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From: "Scott Brown" <>
Subject: RE: [AUS-CON] Esther Spencer "Indispensable" arriving 30/03/1796
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 14:28:32 +1000
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June

Esther Spencer - Original trial (June 1793 according to some sources) not
located but she appears in supplementary hearing of the Old Bailey as
follows

Supplementary material: John Sisterton, James Sample, William Wood, Thomas
Doyle, Esther Spencer, Elizabeth Thomas, John Downes, , 17th September,
1794.
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Ref: o17940917-1
Trial Summary:

* Punishment Type: pardon, transportation,
(Punishment details may be provided at the end of the trial.)
* Other trials on 17 Sep 1794
* Name search for: John Sisterton, James Sample, William Wood, Thomas
Doyle, Esther Spencer, Elizabeth Thomas, John Downes,


Original Text:

John Sisterton , James Sample , William Wood , Thomas Doyle , Esther Spencer
, capital convicts at a former sessions, were put to the bar, and accepted
his Majesty's mercy, on condition of transportation, to the eastern coast of
New South Wales, for the term of their natural lives; and also Elizabeth
Thomas , and John Downes , on condition of Transportation, to the same
place, for seven years.

She arrived in Sydney on the "Indispensible" in 1796 and is recorded as
having a 7 year sentence. I have identified three relationships she had as
follows:

1)Partner to John Fitz (per Royal Admiral in 1792). they had two children
Susannah Fitz born 23 July 1797 and Joseph Clark Fitz born 29 December 1799

2) Thomas Stubbs (per Albemarle in 1791). They had 9 children.
i)Mary Annb: 28 May 1801
ii)Thomasb: 18 May 1802
iii)Sophiab: 18 June 1803
iv)Ceciliab: 17 March 1805
v)Elizabethb: 15 March 1807
vi)Annb: 14 June 1809
vii)Georgeb: 22 April 1811
viii)John Emeryb: 5 July 1812
ix)Godfreyb: 9 October 1814

3)Belatedly married Joseph Bigge (came free per HMS Dromedary in 1820) at St
Phillip's in Sydney in 1822. They had 2 children
i) Robertb: 1815
ii)Louisab: 1817

Hope this helps.

Scott Brown
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-----Original Message-----
From: June Walker [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, 18 May 2006 9:32 AM
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Subject: [AUS-CON] Esther Sencer "Indispensable" arriving 30/03/1796


Good Morning List
My name is June & I live near Fremantle in Western Australia
My Mother when she was alive always told me that we had a convict in our
family history but up to very recently I could not find any evidence of
"him" or "her"
My uncle had researched the family many years ago and had not been able
to find the surname of his paternal grandmother.
With the help of the internet I think I have found her
Celia Stubbs born 13/03/1805 in Sydney NSW her mother was Esther Spencer
and father was not documented but I think it may have been Thomas Stubbs
Esther Spencer b c 1875 transported NSW on the "Indispensable" arriving
30/03/1796.
I think she may have been sentenced or tried in Middlesex in 1794.
Esther was assigned to Robert Bigge in 1823 and she married him in
1823.
Does the fact that she was still a convict in 1823 mean she was "life"?
I have not found out what her crime was as have yet to discover her
length of sentence

I would really love to hear from anyone who is interested in Esther
Spencer.

I have yet o do any research on Thomas Stubbs so would love to find out
more about him
Robert Bigge was a free man

Her daughter Celia Stubbs went to India in 1820 on the bark "Sea Flower"
in 1820 and married Richard Williams.
Thank you to this wonderful message page
June



June Walker



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