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Elizabeth Williams was transported on the Mary Anne, departing 30th Jun 1815 and arriving 19th Jan 1816 with 101 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 HO11/2, Page Number 216 |
| 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
In the colony, Elizabeth married Matthew Howlett (Convict, 1815, "Marquis of Wellington"). Matthew Howlett, prisoner Marquis Wellington age 35 of the parish of Parramatta and Elizabeth Williams, prisoner, age 30, of Parramatta were married in this church by banns this 12th July 1819 by me Samuel Marsden. Matthew and Elizabeth both made their X marks in the register in the presence of Stephen Evans who signed the register and Elizabeth Bayley who made her X mark. This was actually a bigamous marriage because Matthew was already married in England. Matthew and Elizabeth had a daughter Mary born September 1819 and died March 1820. In May, 1820 Matthew's legal wife, Mary Howlett arrived on "Janus". She had been sentenced to 14 years on a charge of 'coining'. Her three children came with her. Matthew and Mary resumed their marriage and there seems no further record of Elizabeth.
Old Bailey Trial Transcripts: t18150111-140 11th January 1815 (www.oldbaileyonline.org) ELIZABETH WILLIAMS was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 20th of December , a coat, value 10 s. a watch, value 1 l. and two seals, value 12 s. the property of James Jones . JAMES JONES . On the 2th of December, about twelve o'clock at night, I was going down Drury Lane to seek for a lodging; I work at groundwork . Q. Were you sober - A. Yes, the prisoner came up to me, she said, she would take me to her lodging in Charles-street, Durry-lane . I took a candle up with me: there was nobody in the room but she and me. I laid down and went to sleep, my cloaths were on me except my coat, that I put under my head. I think she was drawing the coat from under my head that awoke me. I went to sleep again; I awoke about one in the morning, and found my coat and watch gone; and when I awoke again, the prisoner was gone, and the watch and the coat with it. This is the coat I have coat on, and the watch I have seen since at the pawnbroker's. WILLIAM MGLESWORTH. I am shopman to Mr. Turner, pawnbroker, Brydges-street. I produce a watch pawned by the prisoner, and a coat pawned by another person. Prosecutor. That watch is mine. Prisoner's Defence. The prosecutor gave me his coat to pledge. I pledged it for ten shillings; he had four shillings out of it. Prosecutor. She robbed me of my coat. I did not give it her. GUILTY, aged 22. Transported for Seven Years . First Middlesex jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.