Charlotte Jane (Thorpe) Thorpe-Oxley (abt. 1794 - 1828)

Born about 1794 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England

Wife of John Anderson — married 28 May 1818 in St Phillip's Church Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1828 at about age 34 in Hunters Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Birth

Conviction and Transportation

Charlotte (Thorpe) Thorpe-Oxley was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

• Charlotte was sentenced to 7 years transportation at the Old Bailey on 19 Feb 1812. She had stolen clothing and was transported aboard the ship 'Minstrel' arriving 26 Oct 1812.

• Charlotte Thorpe was a convict convicted of theft and sentenced to transportation to Australia for 7 years.

Transcript First Middlesex jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant. Reference Number: t18120219-22

235. CHARLOTTE JANE THORP was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 21st of January , a shawl, value 4 s. a mantle, value 10 s. a tippet, value 6 d. and a petticoat, value 2 s. the property of Patrick Harlow . PATRICK HARLOW . I live at Coney, in Hertfordshire . The prisoner was my house-maid , I discharged her in January 1811. Q. Was your house robbed - A. It was. Q. Among other things was there a shawl lost - A. Yes, from Mrs. Harlows dressing-room. Q. By what means did it appear that the robbery had been affected - A. From various circumstances, it appeared that the thief found his way into the house the preceeding evening, and secreted themselves in one of the bed chambers, and when the family were asleep they stole the property. Q. What, the house had not been broken open - A. No. Q. But you found that some person must have been within - A. Yes. Q. In the course of last month did any thing occur to you - A. On the evening of the 21st of January in consequence of what my butler told me, between seven and eight o'clock I searched the house, I found one of my rooms in the house fastened on the inside, a key which had been on the outside before was within, I addressed myself to the prisoner, supposing her to be on the inside, I had the door broken open, and found her in the room. Q. Did you then charge her with being the person who had robbed your house before, in the first place, did you promise her any favour, or threaten her if she did not confess - A. I did not, I was very anxious to know because, I did not know whom to suspect. I asked her whether that was the first time she came there with that intent, she said no, it was not the first time that she came there with that intent. I asked her whether it was her that robbed the house in November, she said it was, she told me that some of the things were at Chelsea. I accompanied Vickrey the officer to her lodgings, she took us to her lodgings, the woman of the house in which she lodged was there, and by her desire took us into a room, and there she produced articles. JOHN VICKREY . I am an officer of Bow-street. The prisoner handed these things out of the box herself. Prosecutor. I have no doubt they are my property. The prisoner said nothing in her defence, nor called any witnesses to her character. GUILTY , aged 17. Transported for Seven Years .

Marriages and Relationships

Charlotte was transported to Australia as a convict on board the female convict ship Minstrel along with 128 other convicts, On board was tthe newly appointed NSW Surveyor General John Oxley. On board Oxley established a relationship with Charlotte and went on to father 2 children Jeanette Thorpe-Oxley and Frances (Thorp-Oxley) Waugh After gaining her ticket of leave Charlotte married John Anderson on 28th May 1818 at St Phillips Church in Sydney

Death

Charlotte Anderson died on 25th November 1828 at Hunters Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Research Notes

It would be great to link Charlotte to parentage in England (Ive drawn a blank so far) given the Oxley relationship referred to in this Biography and the Childrens stories. I have a genetic match -about 4th cousin to a Thorpe. His mother is Rose Ivy Hall married Charles H Thorpe. Marriage in Basford Nottinghamshire in March 1942.

Sources

• AustralianRoyalty.net.au
• https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18120219-22
• BDM Volume Number: V18281077 12