Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Rachel Matthews was transported on the Nile, Canada And Minorca, departing 31st May 1801 and arriving 14th Dec 1801 with 305 passengers.
Nile, Canada And Minorca (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 297 (148) |
| 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
Old Bailey: RACHEL MATHEWS, Theft > grand larceny, 18th February 1801. Reference Number: t18010218-30 Offence: Theft > grand larceny Verdict: Guilty Punishment: Transportation RACHEL MATHEWS was indicated for feloniously stealing, on the 18th of January, a canvas purse, value 1d. four guineas, two half-guineas, a seven-shilling-piece, and two half-crowns, the property of William Cable. Prisoner's defence. This man asked me if he should go home with me, and he went with me into the entry, and gave me every farthing of that money. GUILTY, aged 31. Transported for seven years. Rachel was listed as working at the General Hospital, Sydney. Colonial Secretary Papers: MATHEWS, Rachel. Per "Nile", 1801 1810 Jun 23: Received certificate of freedom (Reel 6038; SZ758 p.65) 22/12/1811: Burial date – Rachel was 37 years old and Free By Servitude when she died and was buried at the Old Sydney Burial Ground.