ELIZABETH SHECKELL
Convicted Dorset A/S 12/3/1807 - 7 Years arriving "Speke" 15/11/1808
source 1822 census ship of arrival Speke Sntce 7  Argle
Details of the ship:
Two voyages as a convict ship, this voyage lasted 182 days and departed
from Falmouth England.  There were 97 female convict passengers on the trip.

Birth Date: Jan 1782 Birth Place: North Perrott, Dorset, England
Death Date: 1 Oct 1842 Death Place: South Creek, New South Wales
Burial Date: 2 Oct 1842 Burial Place: St John's, Parramatta, New South Wales
Occupation: Twine Spinner Aka: Shackle

Notes:
Speke arr 16 Nov 1808 sailed 18 May 1808 Falmouth

per 1828 Census

CHALKER
Elizabeth     F44     FS     Speke       2807  P  Settler Bringelly
Edward          18     BC
William          17     BC
Joseph          15     BC
John               13     BC
James           10     BC
Mary Ann         9      BC
George            7     BC
Frederick         3     BC

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Mary Sheckel

28 Oct 1806 Warrant served of Elizabeth Sheckel in parish of Nth Perrott, Somersetshire.
age:22
trade: twine spinner
res: Bridport, Dorset

Tried 12 Mar 1807 - arrived as Elizabeth Shackle
Tried at Dorset Assizes charged with stealing 7 1/2 yards of muslin & found guilty.
penalty:7 years transportation.

Dep England 18 May 1808 arrived SPEKE Sydney 16 Nov 1808

1809 Elizabeth Sheckel assigned to Gregory BLAXLAND  at Brush Farm
10 Sep 1809 Edward (Ned) born Brush Farm
17 Sep 1810 William James born at Prospect
18 Oct 1811 William granted 60 acres at Bringelly
29 Nov 1811 Maria born Prospect
26 Aug 1813 Joseph Henry born
1814  son South Creek (Bringelly)
1817 James
1818 Mary Ann

died South Creek (Bringelly)
01 Oct 1842 age 59

Research:
BIRTH           Reg ?
MARRIAGE   Reg ?
DEATH          Reg 1842 C of E Parramatta 754 v26B as Sarah Sheekle
Bur reg St Johns as Sarah Sheekle 668 South Creek 2 10 1842   4 10 1842 57 yrs

Memorial Inscription:
to the
Memory of
Elizabeth Sheekle
who departed this
life at South Creek
1st October 1842
aged 59 Years

Children: Daniel

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