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Life Summary

Name Elizabeth Mayne
Alternative Names
  • Elizabeth Chynoweth
  • Elizabeth Smith
  • Elizabeth Withers
Born

1831
St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Died

1895 (aged ~ 64)
Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia

Cause of Death

paralysis

Cultural Heritage

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Passenger Ship *
Occupation or Descriptor *
  • convict (1848-1855) Tasmania, Australia
Key Organisations *
Key Places *
Convict Record
Crime Sentence Commuted To Court Trial Date
theft (pickpocketing) 10 years - Cornwall 1848
Post-transportation
Children Yes (8)

* Dates are approximate