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LYDIA SANDERS

Convict No. 67920

Ship Name “Eliza 1”

Departure Port London

Departure date 7/11/1829

Arrival date 24/02/1830

Conduct Record Con 40/9

Indent MM 33/2

Description List Con 18/23

At the present time not a lot is known about Lydia Sanders and more research is to be done.

She was born 15^th October 1809 at Toddington, Bedfordshire to Thomas Sanders and Mary Fensham.

She was convicted at the Summer Session for stealing/larceny of animals, offence recorded as sheep stealing and sentenced to death which was commuted to 7 years transportation.

The Bedfordshire Quarter Session rolls show

FILE - 1829 [no ref. or date]

item: [no title] - ref. QSR/30/1829/534,568,624-8,651,745-8,778-9 [n.d.]

|_ [from Scope and Content] Gaol bills: Gaoler's general [628 includes execution of the Lilleys - £8 10s. 6d., half of which was paid by the Sheriff; 746 includes taking Lydia Sanders to London for transportation].

She was disposed to the “Justitia” on the 9^th. September 1829 and left London on the “Eliza” 7^th November 1829

She married Thomas Wright 31^st. March 1838 in Launceston

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