Name: | Emma Wells |
Aliases: | Stewartt, Watson |
Gender: | f |
Date of Birth: | 1815 |
Occupation: | Farm servant |
Date of Death: | 30th December, 1860 |
Age: | 45 years |
Life Span
Female median life span was 58 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing from the person |
Convicted at: | Middlesex Session Peace |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Edward |
Departure date: | 23rd April, 1834 |
Arrival date: | 4th September, 1834 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 150 other convicts |
Primary source: | Tasmanian Libraries. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 346 |
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. |
David Cairns of Finavon on 19th February, 2018 wrote:
Tried with Mary Ann Goulding and Elizabeth Diamond at Middlesex Sessions at Clerkenwell 4 March 1834 for stealing a Dutch clock from a shop at 315 Oxford Street.
Helen Gramberg on 13th July, 2020 wrote:
Alias 1: Wells is probably a false name. Stewart is Emma’s maiden name on her Vic death certificate 9542/1860.
Alias 2: Watson is her married name, per Marriage Register TAHO RGD 36/1/2, No 3080. Married William Watson, Convict per Morley 1822/3.
Iris Dunne on 13th July, 2020 wrote:
Conduct Record: Transported for stealing from the person, Single, Conditional Pardon No. 2337 dated 7 Feb. 1840, Free Certificate No. 328/1842
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-9$init=CON40-1-9P352
Appropriation List: aged 19, Trade Farm Service
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON27-1-1$init=CON27-1-1P20
Description List:
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON19-1-12$init=CON19-1-12P455JPG
Helen Gramberg on 13th July, 2020 made the following changes:
alias1: Stewartt, alias2: Watson, date of death: 30th December, 1860 (prev. 0000)
Iris Dunne on 13th July, 2020 made the following changes:
gender: f
Iris Dunne on 13th July, 2020 made the following changes:
source: Tasmanian Libraries. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 346 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 346), date of birth: 18
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