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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Ellen Briggs was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 4th Oct 1851 and arriving 26th Jan 1852 with 200 passengers.
Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.
Anna Maria (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 242 Ancestry.com. Yorkshire, England, Quarter Session Records, 1637-1914 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Yorkshire, England, Quarter Session Records, 1637-1914 [database on-line]. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. TINY URL = https://rb.gy/gugofx |
| 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
Ellen Briggs aka Shaw, was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Single woman. Parents: Crime: stealing with force and arms at the parish of Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, stole one pair of trousers of the value of 3 shillings of the goods and chattels of Thomas Saville. NOTE: the full page indictment can be read at Ancestry.com. Yorkshire, England, Quarter Session Records, 1637-1914 [database on-line. Trial: 3rd June 1851 at the Yorkshire Bradford Quarter Sessions (Wakefield). Sentence: 7 years transportation. Ship: Anna Maria (2). Departed England 4th October 1851 & arrived Van Dieman’s Land 26th January 1852. Ellen was guilty of other offences & these can be seen o ancestry - links below. Pardoned: after 5yrs and 3 mths. (?1857).
Ellen Briggs aka Shaw, was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Single woman. Parents: ? Crime: stealing with force and arms at the parish of Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, stole one pair of trousers of the value of 3 shillings of the goods and chattels of Thomas Saville. NOTE: the full page indictment can be read at Ancestry.com. Yorkshire, England, Quarter Session Records, 1637-1914 [database on-line. Trial: 3rd June 1851 at the Yorkshire Bradford Quarter Sessions (Wakefield). Sentence: 7 years transportation. Ship: Anna Maria (2). Departed England 4th October 1851 & arrived Van Dieman’s Land 26th January 1852. Ellen was guilty of other offences & these can be seen o ancestry - links below. Pardoned: after 5yrs and 3 mths. (?1857).