Hannah Anderson

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Maureen Withey on 18th October 2022

Convict Applications to Marry. Robert Bennett, per Eliza 1, age 29, 14 year sentence, Ticket of Leave; and Hannah Anderson, age 23, 7 year sentence, Bond. Date of permission, 11 Aug 1831, Revd. J.E. Keane, Bathurst. John Rangely, per Hadlow, age 32, 14 years, Free; and Hannah Anderson, per Sovereign, age 24, 7 years, Bond. Date of permission, 10 April 1832, Parramatta, Revd. S. Marsden. ------------------------------------------------- John and Hannah Rainsby were witnesses at the Inquest into the murder of Mary Wilde by her husband John Wilde. John Rainsby — I am a stone-cutter; the deceased was a shipmate of my wife's, in consequence of which I have known her for about three weeks ; on returning home, about half-past seven, I found her waiting to see my wife, whom she requested to assist her in making some shirts ; we accompanied the deceased home, where we found the prisoner, Wilde, in bed ; he immediately got up, and, on my proposition, we proceeded to a public-house, to get a glass of rum; while drinking it, the prisoner observed that he would go and fetch his wife, to partake with him ; he did so ; when they came back, the prisoner handed to the deceased a glass, saying, " Here, my, dear, drink ;" they were on very good terms ; the deceased was perfectly sober, and they went home together, while myself and wife proceeded to our own residence. Hannah Rainsby — I am the wife of the last witness, and was very intimate with the deceased, whom I knew in Yorkshire. [The witness then proceeded to corroborate her husband's testimony. Sydney Gazette, 17 May 1832. Link to full report https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2206612?searchTerm=Joseph Hyam ---------------------------------------------------