Elizabeth Moore (c. 1783–1832)
Elizabeth Moore (1783- ), a servant, was found guilty on 4 August 1817 at Lancaster Quarter Sessions, Lancashire, of larceny. Sentenced to 7 years transportation she arrived at Sydney in September 1818 aboard the Maria.
Moore began living with John Ramsay, a farmer, not long after arriving in Sydney; they had two children: Elizabeth Harriet (1819) and John Thomas (1823). The relationship did not last and the children were place in the male and female orphan schools in the late 1820s.
Moore obtained her certificate of freedom on 5 August 1824. She was described as being 5 feet 6 ½ inches tall; with a ruddy complexion; grey, brown hair; and inflamed hazel eyes.
Moore was found guilty on 26 May 1829 of ‘stealing in a dwelling’, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment in Sydney Gaol, and was ‘disposed of’ on 15 July to Parramatta.
Elizabeth Moore was buried on 18 June 1832 at Parramatta; her age was given as 42.
* information from Biographical Database of Australia — https://www.bda-online.org.au
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- is sentenced to three months gaol for larceny, Australian (Sydney), 9 June 1829, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Ramsay, John (partner)
Citation details
'Moore, Elizabeth (c. 1783–1832)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/moore-elizabeth-31381/text38829, accessed 24 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
c.
1783
Liverpool,
Lancashire,
England
Death
17 June,
1832
(aged ~ 49)
Parramatta, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Passenger Ship
Occupation or Descriptor
Key Places
Convict Record
Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Lancashire
Trial Date: 4 August 1817
(1817)
Pre-transportation
Occupation: domestic servant
Post-transportation
Children: Yes (2)