Helping a fellow family researcher here. This is what I have been given hoping someone might be able to help him. Hi, some fellow descendants and I are trying to find out more about this woman's life in Northumberland. We have the General Quarter Sessions for Northumberland records detailing that she was sentenced in 1813 to transportation to Australia for 7 years for stealing a silk handkerchief. A Mary SYMONDS, perhaps her sister-in-law, was found not guilty at the same trial. Elizabeth travelled to Australia on the Broxbournebury in 1814 and was assigned to a recently widowed male convict, Isaac DOWSE or DOUSE, to help him look after his children. She became his replacement "wife" as well as nanny. Elizabeth and Isaac had four children together. We would love to know Elizabeth's maiden name but we are all in Australia which makes it difficult to research in Northumberland. There was an Elizabeth BURREL who married John SIMMONS at St John's, Newcastle, on 4 Mar 1798. This would have been in the right time frame. We have two baptism records from All Saints for daughters of this John and Elizabeth (Elizabeth 3 Mar 1799; Anne 8 Sept 1811) which describe the parents as "John SIMMONS, basketmaker, of Morpeth", and "Elizabeth, daughter of William BURRELL maltman of this parish". Her father William might have been born in Morpeth in 1751, then travelled to Eglingham where Elizabeth was baptised in 1772. Any help will be gratefully received as this has turned into a real dead end for us, which is especially frustrating as we have so much source material from the court appearance and later.
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shows her dob Name: Elizabeth Symons Gender: Female Birth Date: 1781 Conviction Place: Northumberland Quarter Sessions Crime: Petty larceny Departure Date: Jan 1814 Arrival date: 28 Jul 1814 Arrival Place: New South Wales Arrival Ship: Broxbournebury
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Name: Mary Simmons Gender: Female Christening Date: 14 Nov 1802 Christening Date (Original): 14 NOV 1802 Christening Place: ALL SAINTS,NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,NORTHUMBERLAND,ENGLAND Birth Date: 13 Mar 1801 Father's Name: John Simmons Mother's Name: Elizabeth Burrell
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from England Births and Christenings
Name: William Oliver Simmons Gender: Male Christening Date: 16 Oct 1808 Christening Date (Original): 16 OCT 1808 Christening Place: ALL SAINTS,NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,NORTHUMBERLAND,ENGLAND Birth Date: 24 Feb 1808 Father's Name: John Simmons Mother's Name: Elizabeth Burrell
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Name: Elizabeth Simmons Gender: Female Christening Date: 03 Mar 1799 Christening Date (Original): 03 MAR 1799 Christening Place: ALL SAINTS,NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,NORTHUMBERLAND,ENGLAND Birth Date: 03 Dec 1798 Father's Name: John Simmons Mother's Name: Elizabeth Burrell
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if this is the baptism you mention 1772 Baptism date 03 Jan 1772 Residence Eglingham, Northumberland, England Place Eglingham County Northumberland Country England Father's first name(s) William Father's last name Burrel Mother's first name(s) - Mother's last name - Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
sibling George Last name Burrel Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1775 Baptism date 13 Dec 1775 Residence Eglingham, Northumberland, England Place Eglingham County Northumberland Country England Father's first name(s) William Father's last name Burrel Mother's first name(s) Eleanor Mother's last name - Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
James Last name Burrel Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1773 Baptism date 01 Dec 1773 Residence Eglingham, Northumberland, England Place Eglingham County Northumberland Country England Father's first name(s) William Father's last name Burrel Mother's first name(s) Eleanor Mother's last name -
Richard Last name Burrell Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1778 Baptism date 23 Oct 1778 Residence Eglingham, Northumberland, England Place Eglingham County Northumberland Country England Father's first name(s) William Father's last name Burrell Mother's first name(s) Eleanor
Eleanor Last name Barrel Gender Female Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1769 Baptism date 18 Nov 1769 Residence Eglingham, Northumberland, England Place Eglingham County Northumberland Country England Father's first name(s) William Father's last name Barrel Mother's first name(s) -
William Last name Burrell Name note - Marriage year 1760 Marriage date 08 May 1760 Marriage place Chillingham Spouse's first name(s) Eleanor Spouse's last name Bell Residence Chillingham, Northumberland, England County Northumberland Country England
William Last name Burrel Birth year - Death year 1781 Burial year 1781 Burial date 15 Feb 1781 Church St Mary & St Michael Denomination Anglican Place Doddington County Northumberland Country England
Eleanor Last name Burrel Birth year - Death year 1781 Burial year 1781 Burial date 07 Nov 1781 Church St Mary & St Michael Denomination Anglican Place Doddington County Northumberland Country England
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Thank you Maddie & Malyon, these messages sound promising I have passed it on to Geoff awaiting his reply
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