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Elizabeth Thatcher was transported on the Mellish, departing 27th May 1830 and arriving 22nd Sep 1830 with 118 passengers.
1830 - From the Surgeons Notes. General Remarks of the Medical Journal. Number of Women and Children on Board. Total Women including Free women; 132 with a total of 61 Children
Mellish (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 367 (186) |
| 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
1835 - Australia Convict Muster, Tasmania No; 71. Assigned to her husband
Old Bailey Online ELIZABETH THATCHER. Theft; pocketpicking. 15th April 1830. Text type Trial account Defendants ELIZABETH THATCHER Offences Theft > Pocketpicking Session Date 15th April 1830 Reference Number t18300415-89 Verdicts Guilty Punishments Transportation Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin. 757. ELIZABETH THATCHER was indicted for stealing, on the 11th of April , 1 watch chain, value 4s., and 1 seal, value 6s., the goods of George Prentice Ward , from his person . GEORGE PRENTICE WARD. I am a journeyman baker . Last Saturday evening I was going down Gray's Inn-lane with a basket of bread - I met the prisoner, who made a snatch at my watch - the chain broke off, I put down my basket and caught her with it in her hand; I kept her till the officer came and took her - I had never seen her before. RICHARD ROWE . I am an officer. I took the prisoner from the prosecutor - she had this chain and seal in her hand; the baker's basket stood close by him. (Property produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. I did not touch it. GUILTY . Aged 19. - Transported for Life .