Elizabeth Palmer, [Convict “Nile, Canada, Minorca” 1801]

BIOGRAPHY

Elizabeth TITLEY / TETLEY was born c1781 Shropshire, England

Elizabeth was convicted and sentenced to 7 years transportation. She arrived in Sydney Cove on 14/12/1801 on "Nile, Canada and Minorca"

Elizabeth had a relationship with Richard PALMER (they married 22/3/1810 in Sydney) and they had the following children

• 1802 George Thomas
• 1804 Edwin
• 1806 Harriet
• 1809 Henry
• 1811 Elizabeth
• 1813 Jane
• 1815 William McLeur
• 1818 Thomas (died young)

Elizabeth died 5/3/1820

LINKS

• https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/tetley/elizabeth/65672
• http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convi...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Titley-61
• https://www.familytreecircles.com/looking-for-any-info-on-richard-p...
• http://www.toituosm.com/collections/smith-gallery/wall-1/edwin-palmer
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LXSY-CVC/george-palmer-1802-1857
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155187160/edwin-palmer
• https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/australiansurnamesgroup/birth-look-...

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Elizabeth was convicted and sentenced on the 18th day of March 1800 and received 7 years transportation. She sailed on the convict ship "Nile" from Spithead for Australia on the 21st Day of June 1801.

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Fate threw the two together in the uncivilized lands of early Australia. He was a 38 yr old ex-publican and she was a young female from a small village. Just over a year after her arrival in Australia both Richard and Elizabeth became the parents of a son born on the 7th day of November 1802 who they named George.

Three more children followed:

Edwin - 04/03/1804, Harriet - 15/05/1806 baptized 28/12/1806, Henry - 09/02/1809.

Henry was born the year Richard and Elizabeth were given their freedom including 100 acres of land in Botany Bay. They were now legally allowed to marry. The assistant of NSW married them at 9.00 am on the 22 day of March 1810 in St Phillips Church in Sydney. A Mr. John Bedder and a Miss Mary Reed witnessed this signing Elizabeths signature with an X to show conversion of christianity.

CORRECTION: Richard Palmer was not an ex-baker, he was a soldier when convicted of assault and robbery. They were NOT given 100 acres of land, Richard was "mine host" of the Black Swan public house in the Rocks area of Sydney. Elizabeth Tetley was working for him at the Black Swan.

By now Richard was nearly 50 yrs old and Elizabeth was 29 yrs old. In the next 7 years 5 more children were born:

Elizabeth - 14/05/1811, Jane - 02/07/1813, William - 18/07/1815, Thomas - 22/11/1818 who died 10 days later? 3/12/1818

At the time of obtaining his freedom, Richard was working for a baker named McGuire. Once again things looked like their lives were improving. They had their freedom, 7 healthy children and land but then fate saw Richard die on the 27th day of November 1819 followed by Elizabeth 3 months later on the 5th day of March 1820. March was influential in Elizabeth's life. March 1800 saw her sentenced, March 1810 she got married, March 1820 her death.

CORRECTION: They did not have 100 acres of land, Richard Palmer had the Black Swan

pub in the "Rocks" area of Sydney

Elizabeth TITLEY / TETLEY was born 24 June 1781 in Clun, Shropshire, England. According to St Philip's register for 1820 funerals: "Elizabeth Palmer, Free, aged 42, died 5 March 1820, interred 7 March.

Elizabeth was convicted and sentenced to 7 years transportation and transport on 21 June 1801. She arrived in Sydney Cove on 14/12/1801 on "Nile"

Elizabeth had a relationship with Richard PALMER (they married 22/3/1810 in Sydney at a joint military wedding)

 they had the following children

* 1802 George - born 7 November 1802 - baptised 23 January 1803

• 1804 Edwin - born 4 March 1804 - baptised August 1804
• 1806 Harriet - born 15 May 1806 - baptised 28 August 1806
• 1809 Henry - born 9 February 1809 - baptised 19 February 1809
• 1811 Elizabeth - born 14 May 1811 - baptised 9 June 1811
• 1813 Jane - born 2 July 1813 - baptised 17 September 1813
• 1815 William - born 18 July 1815 - baptised 6 August 1815
• 1818 Thomas - born 22 November 1818 - died 2 December 1818

sources - "T D Mutch, Index of Births Marriages & Deaths, K-P 1787 - 1814" - all baptisms took place at St Philip's Church.

NOTE: none of the children had middle names

Edwin died 28 March 1886 NZ, Harriet died 1828??, Elizabeth died 5/3/1820, Jane died 4 October 1886, St Arnaud's Victoria, Australia, William died 27 March 1903, Henley, NZ.

William Palmer arrived Port Bunn (Preservation Inlet) February 1832 on the "Caroline"

LINKS

• https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/tetley/elizabeth/65672
• http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convi...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Titley-61
• https://www.familytreecircles.com/looking-for-any-info-on-richard-p...
• http://www.toituosm.com/collections/smith-gallery/wall-1/edwin-palmer
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LXSY-CVC/george-palmer-1802-1857
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155187160/edwin-palmer
• https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/australiansurnamesgroup/birth-look-...

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Elizabeth Tetley was convicted of theft and sentenced to 7 years transportation - transported 21 June 1801, she arrived in Botany Bay (Sydney) December 1801 on Nile"