Hannah Mary Anson

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Summary

Born
Jan 1821
Conviction
Larceny, before convicted of felony
Departure
Oct 1850
Arrival
Mar 1851
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Hannah Mary Anson
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1821
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Governess
Aliases: Octavia Sarah Moore De Bellevue, Ada Alice Wyattville, Octavia Sarah Wyatt, Grace Ada Ville (Real Name?), Grace Courtenay, Lady Ferguson, Ada Alice Hinkley (Name Used In Prior Conviction)

Crime

Convicted at: Central Criminal Court
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 25th Oct 1850
Arrival: 7th Mar 1851
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Hannah Mary Anson was transported on the Emma Eugenia, departing 25th Oct 1850 and arriving 7th Mar 1851 with 174 passengers.

Built 1835 at Whitby, England. Wood barque of 383 Tons.

Emma EugeniaEmma Eugenia (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 366
Source DescriptionThis 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 Pro
Original SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Jillian Brewer avatar
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on 16th February 2025

Conduct record show proper name as Grace Ada Ville, aged 30, married with 6 children. Previously acquitted of bigamy (two children). Convicted of stealing gold studs from a smith in Southampton Street, Covent Garden, a book, miniature picture frame, one sovereign and six shillings. Gave her trade as governess. Indent shows she was born in Madras. "Husband Henry Wyatt Ville deserted me this 8 years." Mother Grace Emma ? at Paris. Brother Henry David Samuel, James Temper (?), "rest abroad". Sought permission to marry Edward Gregory (1854) and Jean Lanzin (1855) Freedom 14 July 1857.

Peter Clifford avatar
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on 16th February 2025

Serial bigamist, thief and con artist. Disappears from the record after her (final) ticket of leave in 1857. I would very much like to know her true origins, birth name, and what happened to her after she was eventually released.