Date of Conviction: 21/03/1818

Age at Conviction: 33

Crime Convicted of: Fraud

Court Convicted at: Lancaster Assizes (held at Lancaster Castle)

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: Lord Wellington

Where Arrived: Port Jackson, New South Wales

Departure Date: 28/05/1819

Arrival Date: 20/01/1820

Biography: Elizabeth, who was in a relationship with John Hilton, tried to present herself as a sister and next of kin to a deceased Royal Navy man called William Riley in London in order to claim his goods. Her common law husband, John, a military man had sailed as a free passenger (ship- Minerva). Perhaps this was a plan to allow the couple to reunite. She travelled onboard with their daughter Eleanor who was born in the jail at Lancaster. She either happened to (coincidentally) have the same surname as John, or (more likely) they presented themselves as husband and wife, hence the same surnames.

In Australia, Elizabeth worked for Thomas Wylow until his death at which time, in 1822 she wrote a petition to the governor for a ticket of leave in order to support her daughter which was granted. Reunited with John, they had two more children in the colony; Elizabeth and Sarah. She was described as 5ft 4 with a ruddy complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes. Eleanor received her certificate of freedom in April 1825. In 1828 the family were living on Sussex St with John as a constable and they officially got married at St Philips this year- both using Hilton as surnames. John died in 1836. Elizabeth never remarried and died in 1867 aged around 80.