Convict Profile: Euphemia Lawson
TAHO CON 19/1/12 p 277 Description List
TAHO CON40/1/5 P 40 Conduct Record
| Description | Transcribed Information |
| Police Number | 79 |
| Surname | Lawson (or McMillan) |
| Christian Names | Euphemia |
| Ship or Ships | Borneo 1828 |
| Embarkation Date | 11 May 1828 |
| Date of Arrival in V.D.L | 8 Oct 1828 |
| Age (at Transportation) | 26 |
| Trade or Occupation | Housemaid and laundress |
| Religion | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Level of Literacy | |
| Place of Native Origin | Castle Street, (Carlisle, Cumberland ?). |
| Date of Trial | 17 December 1827 |
| Place of Trial | At Edinburgh Court of Justiciary |
| Transported for | Life |
| Stated this Offence | This Offence Murder. Flinging vitriol over Archibald Campbell. Husband Hugh Millan, a painter, High Street_ tried with me and acquitted_ I was living with him when taken. Married, two children |
| Prior Convictions | Nil |
| Sentence | Death |
| Gaol/Prison Report | Disposition violent. Very much improved since convicted in temper and conduct. Connexions decent. Was well instructed when young and bore a very good character for honesty and decency when single and in service. Never was accused of any crime previous to that of which she has been convicted. Married, two children. |
| Surgeon's Report: | |
| Physical Characteristics: | |
| Height Feet | 5 |
| Height lnches | 1 |
| Complexion: | Fair |
| Head: | Small |
| Hair: | Dark brown |
| Visage: | Narrow, oval. High cheek bones |
| Forehead: | Small, full, round |
| Eyebrows: | Small, arched |
| Eyes: | Grey |
| Nose: | Straight |
| Mouth | Large, full |
| Chin | Indent on point |
| Marks | |
| Other comments | Pockpitted. Large pockmark centre of chin |
Offences and Punishments
| Dates | Location or Situation | Nature of Offences | Sentences/Punishments |
| 25 Jun 1829 | Government House | Intoxicated on Tuesday last | Cell on bread and water 7 days and Crime Class, House of Correction. |
| 5 Jan 1831 | Hiddlestone | Absenting herself from her service on Monday last without leave and remaining absent until she surrendered this morning | Cell on bread and water 10 days and returned to her service. |
| 26 Jan 1831 | Wood | Drunkenness and insolence in her service | Reprimanded |
| 27 Jun 1831 | Thomson | Drunk on Friday last and absconded from her service on Saturday last | To be placed in the 2nd Class 2 months and assigned in the Interior. |
| 11 Sep 1832 | G. Burnett. | Very drunk and disorderly. | To be placed in the 2nd Class 2 months and assigned in the Interior. |
| 15 Oct 1832 | J. Burnett | Gross disorderly conduct in her service, scaling the wall and afterwards absenting herself without leave. | To be placed in the Crime Class I?) months |
| 8 Oct 1833 | Dawson | Disorderly conduct | Reprimanded |
| 14 Dec 1833 | Dawson | Found in Hobart Town without a pass | Cell 6 days. NB records her as Phoebe Lawson |
| 8 Apr 1834 | Dawson | Drunkenness | Cell 6 days |
| 8 Dec 1837 | Collins | Absent without leave | Solitary working cells for 1 month. |
| 19 Jan 1838 | Dyer | Absent all night without leave and drunk | Hard labour for 1 month in the solitary working cells. |
| 10 Mar 1838 | Nettlefold | Appearing drunk at the Female House of Correction, where she had permission to see her child. | To be placed in the Second Yard for 1 month. |
| 19 May 1838 | Nettlefold | Drunk | Cell 3 days on bread and water |
| 18 Jun 1838 | Mr Thompson | Drunk and making use of abusive language | Cell 7 days on bread and water and returned to) her service. |
| 15 May 1839 | Woolley | Drunk | Cell on bread and water for 5 days and assigned in the Interior |
| 24 Feb 1840 | Ticket of Leave | Drunkenness | Reprimanded |
| 4 Dec 1843 | Ticket of Leave | Drunk | 14 days hard labour, House of Correction. |
| 26 Jan 1844 | Ticket of Leave | Drunk and disorderly. 2 months hard labour, Ticket of Leave suspended. | |
| 26 Jan 1846 | Supreme Court, Hobart | feloniously stabbing Mary Worster with intent, etc. | Death recorded, commuted to transportation for life and to be detained in the Female House of Correction in the Crime Class 5 years. |
| 12 Jan 1850 | Taylor | Absent and drunk | 3 months hard labour, Factory, Hobart |
| 6 May 1850 | Absconded | ||
| 27 May 1850 | Lewis | Absent | 7 months hard labour, Factory, Hobart, not to be allowed to enter service in Hobart. |
| 2 Aug 1852 | Absconded | ||
| 1 Sep 1852 | Trollope | Drunkenness | 1 month hard labour |
| 1 Jan 1854 | Absconding | 9 months hard labour | |
| 31 Oct 1854 | Drunk | 3 months hard labour. | |
| 23 Jan 1855 | 6 months hard labour. | ||
| 11 Jun 1855 | Drunk and using indecent language | 3 months hard labour | |
| 25 Dec 1855 | Mr McShane | absconding from service on 17th December, 1855, and remaining illegally | 6 months hard labour |
| 19 Jan 1857 | Mr Shaw | Drunk | 7 days solitary confinement |
| 20 Jan 1857 | Shaw | Absconding | 6 months hard labour |
| 15 Oct 1857 | Hobart | Drunk | 4 months hard labour |
| 24 May 1858 | Hobart | 1 month | |
| 31 Dec 1858 | Hobart | Drunk | Fined 10 shillings |
| 22 Feb 1859 | Absconded | ||
| 9 Aug 1859 | Ross | Absconding | 6 months hard labour |
| 24 May 1858 | Hobart | 1 month | |
| 30 Jun 1860 | Hobart | Drunk | Fined 10 shillings |
| 2 Apr 1863 | Hobart | Stealing fruit from a garden. | 6 months hard labour |
| 28 Mar 1866 | Hobart | Stealing a quarter of mutton. | 12 months hard labour |
| 28 Apr 1868 | Hobart | Misconduct | 1 months hard labour |
| 3 Apr 1871 | Hobart | Idle and Disorderly | 6 months hard labour |
Locations and Periods of Probation, Assignment, Gang Labour or Detention
\| Date | Location | Remarks |
| 1835 Muster | In the House of Correction. | |
| 10 Mar 1840 | Applied to marry Edward Griffiths (No. 844) per England. | Not approved |
| 1841 Muster | Assigned to Mr W.B. Wilson, Macquarie Plains | |
| 17 Nov 1849 | Unexpired period of Probation remitted and classified as a Passholder, vide letter from Female House of Correction, Cascades | |
| 18 Nov 1851 | Not eligible for a Ticket of Leave. | |
| 29 Jun 1852 | Not eligible for a Ticket of Leave. | |
| 6 Jul 1858 | Ticket of Leave granted | |
| 20 Apr 1864 | Ticket of Leave revoked |
