Nancy Adams

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Summary

Born
Jan 1826
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Apr 1842
Arrival
Aug 1842
Death
Jan 1917
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Personal Information

Name: Nancy Adams
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1826
Death: 1st Jan 1917
Age at death: 91
Occupation: House servant
Aliases: Ann

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Antrim
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 10th Apr 1842
Ship: Hope
Arrival: 17th Aug 1842
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Nancy Adams was transported on the Hope, departing 10th Apr 1842 and arriving 17th Aug 1842 with 136 passengers.

HopeHope (generic)

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Primary Sourcehttp://www.linc.tas.gov.au/

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Convict Notes

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on 22nd June 2025

Name: Adams, Nancy Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 10 Apr 1842 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Hope Place of origin: Belfast, Antrim Voyage number: 199 Index number: 182 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1368179 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1368179

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on 18th October 2013

Nancy, was mostly known as Ann and she was 16 years old when transported for Burglary and Robbery, stealing silver from a dwelling from Mrs Moor. Nancy had been convicted 3 times before. She was 5'2 3/4" tall, fresh complexion, tattoos on her arms, brown eyes, sandy brown hair, single and could not read or write. Her native place was Belfast. 11/11/1845: TOL 30/7/1850: CP 23/4/1855: COF 1844: Married William Neighbour (John Barry 1834) he was free. They had 9 children. On the permission to marry, Nancy was listed as Ann. 1917: Nancy died and is buried as Ann Neighbour, together with William at the Old Anglican Cemetery at Campbell Town.