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Elizabeth (Burrell?) wife of John Symonds

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Ellen

Ellen Report 28 Oct 2018 14:59

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.

Maddie

Maddie Report 28 Oct 2018 15:27

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

malyon

malyon Report 29 Oct 2018 13:24

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

malyon

malyon Report 29 Oct 2018 13:25

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

malyon

malyon Report 29 Oct 2018 13:26

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

Maddie

Maddie Report 29 Oct 2018 14:06

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

Ellen

Ellen Report 30 Oct 2018 01:41

Thank you Maddie & Malyon, these messages sound promising I have passed it on to Geoff awaiting his reply