Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Elizabeth Wilkinson was transported on the Grenada, departing 25th Sep 1824 and arriving 23rd Jan 1825 with 82 passengers.
Grenada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 181 (92) |
| 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
Elizabeth stole a pair of gold buckles. Whilst in Lancaster Castle she was described; she said she was born at Dublin, was married, was a needle woman and had two children. She had a very sallow complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair, was pug nosed and had lost several teeth in her upper jaw but was in good health. This was her third conviction and she had previously served time for kidnapping a child. Further information on her arrival stated she was a tiny 4ft 9, her calling was that of a house and laundry maid, she was a widow, and her two children were living in Yorkshire, her native place, but one daughter was expected to come to the colony in the 'Henry'. That daughter was 18 year old Jane Henrie (aka Maria Wilkinson), convicted of shoplifting black cloth at Chester Quarter Sessions. Jane/Maria declared her home at Leeds and that she had previously been jailed at Liverpool. Jane/Maria arrived at Hobart and after two years was permitted to travel to Sydney with her husband James New, where they ran the Mermaid inn on Cambridge St/ Cumberland Street. However, despite the close proximity to her mum, who by 1828 was also living at Cumberland Street with husband and mariner Richard Baker (ship- Grenada) (they had married at St Mary's, Sydney in February 1826), Jane/Maria seemed to spend most of those first few years either in jail or escaping from it! Elizabeth received her certificate of freedom in August 1830. By this time, her previous description had been updated- her hair was now grey and she was wrinkled and had lost all the front teeth in her lower jaw too. She had a small hairy mole on the right side of her chin and her nose was flat and broad.
Convict Index. Elizabeth Wilkinson, per Grenada 1825, Certificate of Freedom, 17 Aug 1830, 30/0585. Wife of Richard Baker, per Grenada, 1819, fbs (as stated on her CF.)