Elizabeth Simmons

Elizabeth Simmons, one of 190 convicts transported on the America, 30 December 1830

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Elizabeth Simmons
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	America
Departure date:	30th December, 1830
Arrival date:	9th May, 1831
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 181 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 548
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

Maureen Withey on 19th April, 2020 wrote:

https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/SurgeonsJournal_America1831.pdf
Elizabeth Simmons Aged 22 was taken ill the 25th December. Hysteria. This patient is frequently the subject of hysteria, and is generally affected with convulsive clenching of the hands, the head at the same time being forcibly drawn backward and grinding of the teeth – This going off she was affected with shortness of breath, and violent sobbing. She is of full habit of body and after these attacks she is affected with increased determination of blood to the head – 16 oz of blood was taken from the arm; after which she took 4 grains of submuriate of mercury with ?j of cathartic extract. At the next monthly period, she as again affected with hysteria; the fits occurring in the same manner as described before – The aloetic pills were repeated and she had no return for some time –

Her full treatment is described in the Surgeon’s Journal.

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Launceston Advertiser, 7 Sept 1837.
August 27, 1837.— The period for which the under mentioned persons were transported, expiring at the date placed after their respective names, certificates of their freedom maybe obtained then, or any subsequent period, upon application at the Muster Master’s Office, Hobart Town, or at that of a Police Magistrate in the interior.
America.— Elizabeth Simmonds, 16th September;

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 19th April, 2020 made the following changes:

gender: f