Elizabeth Wilson

Level 105

Denis Pember on 11th February 2017

In the colony, Elizabeth married Robert Foulcher (Third Fleet Convict, 1791, "Albermarle"). Robert Foucher [sic] of the parish of St Johns and Elizabeth Diana Willson of ditto were married in this church by banns this twenty fourth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and five by me Samuel Marsden Robert and Elizabeth both made their X marks in the register, in the presence of Robert [illegible] who signed the register and Ann Hughes who made her X mark in the register. They had one daughter, Susannah, born in 1811. After Elizabeth died in 1818, Robert married again, to Ann Downes (Convict, 1815, "Northampton").

Level 105

Denis Pember on 11th February 2017

Old Bailey Trial Transcript (t17991030-17) 30 October 1799. (www.oldbaileyonline.org) ELIZABETH WILSON was indicted for that she, in the King's highway, in and upon Patrick Capel did make an assault, on the 14th of October , putting him in fear, and taking from his person two half-crown pieces, the property of the said Patrick . PATRICK CAPEL sworn. - I work for a fishmonger in Oxford-road; on the 14th of this month, between two and three in the morning, I was coming down High-street, St. Giles's, and I met with the prisoner, she was standing at a door; I told her she had a cold birth, and she asked me if I would give her any thing; I told her, no, and with that I bid her good morning, and I walked on towards my own home in Drury-lane; she followed me till I came to the Coal-yard , and then she seized me by the breast, and said, won't you give me any thing; I said, no, go along about your business; she turned me round, and in turning me round, put her hand in my waistcoat and took out two half-crowns; she then turned round and told me to go to hell, and called me a nasty name; she called me a b-r. I then called the watchman, and gave charge of her; I only lost sight of her while she turned the corner; the watchman brought her to the watch-house; she said she would stand search; then the watchman said there was no occasion to search her, for she had slipped two half-crowns into his hand coming along; there was one of the half-crowns that I can swear to, it had a cross upon the head. ROBERT BROWN sworn. - I am a watchman; I have often seen the prisoner, I was on duty on the 14th of this month, in Broad-street; I heard a cry of "stop that woman!" I stopped her and called her by her name; says I, Mrs. Wilson, that cry is after you; No, says she, it is not; says I, you must stop till the man comes up; and then he gave charge of her for robbing him of two half-crowns; as I was going to the watch-house with her, she slipped two half-crowns into my hand. I have had them ever since.(Produces them.) The beadle marked them that night; he told the constable of the night he could swear to one of them; it had a cross on the head side. Prosecutor. This half-crown I can swear to; I was as sober as I am at present; I had been sitting up with an acquaintance that was sick. Q. (To Brown.) Did the prosecutor appear to be sober at the time? - A. He did. Prisoner's defence. He asked me to take him home with me; I went with him to the wine-vaults in Drury-lane; he made very free with me, outside the door, and he gave me these two half-crowns for making free with me. Q. (To Brown.) Did she say any thing of this kind at the time she was taken to the watch-house? - A. No, she did not; she said they were her own half-crowns. GUILTY Death. (Aged 38.) Tried by the second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. RECORDER.