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Bess Collins

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Summary

Born
Jan 1809
Conviction
Stealing a watch
Departure
Feb 1836
Arrival
Jun 1836
Death
Jan 1864
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Personal Information

Name: Bess Collins
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1809
Death: 1st Jan 1864
Age at death: 55
Occupation: Plain cook, house servant
Aliases: Elizabeth

Crime

Crime: Stealing a watch
Convicted at: Ireland, Tyrone
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 19th Feb 1836
Ship: Thomas Harrison
Arrival: 9th Jun 1836
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Bess Collins was transported on the Thomas Harrison, departing 19th Feb 1836 and arriving 9th Jun 1836 with 112 passengers.

Thomas HarrisonThomas Harrison (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm. Ancestry Convict Indents.

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Convict Notes

D Wong avatar
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on 15th September 2020

Bess was 5'4½" tall, brown complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, scar over outer corner of right eyebrow, HM on upper right arm, scar back of left thumb, another back of fourth finger of left hand, marks of cupping back of both sides of neck. 20/12/1843: COF - Native Place: Strabane, County tyrone, 5'5" tall. 9/11/1837: Married William Granger (Phoenix 1828) at St. John's, Parramatta and had 5 children. 1864: Bess died and was buried at Camperdown Cemetery - William married Hannah Hammersley (Cheetham) in 1865, he died in 1866 and was buried with Bess.

D Wong avatar
221
on 7th September 2016

Bess Collins was 27 years old on arrival. Occupation listed as a 'Plain cook/kitchen maid' and she was single. Assigned to the Female Factory at Parramatta on arrival. C1838: Married William Granger (Phoenix 1828) - no marriage listed on the BDM, but 3 possible children, William 1838, Edward C. 1842 and Susan 1843.