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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Mary Ann Biggs was transported on the Pyramus, departing 8th Oct 1831 and arriving 5th Mar 1832 with 149 passengers.
Pyramus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 199 (102) |
| 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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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials, 1790-1986 I've been researching Mary Ann, my husband's 2x GGM. Mary Ann got pregnant shortly after boarding the Pyramus and was 5 months pregnant when she got to NSW. She named the baby girl Eliza. Eliza died when she was 11 months old. Glad she met James. I hope they had a happy life together.
James Pithers married Mary Ann Biggs in Sydney in 1836. They had 9 children, the youngest was James Silvester Pithers b1857. His youngest child is my mother Nioma Phyllis Moore ( b1924 née Pithers). She is now 95 yrs old and is the grandchild of convict Mary Ann Biggs.
Mary Ann Biggs was a Barmaid at Temple Street when convicted, along with 2 others, for stealing 12 yards of linen bed ticking. Mary Ann was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Biggs of Bristol, Gloucestershire. Her father Charles was a farrier. 1832: Assigned to J McIntyre at Hunters River. 1/8/1836: Married colonist James Pithers, son of William and Ann Pithers of Cooks River at St Luke's Liverpool. James was an apprentice Tailor and they had 9 children. 22/12/1838: COF
Stayed in Australia at the end of her sentence and got married.