Ann Armsden
Summary
Transportation
Launched 1777, 401 ton barque, built at Whitby, England. Departed Portsmouth, England on 29 July 1789, via Cape of Good Hope for Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 3 June 1790. 1790 voyage carried 226 female passengers (convicts)- 5 of whom died on the trip. 6 children also on board. Significant because it was the first ship to bring all female women to the Colony.
References
| Primary Source | http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/confem4.html. State Archives NSW, Australia Settler & Convict List (HO 10/11) & Colonial Secretary Pardon (Reel Number: 1250; Roll Number: 1250) & Convict Pardons (Reel Number: 1250; Roll Number: 1250) & Colonial Secretarial Papers, Petition to the Governor (Series 897, Reels 6041-6064, 6071-6072) & Convict List (HO 10/17) |
Claims
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Convict Notes
Tried: March 1787 Convict List states: Widow, 1818 Convict Pardon: 1822 No.4/1864 Convict List: Married, Sydney, 1821 Married George Legg (or Logg) a Government Overseer on Norfolk Island and after 14 years applied to visit their homeland on the ship Calcutta, which would allow the husband to go but not Ann. A few years later the husband drowned. 12 months later Ann married George Talbot, a Baker in Sydney and after 12 years they wished to travel to Europe but Ann couldn't leave as she hadn't received her freedom certificate. They applied but they couldn't locate the Lady Juliana Indents.
National Archives. HO 47/6/71 1787 Certificate/memorial of Henry Gould and Alexander Thomson on several convicts attainted and for whom 'some favourable Circumstances' appeared after their trial and now recommended for mercy on the conditions set against their names: Kent Assizes at Maidstone, 19 March 1787 Ann Harmsden and Ann Fortescue, for a highway robbery and stealing goods, value 11/2, from Mary Brown. Recommendation: 14 years transportation.
Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Name Ann Armsden Event Date 1822 Arrival Year 1790 Vessel Lady Juliana Event Description Petition representing that she had been refused a certificate of freedom, although free for some 28 years Comments Per "Lady Juliana", 1790 Page 7 © 2006-2024 Ancestry
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Revisions
| Contributor | Date | Changes |
|---|---|---|
ryan | 21st Nov 2024 | alias2 |
Eric Harry Daly | 12th May 2011 | convicted at, term years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 0000, date of death 0000, gender, occupation, crime |
Iris Dunne | 12th May 2011 | term: 7 years, source: http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/confem4.html. State Archives NSW, Australia Settler & Convict List (HO 10/11) & Colonial Secretary Pardon (Reel Number: 1250; Roll Number: 1250) & Convict Pardons (Reel Number: 1250; Ro |