Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Ann Brooks was transported on the Lady Juliana, departing 31st May 1789 and arriving 3rd Jun 1790 with 247 passengers.
Launched 1777, 401 ton barque, built at Whitby, England. Departed Portsmouth, England on 29 July 1789, via Cape of Good Hope for Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 3 June 1790. 1790 voyage carried 226 female passengers (convicts)- 5 of whom died on the trip. 6 children also on board. Significant because it was the first ship to bring all female women to the Colony.
Lady JulianaReferences
| Primary Source | An updated PDF of this file, with end-notes and sources, is available from ibbowie@bigpond.net.au. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 18 |
| 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 |
Claims
"Ann is my 5th Great Grandmother, I am descendant from Ann and James Morrisby’s daughter, Grace Morrisby 1797-1827, Grace married Geroge Smith, and their son Richard Smith married a Sydney Isles. Richard and Sydney moved with their 12 children to Port Albert in Victoria. Their sons became fisherman, who opened the fishing waters in Port Albert and Port Welshpool. There are descendants of Richard and Sydney’s still living in these areas."
Photos
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Convict Notes
She had a daughter called Grace Morrisby.
She stole 2 linen sheets.
Ann Brooks stole 2 linen sheets.