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Personal Information
Crime
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Transportation
Lucy Wilson was transported on the Brothers, departing 20th Nov 1823 and arriving 5th Apr 1824 with 91 passengers.
Brothers (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 108 |
| 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
Lucy was tried at the Lancaster Quarter Sessions held at Salford 14/04/1823, she was convicted of receiving 7 pieces of stolen calico, part of a lot of 40 stolen from a warehouse on Back George St, Manchester by William Tilford and William Mitton who she was tried with. She had already been committed by the time Mitton was up for a second case of robbery, of a tea warehouse, Lucy again had received the stolen tea, a fact that was proven by her daughter saying Mitton had brought the tea to their house but as she was already been sentenced she was not further charged. Mitton had tried to pay Lucy off to say that she had robbed the tea. Lucy had already served two prior 12 month jail sentences. Reformer Elizabeth Fry recorded that Lucy was amongst the 'Eleven women from Lancaster were sent to the ship 'iron-hooped round their legs and arms, and chained to each other. The complaints of these women were very mournful, they were not allowed to get up or down from the coach without the whole being dragged together; some of them had children to carry, they received no help, or alleviation to their suffering.' Described as 'an old offender' with reports of having been disorderly in jail on her arrival at Hobart, Within six months of her arrival, Lucy's husband, Robert who had also been transported (ship- Speke) in 1820 to New South Wales, tracked her down and endearingly petitioned for his wife to be able to join him. The petition reveals that they had had 15 children at Manchester, though seven of them had died and they had been married 24 years. After some initial confusion where it was agreed that he could go to her but he responded saying he was comfortably settled with a house, job and money at Windsor, and wanted Lucy to come to him, not the other way around, his initial request was granted for Lucy to go to him. Lucy it seems, had other ideas and instead had a number of convictions in her first years for both absconding and misconduct, earning her reprimands and two week stints in solitary confinement on bread and water. During 1826 and 1827 she went quiet but by 1828, she was again absconding and in July 1829 was found drunk and given another three days locked up. However, after this time, there are no more records for Lucy. The 1828 census over in NSW shows husband Robert still by himself, he received his ticket of leave in 1831 and his full freedom in 1834. *A liberate of all such persons in the Castle of Lancaster in the House of Correction at Preston, Salford and Liverpool as were bought before the Court or have taken their trials at the General Quarter Session of the Peace, begun and holden at Lancaster, 9 January 1821 *Manchester Mercury 11/2/1823 p.4 for full details of case
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856. 5/4/1825 letter, from Robert Wilson, to petition Governor to unite his wife Lucy to his side. He was an overseer to Thomas Claypole of Windsor (she came per ship Brothers to VDL)