Elizabeth Messer

Life archive ID obpt18250113-149-defend784
Born 1792. Place of birth Londonderry. Gender female. Height 4' 11.75". Has tattoo no. First recorded 1825.
Born
1792
Tried
13th January 1825
Age 33.
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of highway robbery (feloniously assaulting ann dixon on the king's highway, on the 9th of december, putting her in fear, and taking from her person, and against her will, two gowns, value 9 s.; two aprons, value 2 s.; a handkerchief, value 1 s., and a quarter of an ounce of cotton, value 1/2 d.). Found guilty, lesser offence. Sentenced to transportation. Sentence outcome was transported.
Sentenced to twenty one years. Sent to New South Wales.
Arrived in Australia
23rd November 1825
Age 33. Place of birth Londonderry.
Sent to New South Wales.