Alice Lindsay (c. 1835–?)
- on 2 December 1859 and using the name Alice Lindsay Brasher, is found guilty of stealing a watch and guard; is sentenced to six months gaol.
- spent 10 days in Adelaide Hospital (discharged on 18 October 1863), suffering from delirium tremens. According to the hospital register she was married and had been born at Hobarton, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). She lived in Adelaide.
- spent 8 days at Adelaide Hospital (discharged 24 August 1864), suffering from delirium tremens. The hospital records state that she had come to South Australia on the Eleanor Ann, eight years previously.
- spent 8 days at Adelaide Hospital (discharged 19 October 1864) suffering from erysipelas.
- spent 14 days at Adelaide Hospital (discharged 19 January 1865) suffering from contusions.
- spent 13 days at Adelaide Hospital (discharged 23 June 1865) suffering from alcoholismus (chronic alcohol disease).
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- is sentenced to 6 months gaol with hard labour for stealing a watch and ring, Adelaide Observer, 3 December 1859, p 3
- is fined 10 shillings for using obscene language, South Australian Advertiser, 22 June 1860, p 3
- is committed for trial, with two other woman, for stealing from a man who had gone to their house (a brothel) for a drink, Adelaide Observer, 28 July 1860, p 4
- the women are found not guilty, South Australian Advertiser, 14 August 1860, p 3
- the women accused the man of stealing from them; he was also found not guilty, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 25 August 1860, p 2
- is remanded in custody on charge of stealing goods from a house where she was working as a domestic servant, South Australian Advertiser, 26 October 1860, p 2
- is committed for trial, South Australian Advertiser, 9 November 1860, p 3
- is acquitted, South Australian Register, 29 November 1860, p 3
- is committed to trial for stealing from a man after spending a night together, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 22 December 1860, p 7
- is acquitted; the judge gives her a strong warning against further offending, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 16 February 1861, p 3
- is fined 16 shillings for not paying a cab fare, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 23 February 1861, p 6
- is fined 5 shillings for using obscene language, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 23 March 1861, p 7
- is fined 5 shillings for being drunk, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 16 November 1861, p 3
- is committed for trial for stealing a mantle, South Australian Advertiser, 16 November 1861, p 3
- is sentenced to one month's gaol with hard labour, South Australian Advertiser, 7 December 1861, p 3
- is fined 5 shillings for riotous behaviour, South Australian Register, 29 January 1862, p 2
- is fined 5 shillings for drunkenness, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 13 September 1862, p 5
- pleads not guilty to stealing a watch and chain, South Australian Register, 20 October 1862, p 3
- the case is dismissed after the prosecutor left the colony, South Australian Register, 5 December 1862, p 3
- is fined 10 shillings for indecent conduct, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 6 December 1862, p 7
- charge brought by Lindsay against Edward Stepney of indecently assaulting his 7-year-old stepdaughter is dismissed, South Australian Weekly Chronicle, 21 February 1863, p 7
- is fined 5 shillings for disorderly conduct, South Australian Advertiser, 2 April 1863, p 3
- is fined 5 shillings for drunkenness, South Australian Advertiser, 29 April 1863, p 3
- is fined 40 shillings for obscene language, South Australian Register, 9 May 1863, p 3
- is fined 5 shillings for drunkenness, South Australian Register, 17 August 1863, p 3
- is fined 5 shillings for obscene language, South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide), 6 October 1863, p 3
- is fined 5 shillings for obscene language, South Australian Advertiser, 21 October 1863, p 3
- is fined 10 shillings and costs for using theatening language, South Australian Register, 7 November 1863, p 3
- is fined 5 shillings for being drunk, Adelaide Express, 28 April 1864, p 3
- charge of cutting and wounding Edward Stepney is dismissed, South Australian Register, 22 July 1864, p 3
- is fined 5 shillings for obscene language, Adelaide Express, 28 July 1864, p 2
- is ordered to pay damages after destroying two panes of glass at a hotel, South Australian Advertiser, 14 September 1864, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Stepney, Edward (related entry)
Citation details
'Lindsay, Alice (c. 1835–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lindsay-alice-32500/text40329, accessed 10 May 2025.