Age at time of Crime

20 years old

Crime

Stealing Fowles

Trial Date

14 October 1823

Trial Place

Norfolk Quarter Sessions

Sentence

7 years

Transportation

On the 13 July 1824 Alfred along with 190 other convicts sailed from Portsmouth England aboard the "Mangles 3", the voyage took 106 days. The Ship under the Master John Coghill and Surgeon Jn. Crocket arrived on the 27 October 1824 with no loss of life, Alfred was noted as being number 83 on the Ships Muster Roll which was taken when the ship arrived, his medical condition on arrival was quoted as being "Pretty Well".

Life as a Convict

1824 - The Ships Muster Roll notes that on arrival in New South Wales he was immediately assigned to Hyde Park Barracks Sydney.
1828 - At the time of the 1828 Census he had already volunteered his services as a bricklayer (this was his trade or calling) in the construction of Fort Dundas on Melville Island, Northern Australia. An extract from the "Timeline of Tiwi History" quotes some events of interest at the time.
30 Sep 1824 - "The British begin to establish a military outpost at Fort Dundas (near Pirlangimpi) - this is the first British settlement in north Australia".
From 1824 to 1829 "the Tiwi keep the British besieged in a small area around the Fort."
Mar 1829 - "Fort Dundas abandoned - largely because of Tiwi hostility."

Ticket of Leave (TOL)

On the 30 June 1829 Alfred was granted his Ticket of Leave, number 29/322, the TOL was granted in consideration of his having volunteered his services to Melville Island.

Description on Ticket of Leave

Height - 5 feet 3 inches
Complexion - Sallow
Hair - Light brown
Eyes - Grey
General Remarks - Small mole on chin, P.C.S.F.M.G.A.A on right arm (Tattoo).

Marriage

1831 - The Marriage Banns of 1831 lists him as seeking to marry Anne Collins . The consent of the Governor had to be given for this marriage as Anne Collins was still on a convict bond.
31 October 1831 - Alfred married Ann Collins at St. Johns Parramatta.

Certificate of Freedom

This was granted to Alfred on the 25 February 1834 - number 34/200

Age at time of Crime

19 years old

Description

Height - 5 feet 4 1/2 inches
Complexion - Freckled
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Brown
General Remarks -

Crime

Pick Pockets

Trial Date

29 October 1829

Trial Place

Middlesex London

Sentence

Life

Ship

Roslyn Castle (1), Master Ferguson

Arrived in NSW

29 Jun 1830

Life as a Convict

1830 - Assigned to Edward Hunt
Unknown Date - Female Convict Muster
20 Sep 1831 - Application made to marry Alfred Abbott
31 Oct 1831 - Married to Alfred Abbott

Ticket of Leave

Number 38/2210 Issued on the 28 December 1838, Prisoner Number 265/30

Conditional Pardon

Granted 16 Jan 1847

Life in New South Wales.......

Nothing known after being granted her Conditional Pardon

Age at time of Crime

23 yrs old

Description

Height -
Complexion -
Hair -
Eyes -
General Remarks -

Crime

Ellen Frazer alias Ellen Redchester (nee Register) of Manchester, single woman (she was infact married to William Frazer), stole six pieces of fustian, one piece of yellow canvas, and half a gross of white filleting, the property of James Leigh, Robert Leigh, Thomas Leigh, Thomas Darwell; also goods the property of Marmaduke Clarke

Trial Date

Jan 1787

Trial Place

Quarter Sessions at Manchester England

Sentence

7 years - Ellen and her husband William Frazer both received similar sentences and arrived in the Colony as part of the convict component of the First Fleet in 1788. She was recorded as being a single woman, which if she had taken advantage of her real marital status to claim influence by her husband, she may have been acquitted. It was only after their request to the Gaoler Higgins, at Lancaster Castle, to be sent to the same place that Higgins on the 5 Apr 1787 sent a letter to Evan Nepean, enclosing a copy of her marriage certificate dated 8 Nov 1783 from Aldborough, Yorks, and reporting their wish to be sent to the same place "as they have been married some years and have had children". The name was spelt "Frazer" in the marriage register.

Ship

Ellen was sent direct to the "Prince of Wales" on the 9 Apr 1787, aged 22 years. Ellen’s husband arrived in the Colony on the "Charlotte" and it maybe that Ellen was transferred to the "Charlotte" at Rio on the 13 Aug 1787, as one female convict was transferred from the "Prince of Wales" to the "Charlotte" at Rio. The Census of 1828 indicates that she arrived on the "Charlotte"

Arrived in NSW

26 Jan 1788 in Sydney Cove New South Wales

Ticket of Leave

Unknown

Conditional Pardon

Unknown

Life in New South Wales.......

7 Jun 1789 - Ellen and William’s first son, John was baptised in Port Jackson, and was the second white child born in the Colony.
18 Jul 1791 - Their second son Daniel was baptised.
Jun 1791 - Ellen’s husband died from heavy drinking and not long after she began co-habitating with William Morgan.
20 Feb 1794 - (Ellenor Frazer) received her first land grant of twenty acres at Concord. Believed to be the first woman to own freehold land in the Colony.
22 Jul 1794 - She received a further twenty acres.
3 Nov 1798 - Her partner William Morgan charged with illegally withholding some of her pigs, which the court made him return. It was said at this time that they had separated after living together for seven years, but by 1800 they were back together again as Eleanor bore him their second child Lucy, and they were to have more children before finally separating permanently sometime after 1806 when their last child, Richard was born.
22 Oct 1828 - Her partner William Morgan passed away.
1828 to 1840 - Ellen continued to live at Concord until she died in 1840, at the time of her death she was seen as being a highly regarded settler. The obituary appearing in the Australian newspaper noted: “Died at her residence at Concord on Wednesday[sic] 18 inst. Mrs Eleanor Frazer[sic] aged 83 years. Mrs Frazer was a ‘first fleeter’ having arrived on the formation of the colony. Her intellect was unimpaired to the last, she had a perfect recollection of the ‘first deed’ in New South Wales. She remembered Commodore de la Perouse, and used to describe the dress worn by persons forming the expedition under his command. Her remains were interred with those of her eldest son John (who was the second person born in this colony) in Liverpool Church-yard, to which place the corps[sic] was followed by a long train of children, grandchildren and great grand children belonging to the deceased.” A comment in the publication “Concord - A Centenary History” noted that “Eleanor Frazer was obviously a woman of remarkable resilience and fortitude who well deserves recognition as a pioneer of Concord”. Elleanor bequeathed her land at Concord to her two sons William and Richard Frazer Morgan but also requested in her will that Thomas Humphries be provided for. Thomas was an ex-convict who was assigned to her in her early days as a land holder, and remained with her until her death.

Age at time of Crime

Description

Height -
Complexion -
Hair -
Eyes -
General Remarks -

Crime

William Frazer of Manchester, stole six pieces of fustian, one piece of yellow canvas, and half a gross of white filleting, the property of James Leigh, Robert Leigh, Thomas Leigh, Thomas Darwell; also goods the property of Marmaduke Clarke. His accomplice was his wife Ellen Frazer (nee Register).

Trial Date

January 1787

Trial Place

Quarter Sessions Manchester Lancashire

Sentence

7 years

Ship

Charlotte

Arrived in NSW

1st Fleet January 1788

Life as a Convict

"He was employed as a blacksmith in the early days of the colony, and was a favorite of Captain Tench and Governor Phillip, who once asked Frazer to examine some locks that Phillip had sepecially imported for the Public Store. Frazer reportly asked for a crooked nail and in an instant picked the locks." (Extract taken from "1788 The People of the First Fleet" by Don Chapman)

Ticket of Leave

Not Issued

Conditional Pardon

Not Issued

Life in New South Wales.......

"Frazer and his wife Eleanor had two sons born in NSW before his death at Concord NSW in June 1791, apparently bought on by heavy drinking, Captain Tench regretted that "had not his villiany been still more superior then his skill, he would have proved an invaluable possession to a new country". (Extract taken from "1788 The People of the First Fleet" by Don Chapman)

Age at time of Crime

16 years old

Description

Height - five feet and a half inch
Complexion - ruddy and freckled complexion
Hair - dark brown
Eyes - hazel
General Remarks - She was unable to write.
She had a short and cocked nose with a scar on the left eyebrow with another over the same. She had a brown natural mark on the back of the lower right arm and a scar on the palm of the right hand.

Crime

3 Jan 1839 - Westmeath Assizes Book - Ann Killooley and her younger sister Catherine were committed in Westmeath by J.W. Lyons for “having in their possession a quantity of quilling and Edging the property of Thomas Headen of ?”.

Trial Date

10 Jan 1839 - She was taken before W. Ellis Esq., and sentenced to be transported for seven years.

Trial Place

County of Westmeath

Sentence

7 years

Ship

18 Feb 1839 - Anne was transported from Dublin Ireland aboard the convict ship “WHITBY”, Master of the ship was Thomas Wellbank and the Surgeon was John Kidd.

Arrived in NSW

23 June 1839

Life as a Convict

Her standing convict number was 377-39.
After being transported to Australia Anne stayed at the Female Factory at Parramatta. She was assigned to Michael Farrell of Sydney.

Ticket of Leave

Unknown

Conditional Pardon

Unknown

Life in New South Wales.......

22 Jan 1844 - Anne married William Campbell in St Marys Church Sydney, the ceremony being performed by Francis Murphy in the presence of Patrick McCourt and Elizabeth Dunne who acted as witnesses. Their abode at the time of the wedding was in Sydney.

It appears that Anne and William settled in various places, Sydney, Goulbourn and finally in Bombala where they lived on various stations. They had fourteen children of which eight survived, six being baby deaths. The children were: Catherine b.12 /7/1846, Mary Anne b.21/12/1848, Jane b.5/11/1850, John b.17/12/1853, William b. 4/10/1855, Patrick b.21/9/1857, Rose b.15/7/1859 and Charles b.15/6/1864.

12 Dec 1867 - Anne passed away from Asthma at Dundundra near Bombala aged forty five years.

15 Dec 1867 - Anne was buried at Bombala NSW.

She was survived by her husband William and their eight children.

Age at time of Crime

13 years old

Description

Height - 4 feet 11 3/4 inches
Complexion - Fair ruddy freckled
Hair - Light
Eyes - Hazel
General Remarks - Nose cocked and finger nails short.

Crime

Theft of a backboard from a cart in Westmeath.

Trial Date

14 April 1836

Trial Place

County of Westmeath

Sentence

7 years. He held no previous convictions prior to this offence.

Ship

18 May 1836 - He was detained on the prison hulk "ESSEX". He left Ireland aboard the vessel "CAPTAIN COOK THREE", the Master being George William Brown and the Surgeon Superintendent was Arthur Savage.

Arrived in NSW

13 Nov 1836

Life as a Convict

Patricks life as a convict appears to have been un-eventful up until 21 July 1842 when he was involved in an incident at Kissing Point which resulted in him being charged with "stabbing and cutting with intent to murder". He appeared in the Sydney Supreme Court on the 10 October 1842, was found guilty and sentenced to LIFE, he was transported to Van Diemans Land on the 16 June 1843 on the "Sir John Byrn".
Patrick died in Van Diemans Land on the 1st of October 1849.

Ticket of Leave

No

Conditional Pardon

No