Date of Conviction: 22/01/1800

Age at Conviction: Unknown

Crime Convicted of: Theft

Court Convicted at: Lancaster Quarter Sessions (held at the New Bailey, Salford)

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: Earl Cornwallis

Where Arrived: Port Jackson, New South Wales

Departure Date: 18/11/1800

Arrival Date: 12/06/1801?

Biography: Esther was a single woman from Manchester who had stolen printed cotton along with Mary Biddle and Mary Shepley. Whilst at Lancaster Castle, the order came from the home secretary in October that she and the other 12 women who were sailing were to be clothed and sent to Gravesend for boarding.

I have not been able to find any further records for Esther, suggesting she may have been either one of the eight women who died onboard from dysentery or very shortly after arrival.