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Transportation
Mary Ann Ashton was transported on the Morley, departing 17th May 1820 and arriving 30th Sep 1820 with 124 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
Morley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 326; NSW Museums of History: State Archives Collection: Colonial Secretary's Papers and Sydney Gaol Entrance Books 1820 |
| Source Description | 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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"Researching on behalf of the Ashton family - checking for connections to James Henry Ashton"
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Convict Notes
Who was Mary Ann Ashton? What was her life before transportation? Hoping to uncover more of her story and share that here in the near future.
Mary Ann was wife of a Joseph or James Ashton. Along with Mary Moreland and two other men George Wakeman (Coromandel) and John Moreton (not found), she stole a purse containing four shillings and sixpence from Hannah Mulliner at Manchester. Hannah petitioned for Mary Ann’s convicted partner Mary Moreland to be pardoned based on her advanced age and (almost certain) miscarriage of justice but not Mary Ann. Mary Moreland’s petition described in great detail what occurred- she stated that she had left Shoreditch, London where she lived to visit friends in Liverpool and Manchester, meeting Mary Ann Ashton and John Moreton en-route. Forming a friendship, Mary, her Manchester friend George Wakeman and Mary Ann and John visited a racecourse there together. After this visit they were all apprehended with Mary Ann having the stolen purse on her person. Mary, who had no stolen property on her person, had no criminal history whatsoever. Mary Ann left Lancaster Castle along with eleven other convict women at the end of April 1820 and arrived on board ship on the 28th that month. Ship surgeon Thomas Reid described the Lancaster women as displaying ‘riotous conduct and mischievous behaviour’.
1823 - Convict Musters. Trial; Talford - July 1820 Servant to Mr Prior 1826 - Certificate Noi 1826/279 1834 - Possible death record Mary Ann Ashton Birth; unknown Death; 20 May 1834 Burial; Trinity Burial Ground/Prisoners Burial Ground Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia Memorial ID; 272445361 Age 59 years [born abt 1775] From Austin Ferry Servant - Free
Last week, the following female convicts, under sentence of transportation, were removed from Lancaster Castle, and put on board the ship Morley. lying at Woolwich, bound to New Holland, viz.. Mary Ann Ashton, Mary Ann Smith. Margaret Wood, alias Furnival, Mary Taylor, Catherine Maginnis, Mary Tomlinson, Margaret Oldham, Sarah Dowries, Elizabeth Evans, Elizabeth Duncan, Margaret Rogers, and Mary Jones. Lancaster Gazette, 6 May 1820.
Colonial Secretary's Papers: 1820: Lucy ASTON per Morley 1820 Listed with husband George STOCKBRIDGE as discharged from Emu Plains Establishment; also listed as Mary ASTON [2/8283] page 121, Reel 6028 17/10/1820 Lucey ASHTON sent from Sydney Gaol to Parramatta Female Factory, sentenced to 3 months hard labour in the Factory
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p56 and following pages. List of female convicts from Morely (3), Master, Brown, in 1820, who landed at Hobart, not Sydney. Mary Ann, wife of James Ashton, Convicted at Lancaster G.D., 14 July 1819, 7 years.