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Transportation
Elizabeth Trebble was transported on the Friends , departing 9th Mar 1811 and arriving 10th Oct 1811 with 19 passengers.
In 1811, the Friends sailed from England to New South Wales with a cargo of 101 female convicts who had been sentenced to transportation to the colony. Ships master James Ralph,
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| Primary Source | University of Sheffield. Humanities Research Institute. The Proceedings of the Old Bailey: London's Central Criminal Court, 1674 to1913. [database on-line]. Sheffield: the Institute, 2003-2008 |
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Convict Notes
On 24th March 1810, one month after reaching London (from Somersetshire), Elizabeth was arrested for stealing a gown and sentenced to 7 years transportation.. At this time, she was using the name 'Smith'. At her trial she said she was from Somersetshire and had been in London only five weeks. Arrived at Port Jackson on 10/10/1811 on the ship “Friends”. She was 27 and Ann was 9 when they arrived. On arrival in October 1811, she was either assigned or selected by Joseph Eyles who had arrived on the convict transport Canada in December 1801, and by 1812 she was pregnant to him. A son Joseph was born. Elizabeth was granted her freedom on marrying Joseph and the family was then living at the Field of Mars. Joseph had accepted Ann as his stepdaughter. Ann was buried with Joseph and Elizabeth. On the 4th February 1815, Joseph Eyles married Elizabeth Trebble. By 1828 Eyles had expanded his peach orchard and constructed a new dwelling on the property. In 1832 after several entreaties to the governor of the day, Eyles gained title to the land he had farmed for over twenty years. In addition to being a successful orchardist, Eyles was appointed Constable at Parramatta in 1828 and the family benefited from the annual income and government rations which the position afforded. Joseph’s descendants also became prosperous landholders in the Hills area of Sydney. Joseph and Elizabeth had six children together – Joseph John Mary Anne William James Elizabeth Elizabeth Eyles died age 70 and is buried in Parramatta All Saints Cemetery. Her daughter Ann married Edward Billett and is buried with her under that surname.