Elizabeth Riches

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iain Frazier on 14th May 2026

Family connections for Elizabeth (Riches) may be: RICHES/RICHARDS Elizabeth (Richards) was tried for stealing cotton etc, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in Australia as a convict about 1806. She married William (Field his second (2of3) marriage)-not shown in Smees records & produced perhaps 2children. Elizabeth (Richards) does not have an entry on this Website as yet; although she could be Elizabeth (Riches) who arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 7 1806 after a voyage of 6months on ALEXANDER.>>>] >>>This Elizabeth (Riches) was tried, perhaps with 1other for stealing cotton at Croydon Surrey Assizes on in August 1805, sentenced to death reprieved to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 7 1806 after a voyage of 5.5months on ALEXANDER. She was sent to Port Dalrymple Tasmania on HMS LADY NELSON on 29 6 1812.]>>> [Note-an Elizabeth (Rich) on this ship also] William (Field) brother of Richard (Field) was born in Enfield near London & became a farmer & butcher. He married firstly (1of3) Sarah (???) & produced 1child: He was tried for receiving sheep from his brother at probably Old Bailey in April 1800, sentenced to death commuted to 14years (or 7years), held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict without his family on 12 7 1806 after a voyage of 6months on FORTUNE. He was apparantly sent to Norfolk Island. He was sent to Port Dalrymple Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) on SOPHIA (can't find such a voyage for this ship)-probably about 1813 (& therefore perhaps to Derwent). He had a third relationship with Elizabeth (Robley her second relationship). He was very successful; by 1828 he had become the main supplier of meat to Launceston area; he eventually owned 33% of property of Launceston. In 1833 he survived court challenge by George (Pyle). He died in 1837 age about63 at Launceston, after perhaps 3marriages father of perhaps 6children owner of 16,000acres. [Information taken from the 2 entries for William (Field) on this Website] References: 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. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'

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Maureen Withey on 24th January 2023

Surrey Assizes, Croydon. These assizes ended on Saturday evening at Croydon, when Sir JAMES passed sentence of death on the following prisoners, who were all reprieved before his Lordship left the borough. ... Elizabeth Riches and Sarah Silbury, for stealing in the Borough from James ?;... Morning Herald, 20 Aug 1805.

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Maureen Withey on 6th February 2020

Tasmanian Record; https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p28 List of 30 male and 13 female prisoners embarked for Port Dalrymple on the Lady Nelson, 29 Jun 1812, and their ships of arrival, dates of trial, etc.: Elizabeth Riches arrived in NSW per ship Alexander, Master Brooks in 1806; tried at Surry Ass., 14 Aug 1805, Life sentence; Remarks – Good.