Life Summary - Frances Horwood

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Horwood, Frances (c. 1799–1864)

	Horwood, Frances (c. 1799–1864)
Born	c. 1799 London , Middlesex , England
Died	24 December, 1864 (aged ~ 65) Hobart , Tasmania , Australia
Cause of Death	bronchitis
Cultural Heritage	English
Related Entries [View as tree]	Davis, George (husband) Horwood, Christopher (husband)
Passenger Ship*	Nautilus (1838) (convict)
Occupation*	convict (1838-1848) Tasmania, Australia
Key Places*	Female House of Correction (Hobart) (convict, 1842)
Social Issues*	criminal punishment (bread and water, 1838) criminal punishment (solitary confinement, 1839) criminal punishment (bread and water, 1839) literacy (can sign name, 1841) criminal punishment (hard labour, 1842) criminal punishment (hard labour, 1842) criminal punishment (solitary confinement, 1843)
Convict Record	Crime: theft Sentence: 10 years Court: Old Bailey, London Trial Date: 1 September 1838 (1838)
Pre-transportation	Married: Yes Children: Yes (1)

* Dates are approximate

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Horwood, Frances (c. 1799–1864)