The Cascades female factory protest of 1838. IMAGE: convictcreations.com
FOLLIES, FEARS & FORTUNES?
Pt. 2
There are quite a number of sites that include names and details of female convicts. However, as with the males, not all female convicts have been 'claimed' or researched so the information on them can be limited. There are some similar or same names .. so it is with some hesitation that the following have been researched.I've selected a handful of female convicts ..
Let's see what is readily available. Feel free to claim any of them and add what you know. You may find someone else can add to it...and perhaps you'll find a cousin or two...
Some of the many resources available...
Convict Research Sites
- Family Search - Australian Convicts Overview
- Hunter Valley Convicts and Free Settlers - Comprehensive resource focused on the Hunter Valley region of NSW
- Female Convicts Research Group (Tasmania)
- Convict Stockade wiki research site
- Convicts on Wikipedia
- First Fleet Convicts database by the University of Wollongong
- Site rich with information for researchers Claim a Convict
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About convict women…
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2018/06/the-founding-mothers-the-little-known-story-of-australias-convict-women/
Rajah Quilt
https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-rajah-quilt-hurrah.html
Female Convicts
https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/convicts/female-convicts
Female and Child Convicts video
http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/2443387/female-and-child-convicts
History of Convict Australia - Full Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W79jErdqVIU
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MARIA DAVIS
Not a lot on this lady, she hadn't been claimed by anyone on the sites I checked... and the information on her is very basic.
Convict Records...
https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/royal-admiral/1842
Maria Davis, one of 204 convicts transported on the Royal Admiral, 02 May 1842
Crime:
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Convicted at:
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Central Criminal Court
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Sentence term:
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7 years
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Ship:
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Departure date:
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Arrival date:
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24th September, 1842
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Place of arrival
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Van Diemen's Land
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Passenger manifest
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Travelled with 204 other convicts
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Claim a Convict
http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=128520
Details for the convict Maria Davis (1842)
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Hawkesbury on the Net home page No one had claimed this convict
The same Maria Davis?
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ANN HARRIS
Old British News
http://oldbritishnews.com/convicts/index.php/transported_convicts-114/
Simple mention
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Convict Records
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/harris/ann/42157
Crime:
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-
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Convicted at:
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Middlesex Session Peace
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Sentence term:
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7 years
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Ship:
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Departure date:
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Arrival date:
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4th September, 1834
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Place of arrival
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Van Diemen's Land
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Passenger manifest
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Travelled with 150 other convicts
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Claim A Convict
https://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=82285
Not claimed..
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ELLEN CROWLEY
Claim a Convict
http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=129293
Details for the convict Ellen Crowley (1850)
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This convict is yet to be claimed
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Crowley, Ellen - Tasmanian Names Indexhttps://stors.tas.gov.au › ... (This also shows her employers)
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EMMA MAYNER/MAYNOR
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/mayner/emma/18420
Emma Mayner
Emma Maynor, one of 98 convicts transported on the Sarah and Elizabeth, 28 December 1836
Name, Aliases & Gender
Name:
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Emma Mayner
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Aliases:
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none
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Gender:
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f
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Birth, Occupation & Death
Date of Birth:
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30th May, 1819
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Occupation:
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Nursery maid
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Date of Death:
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24th December, 1886
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Age:
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67 years
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Crime:
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Convicted at:
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Warwick Quarter Session
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Sentence term:
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7 years
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Ship:
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Departure date:
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Arrival date:
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23rd April, 1837
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Place of arrival
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New South Wales
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Passenger manifest
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Travelled with 97 other convicts
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Primary source:
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Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 445 (225)
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Source description:
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This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.
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Community Contributions
Kate shaw on 8th April, 2018 wrote:
Emma Mayner married Charles Richard Wilson (also a convict) on 18/10/1838. They lived in Maitland and had 8 children.
Kate shaw on 18th May, 2018 wrote:
Emma and Charles Wilson parted ways sometime between 1856 and 1860. She entered into a relationship with John Broughton sometime after that and gave birth to their daughter Georgiana Broughton in 1861, in Murrurundi NSW.
Convict Changes History
Christine Field on 30th March, 2016 made the following changes:
date of birth: 30th May, 1819 (prev. 0000), gender: f
Kate shaw on 8th April, 2018 made the following changes:
date of death: 24th December, 1886 (prev. 0000), crime
Kate shaw on 18th May, 2018 made the following changes:
surname: Mayner (prev. Maynor), occupation
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ESTHER ABRAHAMS
Convict ‘First Lady’
ABC
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/podcasts/esther-abrahams---convict-27first-lady27/6031166
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts
Name:
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Esther Abrahams
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Aliases:
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none
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Gender:
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f
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Date of Birth:
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1767
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Occupation:
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Milliner
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Date of Death:
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26th August, 1846
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Age:
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79 years
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Crime:
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Convicted at:
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Middlesex Gaol Delivery
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Sentence term:
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7 years
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Ship:
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Departure date:
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Arrival date:
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22nd January, 1788
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Place of arrival
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New South Wales
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Passenger manifest
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Travelled with 292 other convicts
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Primary source:
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Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 10
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Source description:
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This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.
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Community Contributions
Anonymous on 26th June, 2011 wrote:
she was one the only 150 buried at New south Wales in 1846
Anonymous on 19th April, 2012 wrote:
Esther Abrahams was 20 years old when indicted for stealing 24 yards of black silk lace, value, 50s., the property of Joseph and Charles Harrop, from their shop.
When indicted she was pregnant and gave birth to her daughter ‘Rosanna’ on 18/3/1787. Whilst on board the Lady Penrhyn, she met Lieutenant George Johnston and after landing at Sydney Cove became his de-facto wife.
Her biography makes very interesting reading and can be found on the ‘Australian Dictionary of Biography’ website.
Denis Pember on 5th October, 2016 wrote:
Esther’s record at the Old Bailey can be accessed on the Session Papers 1785-86, page 994, trial 664. Record t17860830-4.
She did eventually marry George Johnson, 12th November 1814 at St Johns, Parramatta. By this time they actually had seven children.
Denis Pember on 5th October, 2016 wrote:
The 1828 Census records her with some of the family. # Note George had died in 1823.
Page 211…
[Ref J0542] Johnston, Robert, 30, born in the colony, Protestant, farmer, Annandale, Petersham.
[Ref J0543] Johnston, Esther, 54, free, Protestant.
[Ref J0544] Johnston, Julia, 25, born in the colony.
[Ref J0545] Johnston, Blanche, 19, born in the colony.
Her daughter Rosanna, was married to Isaac David Nichols (Third Fleet Convict, 1791, Admiral Barrington) I have been unable to locate her on the census but several of her children are there.
The Robert mentioned here became a lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
Sydney Gazette Thursday 4 Aug 1831: MARRIED.
By Special Licence, on Saturday last, at St. James’s Church, Sydney, by the Rev. Richard Hill, Robert Johnston, Esq., of Annandale, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, to Fanny, eldest daughter of Joseph Weller, Esq. of Cleveland House.
Another brother, David is living by himself as a landholder in the census. Page 210 [Ref J0501]. He also married later. The Australian Tues 16 Feb 1836 p.2 Marriage.
By special licence on Wednesday last, at St. Lukes Church, Liverpool, by the Rev. Richard Cartwright, David Johnston, Esq., of Georges Hall, Banks Town, to Miss Selina Willey, niece of Major Antill of Jarvisfield. The bridal party set off for Horsley the seat of Edward Weston Esq.
Denis Pember on 6th October, 2016 wrote:
The Edward Weston esquire mentioned in the above was probably George Edward Weston, who had married the sister Blanche in 1829.
Sydney Gazette Sat 23 May 1829 p. 2
Text: MARRIED,
by Special Licence, on Thursday last, at St James’s Church, by the Venerable the Archdeacon, George Edward Nicholas Weston, Lieutenant in the Hon. East India Company’s Service, to Blanche, youngest daughter of the late George Johnstone, Esq. of Annandale.
The sons and daughters of Esther seem to have done very well for themselves.
Convict Changes History
Anonymous on 19th April, 2012 made the following changes:
date of birth 1767-00-00, date of death 1846-08-26, gender f
Return of Female Convicts assigned to settlers and other persons from the (Female) Factory at Parramatta and the ship "Pyramus" on arrival between th 1st Jan and the 31st Mar 1832
11 Jul 1832
Please click to enlarge
NSW Govt. Gazette 5 Dec 1832
These notices appeared regularly, sad to see so many children.
These notices appeared regularly, sad to see so many children.
nla.news-article230383398.3 fem. conv. 17 Apr 1839
Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), Saturday 25 December 1852, page 874 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65580210
Please click to enlarge...
You can read about my favourite female convict here
https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2013/01/australia-day-2013-blog-challenge.html
and here
https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2013/03/happy-st-patricks-day.html
and here
https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2014/03/happy-st-patricks-day-2014.html
and here
https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2016/03/happy-st-patricks-day-2016.html
and more on convicts in this blog..
just look for previous posts
or in my original blog, here..
CONVICTS
Cascade Female Factory
Another interesting post on women convicts. They are all dressed so well, were the photos all later ones from descendants, etc?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it, Flissie. I'm quite intrigued by their stories.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great question... I wondered the same. However I haven't been able to date or discover the origins of the photos, other than that they came from National Archives, which I neglected to mention. Re Esther Abrahams, she became quite well known and 'respectable' in her later years... there is quite a bit of information available about her.
With the exception of Emma Mayner, who is comparatively young in the photo, the rest are what would have been termed as older/elderly women when their photos were taken. There are a lot more photos of male convicts than there are of the females.
If looking for any in particular. visit the National and State Archives, but also just do a general search, as they sometimes appear in books, family history blogs and even in later court records for those who reoffended.
Thanks again for commenting...