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Elizabeth Youngson was born in Lancaster England in 1772 -
Elizabeth’s parents died when she was young they died in 1776 -
Elizabeth had two younger siblings and one older brother. When her parents died they became her responsibility. -
Elizabeth became a laundress in 1780. She was a laundress for three years -
Elizabeth did a crime of braking into a warehouse in the early morning she and she and her older brother stole sixty shillings -
On the1st of March 1787 Elizabeth went to court. She was tried at the Old Bailey Court London, for stealing sixty shillings -
Elizabeth was transported to New South Wales in 1787 She went on the Prince of Wales with 50 other convicts it was a very hot and compacted ship -
Elizabeth arrived in New South Wales in 1788 -
Elizabeth got married In New South Wales 1792 -
In November 1823 Elizabeth returned to England. She was one of the only convicts to make it back to England -
She died in England on July 3rd 1854. She was 82 years old.