family on 12 6 1804 after a voyage of 6months on EXPERIMENT; her trial revealed she had at least 1child. She is recorded in 1818 as a hospital nurse, in 1825 as Free by Servitude housekeeper Sydney & in 1828 as dressmaker at Hy (Walker)s Cumberland St Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] George (Phillips) arrived in NSW as a convict (according to Smees records) with his family on 12 6 1804 after a voyage of 6months on EXPERIMENT. George (Phillips) does not have an entry on this Website as yet & may have chosen to accompany his wife with their family rather than been a convict. Frances (Jackson) & George (Phillips) produced perhaps 3children: 1.Thomas (Phillips) perhaps arrived in NSW with his parents on 12 6 1804 after a voyage of 6months on EXPERIMENT. He married Margaret (Ri/yley age15) on 11 5 1828 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. He died in 1838 age>35. ..Margaret (Ri/yley) was born on 27 7 1813 at Wilberforce & baptised on 15 8 1813 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died on 14 5 1838 age24. ..Details of Margaret (Ri/yley)s family are given in entry for David (Brown PITT 1792 on this Website.) .. 2.Frances (Phillips) was born in 1802. She arrived in NSW with her parents on 12 6 1804 after a voyage of 6months on EXPERIMENT. She married Henry (Walker) hatmaker on 12 2 1824 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced at least 2children. ..Henry (Walker) was born about 1801. He arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 6 1815 after a voyage of 6.5months on NORTHAMPTON. He was a hatmaker in 1824, 1827 & 1829. Could he have had the dressmaking business employing Frances (Jackson), his wifes mother, in 1828 in Cumberland St Sydney? ..Henry (Walker) does not have an entry on this Website as yet-added by me; but noted a Richard (Walker) with connections to NORTHAMPTON arrived in 1814 on SOMERSETSHIRE. .. 3.Sarah (Phillips) was born in 1804 She arrived in NSW with her parents on 12 6 1804 after a voyage of 6months on EXPERIMENT. Noted a Thomas (Phillips) was born in 1803 in the colony. He was recorded as a farmer in 1829. He died in 1838 age about35.>>> Thomas (Phillips) is shown in Smees marriage record as born in 1803, suggesting 'in the colony', experience with other such references shows that this date can be the date of arrival. Smees records show arrival information for children <10years old & in the case of this surname the child may have been missed.] Details of Thomas (Phillips)s family are shown in entry for John (Reilly MINERVA 1800) on this Website. 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.
1818 - Convict Lists - Trial; London - ?? 1803 Trade; Hospital Nurse 1825 - General Muster. F. S. Housekeeper. Sydney 1828 - Census Frances Jackson. Age; 61. F.S. Experiment. 1804. 7 years. Dressmaker, Hy Walkers, Cumberland St, Sydney
April 1803, trial of SARAH HARCOURT FRANCES JACKSON MARY CAYHILL (t18030420-42). SARAH HARCOURT, FRANCES JACKSON, MARY CAYHILL, Theft > shoplifting, 20th April 1803. 356. SARAH HARCOURT , FRANCES JACKSON , and MARY CAYHILL , were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 22d of March , twenty-three yards and three quarters of cotton, value 2l. 17s. 8d. the property of Bartholomew Coombe , privately in his shop . BARTHOLOMEW COOMBE sworn. - I am a linen-draper , No. 74, Sun-street, Bishopsgate-street : On the 22d of March, about five o'clock in the evening, the prisoners came in to look at some print for a child's frock; they conversed together while they were in the shop, and Harcourt looked at the print; I don't know which asked for it, but one of them asked to look at some printed cotton for a child's frock; they fixed on the pattern, and Harcourt paid four shillings for two yards of it; I delivered the print to her, and they left the shop together; about four or five minutes after a neighbour came into my shop, and asked if I had been robbed; I could not tell, but on his information I went into my parlour adjoining the shop, to see whether I could see the prisoners, I could not; I took my hat, and ran towards Finsbury-square; about fourteen or fifteen doors off there is an alley, where I saw the three prisoners in close conversation; I went to them, and desired them to return to my shop; they seemed in confusion, but as soon as they separated I picked up my property, being seventeen yards and three quarters of printed cotton in one piece, and six yards in another; Harcourt went into the Ship public-house, where I took her; in about two minutes Cayhill went into Sun-street, I stopped her just by the passage; and Jackson went towards Bishopsgate-street, a neighbour took her, and they were all brought to my house; I have no doubt they are the women who took the print, which cost me about 2l. 17s. I had no suspicion of their robbing me. Cross-examined. Q. Have you a partner? - A. No; my wife sometimes serves in the shop when I am out, and was in the shop at the time, but is not here to day. I have no shopman. - OWEN sworn. - I am a butcher, and saw the prisoners turn down a gateway opposite my door, No. 6, Sun-street, in great confusion; I suspected them, and went to Coombe's, and told him which way they went; he followed them, and took them; I did not see them drop any thing. SARAH OWEN sworn. - I was in my husband's shop, and saw three women come out of Mr. Coombe's in a great hurry, go down a gateway, and stop, but I saw no further; I cannot say whether the prisoners are the women. ROBERT SAPWELL sworn. - I am an officer, and took charge of the prisoners, and produce the cotton, which was delivered to me by Mr. Coombe.(The cotton produced and identified by the prosecutor.) Prisoner Harcourt's defence. I went into the shop to buy a piece of cotton to make a frock for Jackson's child; the prosecutor's wife served us, and I never saw the property till he came up, and took us with it under his arm. Jackson's defence. I went with Mrs. Harcourtto buy the frock, never thinking of any thing happening, and never saw the cotton till I saw it under the prosecutor's arm. Caybill said the same. Harcourt, GUILTY, aged 19. Jackson, GUILTY, aged 28, Cayhill, GUILTY, aged 19, Of stealing, but not privately . Transported for seven years . London Jury, before Mr. Recorder.
Old Bailey Trial Transcription. Reference Number: t18030420-42 356. SARAH HARCOURT , FRANCES JACKSON , and MARY CAYHILL , were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 22d of March , twenty-three yards and three quarters of cotton, value 2l. 17s. 8d. the property of Bartholomew Coombe , privately in his shop . BARTHOLOMEW COOMBE sworn. - I am a linen-draper , No. 74, Sun-street, Bishopsgate-street : On the 22d of March, about five o'clock in the evening, the prisoners came in to look at some print for a child's frock; they conversed together while they were in the shop, and Harcourt looked at the print; I don't know which asked for it, but one of them asked to look at some printed cotton for a child's frock; they fixed on the pattern, and Harcourt paid four shillings for two yards of it; I delivered the print to her, and they left the shop together; about four or five minutes after a neighbour came into my shop, and asked if I had been robbed; I could not tell, but on his information I went into my parlour adjoining the shop, to see whether I could see the prisoners, I could not; I took my hat, and ran towards Finsbury-square; about fourteen or fifteen doors off there is an alley, where I saw the three prisoners in close conversation; I went to them, and desired them to return to my shop; they seemed in confusion, but as soon as they separated I picked up my property, being seventeen yards and three quarters of printed cotton in one piece, and six yards in another; Harcourt went into the Ship public-house, where I took her; in about two minutes Cayhill went into Sun-street, I stopped her just by the passage; and Jackson went towards Bishopsgate-street, a neighbour took her, and they were all brought to my house; I have no doubt they are the women who took the print, which cost me about 2l. 17s. I had no suspicion of their robbing me. Cross-examined. Q. Have you a partner? - A. No; my wife sometimes serves in the shop when I am out, and was in the shop at the time, but is not here to day. I have no shopman. - OWEN sworn. - I am a butcher, and saw the prisoners turn down a gateway opposite my door, No. 6, Sun-street, in great confusion; I suspected them, and went to Coombe's, and told him which way they went; he followed them, and took them; I did not see them drop any thing. SARAH OWEN sworn. - I was in my husband's shop, and saw three women come out of Mr. Coombe's in a great hurry, go down a gateway, and stop, but I saw no further; I cannot say whether the prisoners are the women. ROBERT SAPWELL sworn. - I am an officer, and took charge of the prisoners, and produce the cotton, which was delivered to me by Mr. Coombe.(The cotton produced and identified by the prosecutor.) Prisoner Harcourt's defence. I went into the shop to buy a piece of cotton to make a frock for Jackson's child; the prosecutor's wife served us, and I never saw the property till he came up, and took us with it under his arm. Jackson's defence. I went with Mrs. Harcourt to buy the frock, never thinking of any thing happening, and never saw the cotton till I saw it under the prosecutor's arm. Caybill said the same. Harcourt, GUILTY, aged 19. Jackson, GUILTY, aged 28, Cayhill, GUILTY, aged 19, Of stealing, but not privately . Transported for seven years .