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Elizabeth Young was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 117 (60) |
| 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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Family connections for Elizabeth (Young) are: YOUNG Elizabeth (Young) became a servant for Mary Ann (Dalziel). She was tried for stealing gold ring etc, on 7 2 1791, of her employer at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN. She married Robert (Williams his first marriage) on 11 9 1791 at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 2children. She was murdered on 11/19 9 1796 bludgeoned during robbery at the Ponds-she had her son with her, who was unharmed; Elizabeth was buried as an emancipist at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [Some details taken from this Website] Robert (Williams) was born about 1762. He was tried for horse theft from Elizabeth (Wilkinson) at Launceston Cornwall Assizes on 25 3 1786, sentenced to death reprieved to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 26 1 1788 after a voyage of 8.5months on First Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH. He was Free by Servitude by 1795. He is recorded in 1806 Free by Servitude working for John (Griffiths). He married secondly Elizabeth (Carter/Curtan/Curtain her first marriage) emancipist on 11 5 1807 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 8 7 1811 age49 father of 11known children. [Some details taken from this Website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
The accused in the murder of Elizabeth were Elizabeth Roster (Second Fleet Convict, 1790, "Lady Juliana") and William Orman (Second Fleet Convict, 1790, "Surprize") After a very lengthy trial at the Sydney court of Criminal Jurisdiction, in November 1796 they were acquitted. Elizabeth was subsequently again tried in 1816. This time for the murder of her defacto husband John Anderson. She and her co-accused James Stack (Convict, 1801, "Earl Cornwallis") were found guilty and executed.
A Suitable Footnote is that young Robert really did survive. On August 24th 1818 he married Charlotte Eather. Charlotte was the daughter of Thomas Eather (Second Fleet Convict, 1790, “Neptune”) and Elizabeth Lee (Third Fleet Convict, 1791, “Mary Ann”). Robert and Charlotte had 11 children between 1817 and 1838.
In the colony, Elizabeth married Robert Williams (First Fleet Convict, 1788, "Scarborough). They married September 11th 1791. The couple had two children; Elizabeth born 1792, died 1794 and Robert born January 18th 1795. Then tragedy struck: “On 19 Sep 1796, Elizabeth, the wife of Robert Williams was murdered at The Ponds. She was found lying on the floor bludgeoned to death with her baby at her side, unharmed.” There had been a robbery and Elizabeth had been killed, young Robert aged about 20 months survived. There was a trial but the accused were found not guilty of the crime.
www.oldbaileyonline.org Record t17900424-17 ELIZABETH YOUNG was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of February , one gold ring set with diamonds, value 5 l. 5 s. one pair of gold ear-rings, value 1 s. one fruit knife with a silver blade, value 1 s. a linen handkerchief, value 1 s. a steel watch hook, value 1 d. a steel bodkin, value 1 d. a metal bracelet buckle, value 1 d. two pieces of printed cotton, value 6 d. a towel, value 2 d. a cloth, value 1 d. six yards of cotton binding, value 6 d. one tortoise-shell smelling bottle case, value 6 d. the property of Mary Ann Dalziel. MARY ANN DALZIEL sworn. I live at No. 84, Queen-Ann-street, East. The prisoner was my servant last month, and for about four months; she left me the 26th of February, when she was taken up: I lost the things in the indictment, on the 17th or 18th of January; I lost my ring; it was a gold ring set round with diamonds, for the fore finger; I did not know I had lost all the articles; I missed the silver bladed knife, but nothing else till her box was searched; and there we found the other things mentioned in the indictment: the first time I searched her box, it was the 7th of February; the boxes were in her own room; she was very ill with the small pox at that time, and was in my house; I had been induced to suspect her before. CHARLES ELLIOTT sworn. I belong to Litchfield-street Office. I took the prisoner into custody, and found these things in her box; she delivered the key out of her pocket; the box was in the room, locked; she allowed it to be her box: this fruit knife, and this steel hook, and bodkin, I found in her pocket. Prosecutrix. I know this knife; I have had it three years; and the bodkin and steel hook are very remarkable; I swear to them, and to every thing that came out of her box. RICHARD DENNISON sworn. I saw the box opened, and those things found in it. PRISONER's DEFENCE. I know nothing of the property; my boxes were taken out of my room when I was blind of the small pox; and I never saw them till I was sent for down into the parlour, to be taken into custody. MARY JONES sworn. I have lived with the prisoner two months in the house; I never saw any thing but honesty by her. GUILTY . Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice HEATH.