Born about in London Aldersgate, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Stenson
and Ann (Fitzgerald) Stenson
Sister of
John Samuel Stenson, Mary Ann Stenson, Eliza Ann Stenson, Robert Stenson and Amelia (Stenson) Tillett
Wife of
Thomas Stevens Shackel
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Frances Stevens (Shackel) Penfold, Sophia Jane Shackel, Thomas Edmond Shackel, William Shackel, Emily Susan (Shackel) Smith, Louisa (Shackel) Atkins, Emma Shackel, Elizabeth Ann Shackel, John Shackel and Isabel Helen (Shackel) Haywood
Died
at about age 60
in Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Oct 2017
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Biography
Elizabeth was a convict sent to Tasmania when she was 14 years old for stealing a handkerchief and an apron from her employer (she was leaving the employer, and the items were found in her suitcase). She got a 14 year sentence.
She eventually met Thomas Shackel (a free man) who requested permission to marry her even though she was still a prisoner. (Elizabeth had at least 2 offers of marriage from other men before this, that were declined by the prison service). Thomas had a good job as an overseer of large properties in Tasmania.
They ended up at Perth, Tasmania for some time at Eskleigh Estate (it was known then as "Scone" and was owned by the Richie brothers). The current house at Eskleigh was not the house they would have lived in.
Death notice in The Argus, 12 Jul 1870
Burial Place Victoria, Australia Cemetery: Melbourne Section: EE Grave Number: 675 Religion: C-E Transcription Memory of Elizabeth Ann wife of Thomas Stevens SHACKEL died 5 Jul 1870 age 60 yrs also Thomas S. SHACKEL age 74 yrs.
Sources
- Marriage record from Tasmania
https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=thomas&qu=shackel#
Death Notice in TROVE http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5825449?searchTerm=Elizabeth%20Shackel&searchLimits=l-australian=y|||l-state=Victoria|||l-decade=187|||l-category=Family+Notices
Birth - from Baptism record: St Botolph, Aldersgate on 19 August 1810
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~3.12%
Gary Burgess
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TD8710238 [compare], yourDNAportal GARf712d7be, Ancestry member garyzburgess
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~1.56%
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