Summary
Born
Jan 1772
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Feb 1791
Arrival
Jul 1791
Death
Apr 1826
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Personal Information
Name: Rachel Tonks
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1772
Death: 14th Apr 1826
Age at death: 54
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Liquorish, Tunks
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Warwick Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years
Voyage
Departed: 16th Feb 1791
Ship: Mary Anne
Arrival: 9th Jul 1791
Place of Arrival: New South Wales
Transportation
Rachel Tonks was transported on the Mary Anne, departing 16th Feb 1791 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 28 passengers.
Built in France 1772 of 298 Tons first sailed as a British convict ship from Portsmouth 16/02/1791.
Mary Anne (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 143 (73) Ancestry.com. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Class: HO 10; Piece: 37 |
| 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 |
Claims
"associated with another convict in my family tree"
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Photos
No photos have been added for Rachel Tonks.
Convict Notes
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Married John Liquorish in 1807
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Year of death is approximately 1772, calculated from age 53 at death.
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Rachel was charged with receiving the watch that Sarah Bartlam stole from W. Milton, in a house of ill fame. She was sentenced to 14 years in the Warwickshire Assizes in April 1790.