Elizabeth Moore

Elizabeth Moore, one of 120 convicts transported on the Kains, 05 July 1830

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Elizabeth Moore
Aliases:	Elizabeth Withey
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1791
Occupation:	Laundress
Date of Death:	1851
Age:	60 years

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing clothes
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Kains
Departure date:	5th July, 1830
Arrival date:	11th March, 1831
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 119 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 438
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 29th November, 2021 wrote:

1831 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Kains from England. Mustered;117. Died; 2. In hospital on Board 1. Number Embarked; 120
Indent No; 65
Name; Elizabeth Moore alias Withey
Age; 40 years
Protestant, Married; 2 male and 4 female children
Native Place; london
Trade or calling; Laundress & all work
Offence; Stealing clothes
Trial; Middlesex - 15 April 1830 - 7 years
Height; 4 ft 8 in, Sallow complexion, Brown hair and eyes
Remarks; SON; Daniel Withey, either her or V.D. Land

1838 - Certificate of Freedom; C38/396

** Daniel Withey. Arrived in Van Diemen’s Land per Ship; Morley - 11 January 1823 **

Penny-Lyn Beale on 29th November, 2021 wrote:

1831 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Kains from England. Mustered;117. Died; 2. In hospital on Board 1. Number Embarked; 120
Indent No; 85
Name; Jane Craggs alias Beacher
Age; 24 years
Read. Protestant, Married
Native Place; Durham
Trade or calling; All work in public house
Offence; Pledging cash
Trial; Northumberland - 27 Feb 1830 - 14 years
Height; 5 ft 0 1/4 in. Ruddy freckled, Brown hair and hazel eyes
Remarks; HUSBAND; Richard Beacher, per Burrell in 1831

1837 - Ticket of Leave; 37/529?

1851 - Source; Community Contributions on : Richard Beacher’s Record

” 1851: Wife Jane died. Buried at Church of Christ, Newcastle, NSW.”

Convict Changes History

Madhavi on 13th July, 2021 made the following changes:

alias1: Elizabeth Withey, gender: f, occupation, crime

Penny-Lyn Beale on 29th November, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1791 (prev. 0000)

Penny-Lyn Beale on 29th November, 2021 made the following changes:

date of death: 1851 (prev. 0000)