Philadelphia (Phyllis) Pounds (1781–1816)
Philadelphia (Phyllis/Phillis) and her sister Frances Pounds were sentenced to life transportation for breaking into a house and stealing shoes, clothing and food. They arrived in Sydney in 1801 aboard the Earl Cornwallis.
Phyllis was assigned to James Underwood as a housemaid and was to live with him for six years and have three children. They did not marry however.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Underwood, James (partner)
- Kirkby, Charlotte (daughter)
- Underwood, Thomas (son)
- Underwood, James (son)
- Owen, Robert Wainwright (son-in-law)
- Kirkby, Joseph James (son-in-law)
- Pounds, Frances (sister)
- Pounds, Rebecca (niece)
- McCarthy, John (nephew)
- Kirkby, Maria Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Gibson, Elizabeth Charlotte (granddaughter)
- MacDonnell, Maria (granddaughter)
- Lisson, Jane (granddaughter)
- Knight, Charlotte Frances (granddaughter)
- Underwood, Sarah (granddaughter)
- Underwood, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Felton, Catherine (granddaughter)
- Underwood, Elizabeth Phillis (granddaughter)
- Owen, Robert Thomas (grandson)
- Kirkby, Joseph William (grandson)
- Kirkby, John Ritchie (grandson)
- Kirkby, Henry Underwood (grandson)
- Kirkby, Samuel Richard (grandson)
- Underwood, Thomas (grandson)
- Underwood, James Joseph (grandson)
- Kirkby, James (grandson)
Citation details
'Pounds, Philadelphia (Phyllis) (1781–1816)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/pounds-philadelphia-phyllis-25167/text33639, accessed 13 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Pouns, Philadelphia
Birth
1781
Farningham,
Kent,
England
Death
26 December,
1816
(aged ~ 35)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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