Elizabeth Jane Ann Hancock1

F, #7750, b. circa 1789, d. 2 June 1848
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Life Span

EVENTDATEDETAILS
Marriage15 February 1803Elizabeth Jane Ann was married to Richard Hancox on Tuesday, 15 February 1803 at St Johns, Coventry, Warwickshire, England.1,2
Marr-defacElizabeth Jane Ann Hancock and John Harper were in a defacto marriage relationship.
MarriageElizabeth Jane Ann was married to Thomas Marsh.
Death2 June 1848Elizabeth Jane Ann Hancock died on Friday, 2 June 1848 at Sydney, NSW, Australia.1
Burial4 June 1848She was buried on 4 June 1848 from St Lawrence Church of England.

Also Known As

DescriptionDateName
Married NameHer married name was Harper.
Married NameHer married name was Marsh.

Criminal Record

DatePlaceDetails
23 March 1818Leicestershire, EnglandElizabeth Jane Ann Hancock was tried on 23 March 1818 in Leicestershire, England, for knowingly having forged bank notes. She confessed herself guilty and was sentenced with Joseph Parker and Richard Lewis to transportation for 14 years.2
15 September 1823She received her Ticket of Leave for good behaviour on 15 September 1823.3
1829She had her Ticket of Leave cancelled in 1829 for an act of public and gross indecency as reported by the Sydney Police office on 23 September 1829 and she was sentenced to three months in the third class of the Female Factory. Constable Thomas Sharp swore on oath that he found Jane Harper (late Hancock) and Richard Williams, free, lying down ... in the middle of Castlereagh Street in the act of carnal connection... The woman was in liquor but the man was sober. Richard Williams was fined £10.
16 April 1832She received her Certificate of Freedom on 16 April 1832 and she is described as having a pale complexion, brown hair which was turning grey and grey eyes.4

Voyages

DateDetails
1819Elizabeth Jane Ann Hancock was a convict aboard The Ship Lord Wellington which sailed from Ireland in 1819 and arrived in Sydney on 20 January 1820 under the Master Lew Hill and Surgeon Edward F Bromley.

Family 1

Richard Hancox b. c 1775, d. 1 Jul 1829
Children

Family 2

John Harper b. 1789, d. 2 Mar 1827
Child
Last Edited5 Aug 2011

Citations

  1. [S61] Barbara Pardey, "Rose Bean Family," e-mail to Lynn Smith then Robert Mote, 5 July 1999.
  2. [S139] Perry McIntyre & Adele Cathro, Thomas Dunn's Descendants, page: 47.
  3. [S139] Perry McIntyre & Adele Cathro, Thomas Dunn's Descendants, page: 48.
  4. [S139] Perry McIntyre & Adele Cathro, Thomas Dunn's Descendants, page: 49.
  5. [S942] Judith Hancocks, "Eliza Hancocks," e-mail to Robert Mote, Aug 2011.