Conviction at Lancaster Liverpool Borough /Quarter Sessions 6 Feb 1843

[marg06]

My ancestor Eliza Davies was sentenced to 7 years transportation for larceny at Lancaster Liverpool Borough /Quarter Sessions 6 Feb 1843, aged 16. I gather she had had 3 previous convictions for theft. Her Tasmanian convict records give no record of her parentage.
I have been advised by the Lancashire Archives Office that the following resources may give more information:
QJC/5 : Calendars of prisoners

QJI/1/216:  Indictment rolls

QSO/2/211: Court order books.

Does anyone have knowledge of these files and can comment if they may hold more personal information about Eliza.

I am finding if difficult to trace her parents. Apparently she bore a tattoo with initials "W.D. J.D. J.R, JR, E.D. Heart J.R on left Arm " and I am thinking that WD and JD may have been parents.

Any clues would be so very welcome.

Margaret

[Dundee]

Her indent does tell you that she is a native of Liverpool, religion Church of England,  and she has a brother William who is a carter at Liverpool.

https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-3  (images 12 and 13)

Debra 

[Ruskie]

This search is likely to lead to Wales, so if you can’t find what you want in England Wales might be worth a look. (I don’t envy you though with “Davies” in Wales). 

Have you looked for Eliza on the 1841 census?

[giblet]

This does not help the posted any but just a bit more of a insight into her Eliza.

Surgeons Log - Copy of daily sick list
The Angelina
Folio 4: Eliza Davies, aged 17, convict; sick or hurt, fever; put on sick list 11 August 1844, put off sick list 21 August 1844 cured.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10518803

[Blue70]

Do you know if this person has been researched before on the Liverpool & SW Lancs FHS forum? There's been a few convict enquiries on there they can be difficult to research so want to make sure we don't duplicate any other research done already.


Blue

[marg06]

Thank you all for such prompt replies. I had not seen the reference to a brother William in Eliza's indent record and that is such a valuable clue. An initial brief  check of the 1841 census for Liverpool, suggests that William and Eliza were children of John and Elizabeth Davies. I will now look into the that link more closely. Perhaps my brickwall is not so high after all.

Warm regards

Margaret

[garstonite]

Looking at her age - I can only see 1 that matches for a baptism in Liverpool

Baptism: 26 Feb 1826 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Eliza Davies - [Child] of Job Davies & Mary
    Abode: Edmund Street
    Occupation: Officer in the Customs

Job Davies might be the J.D. on her arm ?
I am not saying it is your Eliza - just that it might be - so make a note of it - good luck 
added - if it is - Litherland is about 2 miles from St Peter church

Baptism: 20 Mar 1814 St Helen, Sefton, Lancashire, England
Job Davis - S of Thomas Davis & Mary
    Abode: Litherland
    Occupation: Gardener
plenty of  William Davies baptisms for parents William and Elizabeth at that period - but no Elizas

[ShaunJ]

Litherland is about 2 miles from St Peter church

More like 5 miles.

[ShaunJ]

W.D. J.D. J.R, JR, E.D. Heart J.R on left Arm

Should be WD JN JR JR ED