Elizabeth Riley

Date of Conviction: 21/03/1818

Age at Conviction: 50

Crime Convicted of: Uttering Base Coin

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

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: Remained in England

Where Arrived: N/A

Departure Date: N/A

Arrival Date: N/A

Biography: Elizabeth, a married bobbin winder from Manchester had uttered a counterfeit shilling to Emil Adams at Manchester having been convicted of the same crime before. She had a death sentence reprieved and in jail was described as ‘a very old offender’ but in good health. She was issued a free pardon in 1824.