Constance Louisa Trudgett

So, who was Constance Couronne? She was an enslaved child likely of African and Indian descent, born on 1 May 1824, the property of Mme Marie Julie Melanie Deville de la Sablonière. On 24 September 1833, she was convicted, alongside her (older) enslaved cousin Elizabeth Verloppe, of the attempted poisoning of Mme Morel, to whom they had been hired out as needlewomen. The court believed that the girls had put a white powder in their mistress’ tea and intended to kill her. Source: Constance Couronne: from enslaved child in Mauritius to emancipated convict grandmother in New South Wales (2022) by Clare Anderson.

The brig Dart arrived in Sydney from Mauritius on 9th July 1834 with a cargo of 1343 bags and six casks of sugar and 12 boxes of 'segars'. 2 female convicts and 2 male convicts. Source: Convict Records.

Children

1. Emily Trudgett (1842–1912)
2. George Trudgett (1844–1897)
3. Robert Trudgett (1846–1912)
4. Maria Esther Trudgett (1848–1850)
5. Mary Ann Trudgett (1850–1906)
6. James Henry Trudgett (1852–1934)
7. Sarah Elizabeth Trudgett (1854–1904)
8. William Trudgett (1856–1937)
9. Edward John Trudgett (1859–1943)
10. Alfred Trudgett (1861–1890)
11. Charles Henry Trudgett (1863–1934)

Sources

1. Constance Couronne: from enslaved child in Mauritius to emancipated convict grandmother in New South Wales (2022) by Clare Anderson https://www.convictscc.le.ac.uk/2022/08/31/constance-couronne.
2. Convict Records. https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/de-la-sablomiere/constance/1...