Date of Conviction: 20/07/1803

Age at Conviction: 43

Crime Convicted of: Theft

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

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: William Pitt

Where Arrived: Port Jackson, New South Wales

Departure Date: 10/08/1805

Arrival Date: 11/04/1806

Biography: Rachael, a widow, had stolen calico at Manchester along with Ann Thompson who sailed with her on the William Pitt. They left Lancaster Castle and were taken to Spithead for boarding in July 1805.

Rachael was assigned to Thomas Kershaw (ship- Glatton) a fellow Lancastrian, upon arrival and she was recorded as his wife in 1814, though there are no marriage records. She received her certificate of freedom in July 1810 as did Ann. Thomas ran a pub, in Pitt Street. She is listed similarly in both 1816 and 1822 (though incorrectly as being on Cornwallis in the latter). Thomas passed away in 1825, leaving Rachael a widow again on the muster that year.

The following year, in November 1826, Rachael too died at Sydney. She was around 66.