Phebe Guyatt (c. 1750–1798)
Phebe Williams (c.1747-1798) was found guilty on 2 April 1788 at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing a piece of printed cotton, containing four yards and three quarters, valued at 7 shillings. Sentenced to 7 years transportation, she remained at Newgate Gaol until she was discharged to the Lady Juliana in March 1789. She arrived at Sydney in June 1790 as part of the Second Fleet.
Williams married Edward MacClean on 24 December 1790 at St Philips Church, Sydney; both marked the register with an X. Following her husband's death in 1794 Phebe married (as Phebe McLain) John Guyatt at St John's Church, Parramatta, on 8 October 1794.
Phebe Guyatt was buried (as Phebe Williams) on 10 January 1798 at St John's, Parramatta.
* information from Michael Flynn, The Second Fleet: Britain’s Grim Convict Armada of 1790 (1993), pp 614-15
Additional Resources
- proceedings of trial, Old Bailey, London, 2 April 1788 (pdf)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- MacClean, Edward (husband)
- Guyatt, John (husband)
Citation details
'Guyatt, Phebe (c. 1750–1798)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/guyatt-phebe-31432/text38885, accessed 19 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- MacClean, Phebe
- McLean, Phoebe
- Williams, Phebe
- Guiat, Phebe
- McLain, Phebe
Birth
c. 1750
Death
9 January,
1798
(aged ~ 48)
Parramatta, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Passenger Ship
Occupation
Key Events
Key Places
Convict Record
Crime: theft (shop)
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Old Bailey, London
Trial Date: 2 April 1788
(1788)