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Transportation
Elizabeth Monks was transported on the Fanny, departing 14th Jul 1832 and arriving 2nd Feb 1833 with 106 passengers.
Fanny (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 369 (185) |
| 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
COUNCIL CHAMBER, TOWN HALL. Before Mr. Justice Parke. Robbery in the Fields. John Benson, aged 21, Mary Langham, aged 29, and Elizabeth Monks, aged 20, stealing handkerchief, shilling, and sixpence, from the person John Clarke.— Mr. Balguy called the prosecutor, who lives at Hyson-green ; was at Nottingham on the night of August 21; about half past eleven was returning home, and met the three prisoners in Parliament street; they invited him and sleep with them, he refused they lowed him, and offered them some ale to get rid of them, they would not leave him. and when they got into the second field. Monks said, let’s have no more trouble with him,” and they all three seized him ; witness cried out, and Benson put his hand on his mouth, and threw him down ; he held him. while the women searched his pockets, and one of the women took the money also missed a handkerchief; was struck by some of them violently, while down, and had a black eve in consequence. Witness immediately returned to the town, and called for a watchman ; and Shaw went down Shaw ’s lane, heard somebody coming, and witness knew their voices ; they were immediately taken ; on being charged with the robbery they said nothing.—Cross-ex. —Had been at the Dog and Pheasant, no one came up Parliament street with him ; had offered to fight no one; did not say he would go with Mary Langham ; was rather intoxicated.—Charles Shaw, watchman, was called by the last witness, and apprehended Benson and Monks; heard Monks say she had taken a shilling out the prosecutor's pocket.—James Brown, watchman, went about an hour after to where Langham lived, and found her got into bed, partly undressed; she said, what a fuss there is, it was not me, it was Bess Monks that robbed the man.” —Samuel Lineker, watchman, heard the prosecutor say to the prisoners, I will give you half a gallon to leave me,” he followed, and heard Benson say to Langham “take care of this while we’ve done.”—ln their defence Benson said he was addressed by the prosecutor who offered him something to drink ; and that when they nothing, he proposed go into the fields with the girls, but they never robbed him. The girls gave similar statements.— All Guilty.—Judgment of death recorded. Nottingham Review, 16 Mar 1832.