Elizabeth (Betsey) Rowley (1773–1843)
Elizabeth Selwyn was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing 32/6- worth of goods. She arrived in Sydney in 1792 aboard the Pitt. She was assigned to Thomas Rowley. They had five (possibly seven) children together.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Rowley, Thomas (partner)
- Lucas, Mary (daughter)
- Rowley, Thomas (son)
- Lucas, John (son-in-law)
- Lucas, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Lee, Eliza Jane (granddaughter)
- Lucas, Charlotte Isabella (granddaughter)
- Partington, Caroline Isabella (granddaughter)
- Lee, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Lucas, John (grandson)
- Lucas, William Henry (grandson)
- Lucas, Nathaniel Thomas (grandson)
- Lucas, Charles (grandson)
- Lucas, George Burwood (grandson)
- Lucas, Edwin Charles (grandson)
- Rowley, Thomas (master)
Citation details
'Rowley, Elizabeth (Betsey) (1773–1843)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/rowley-elizabeth-betsey-25627/text33935, accessed 19 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Selwyn, Elizabeth
Birth
1773
Cherrington,
Gloucestershire,
England
Death
22 June,
1843
(aged ~ 70)
Newtown, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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