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Transportation
Bridget Pendegrass was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Friends, departing 31st Mar 1811 and arriving 29th Sep 1811 with 300 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Friends (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 36 |
| 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
In 1814 Elizabeth was recorded as the wife of Edward Fuller. She and one child were off stores at Parramatta. As Pendergrass, she is recorded in 1822 as Free by Servitude, wife of Edward Fuller with a family of 4 children living at Parramatta. Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref F1433] Fuller, Elizabeth, 33, FS, Friends, 1811, 7 yrs. [Ref F1432] Fuller, Edward, 38, GS, Fortune, 1806, Life, Landholder at Dural, Castle Hill. [Ref F1434] Fuller, Edward, 15, BC. [Ref F1435] Fuller, Sarah, 14, BC. [Ref F1436] Fuller, Robert, 12, BC.
In the colony, Bridget married Edward Fuller (Convict, Fortune, 1806). They married April 20th 1813 at Parramatta. Married by Rev. Marsden 5 months before the birth of their first child. She received an early pardon to marry Edward. The marriage was witnessed by John Maclockan and Mary Jones. Mary Jones had arrived with Elizabeth on the ship 'Friends'. Known as Bridget in England, alias 'Betty Smith' she was always known as Elizabeth while in the colony, including on her marriage record. The couple had 8 children between 1813 and 1835. Edward was a forward thinking landholder and made various applications throughout the years.
Bridget was a convict. She was transported to Sydney aboard the ship 'Friends' which arrived 10 Oct 1811. A maidservant, she was convicted of stealing clothing on 19 Sep 1810, aged 15, and only just avoided being hanged. She received a 7 year sentence. The Old Bailey transcript: t18100919-18 BRIDGET PENDERGAST, alias BETTY SMITH, was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 8th of August, two gowns, value 20 s. a cloak, value 20 s. a shawl, value 15 s. a cap, value 1 d. a bonnet, value 15 s. a laced cloak, value 30 s. a spencer, value 1 s. and five yards of muslin, value 50 s. the property of Charles Cutts, in his dwelling-house. NANCY CUTTS. I am the wife of the prosecutor, he is a housekeeper, he keeps the Cooper's Arms public house. The prisoner left my service on the 8th of August, between eight and nine in the evening; I missed the things that same nigh; I saw her the next evening at the Flying-horse, Lambeth-street, Whitechapel; she had my gown and spencer on her back; she took the property out of the one pair of stairs room. Q. When was the last time you had seen them before they were stolen - A. On the 7th of August. ELIZABETH ALLINGHAM. I keep a milliner's and cloaths-shop in Seething-lane, Tower-street. Q. Do you know the prisoner at the bar - A. Yes, I can positively swear to her; I bought of her a piece of muslin and a black lace cloak, I gave her two pound for them altogether. JOHN GRIFFITHS. I am an officer. On Thursday the 9th of August, I took one gown and spencer of the prisoner's back; I found a gown and a bonnet in a box where the prisoner told me, in Thames-street, and a shawl, a bit of muslin, and an old nightcap that was in the trunk. Prisoner's Defence. The lady gave me thirty shillings for them, and the box belongs to me. GUILTY , aged 15. Of stealing to the value of 39 s. only. Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Justice Heath.