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 Abt 1764 - 1830 (~ 66 years)
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Olivia GASCOIGNE |
| Born |
Abt 1764 |
Droitwich, Worcestershire  |
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Female |
| Criminal |
Abt 1787 |
- Olivia Gascoigne bornDroitwich, England, arrived a convict 26Jan 1788 (“FirstFleeter”) Lady Penryhn, died 1830 Launceston
Olive/Olivia GASCOIGNE/GASKINS/GASKINS/GASCKING
She was tried at Worcester, Worcestershire on 5 March 1785 for robbery with a value of 277 shillings. She was sentenced to transportation for 7 years having been originally sentenced to death, and left England on the Lady Penrhyn aged about 24 at that time (May 1787). Her occupation was listed as servant. She died in 1830.
Notes: There are no surviving records of her marriage to Nathaniel Lucas on Norfolk Island. They had thirteen children, although twins were killed at 2 years old by a tree felled by Nathaniel.
Source: http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/details.aspx?surname=gascoigne&gender=&term=&ship=&age=¬es=&-recid=32898
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Olive Gascoyne |
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Olivia Gascoyne |
| Died |
1830 |
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
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- Olivia had been convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to death. This sentence was later commuted to a seven years transportation. She was among the first convicts sent to Norfolk Island in 1788, where she married a fellow convict, Nathaniel Lucas, and raised a family of thirteen children. Olivia died in Longford, Tasmania in 1830. By 1991 her descendants had totalled 110,000, the largest Australian family.
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I22357 |
1. Essex Ennevers |
| Last Modified |
5 Mar 2011 |
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Nathaniel LUCAS, Born: 1764, Leatherhead, Surrey , Died: 1818 (Age 54 years) |
| Married |
5 Nov 1791 |
Norfolk Island |
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| | 1. James LUCAS, Born: 1798, Norfolk Island , Died: Yes, date unknown |
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 | Australia's 'First Fleeters'
Between 1787 and 1850 the English sent more than 160,000 convicts to Australia. The first eleven of the transport ships are known today as the 'First Fleet' and contained the convicts and marines who are now acknowledged as the founders of Australia. |
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F6958 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - Abt 1764 - Droitwich, Worcestershire |
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 | Married - 5 Nov 1791 - Norfolk Island |
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 | Died - 1830 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
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