Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

This is possibly a record of Cordelia's marriage. She has in certain personal genealogy sites been named Cordelia Rudd but the source of this information is not known.

Cordelia was convicted at the Old Bailey on 6 Jun 1821 of theft and was sentenced to death. This sentence was commuted to transportation for life. Cordelia was one of 97 convicts transported on the ship Lord Sidmouth which departed England on abt 07 or 11 Sep 1822 and arrived in the colony on 27 Feb 1823.
The Old Bailey proceeding is as follows:
CORDELIA KNIGHT and MARY WILLIAMS were indicted for stealing, on the 12th of June, 20 yards of silk, value 5 l. the goods of Thomas Craig and John Graham, in their dwelling-house.
SECOND COUNT. The same, only stating it to be the dwelling-house of the said John Graham only.
JAMES SALTHOUSE. I am shopman to Thomas Craig and John Graham, who are silk-mercers, and live in Oxford-street, in the parish of St. Marylebone. Only Mr. Graham lives in the house. On the 12th of June, about a quarter past four o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoners came to the shop together; one of them asked to see some Italian net; they both looked at it and did not like the colour, and wished to see another. I shewed them three more pieces; they would not suit. They then asked to look at some satins; I shewed them two or three - they did not suit. They then asked to see some Persian of the same colour; I shewed them two pieces - they would not do (I had been watching them particularly all the time). They then said, they would look at some white Persian, and bought three-eighths of a yard, which came to 9 d. One of them observed, that was a handsome shawl which one of the men was shewing, and asked the price - I said, two guineas, and shewed them some other shawls. Every thing I had shewn them remained on the counter. I opened one or two shawls out, they thanked me for my trouble, and said, perhaps they would buy another time. I observed Williams hold up the end of the shawl as if to conceal the actions of the other. I took 1 s. for the Persian, and went to the end of the shop for change - I returned and gave them 3 d. I believe Williams bought the Persian. They then left the shop - I missed nothing, but went after them on suspicion. Williams was following the other out, but had not got out - Knight was just out of the door. I saw my fellow-servant bringing her back, and a piece of silk drop from her (Knight). He said to her "Stop, I believe you have something which does not belong to you;" and as she returned at the threshold of the door, the silk dropped from under her cloak; there were twenty-five yards of it - it is worth above 5 l. - it cost between 6 l. and 7 l. Williams wished to go, saying, she had nothing to do with it. They both inspected all the goods.
Cross-examined by Mr. LAW. Q. Has Mr. Graham the whole of the house - A. Yes; I found Williams had left her Persian behind, it might have been dropped by accident - I found it in the place where she sat - it is common for people to go shopping together - Knight had a large cloak, which concealed it all, and took it with the roller.
JOHN DOYLY. I am shopman to the prosecutors. I saw the prisoners come in together, (they had been there together the day before), Salthouse was shewing them goods - I saw Knight rolling up the silk, which was about a yard undone - they looked at the goods, and while he was shewing the shawl to Williams, I was watching, and saw Knight take the roll of silk - I left the counter on the opposite side to them, and went towards the door; Knight passed me, and as soon as she got outside the door, I told her I believed she had something which did not belong to her; she said, she had not - I brought her into the shop, and about a yard in the roll of silk, dropped from under her cloak; I picked it up, and she was stopped. Williams was coming out at the moment I laid hold of Knight; she was stopped, and asked what was the matter - I took them both to Marlborough-street, and on our return, found Williams's Persian on the floor.
Q. Describe the way Williams held the shawl up - A. It was unfolded, she held it about the middle, as if to help fold it up; it naturally took Salthouse's view off Knight - the silk cost 5 s. 6 d. per yard.
Cross-examined. Q. What size was the shawl - A. A yard and half wide, and nearly three yards long - it was extended at full length, there was nothing unusual in her manner of holding it - I should have thought nothing of it, had I not suspected them.
THOMAS CLEMENTS. I am a constable. I took the prisoners in charge, and only found a few halfpence on either of them.
JAMES SALTHOUSE. I know the silk to be my master's.
WILLIAMS'S Defence. While I was there, I picked a piece of silk up which fell off the counter, and the gentleman thanked me - I saw some ladies looking at the shawls, and said, one was ugly; he brought them round, and I said, one was handsome, but I wanted none - we did not ask for things, he pressed us to buy - I did not hold up any shawl.
JOHN DOYLY. She did pick up a piece of brown silk which had fallen down.
KNIGHT'S Defence. I deny that it was taken from me or dropped from me - I have four small children.
KNIGHT - GUILTY - DEATH. Aged 26.
WILLIAMS - NOT GUILTY.
First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.