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Henry John Collins was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 6th Mar 1848 and arriving 7th Aug 1848 with 190 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 HO11/15, Page Number 267 (135) |
| 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
Born in London, the son of Henry Collins and Helen Poyner. Brother of Herbert Hurst Collins (aka George Moore) transported on the same voyage, but disembarked in VDL. Henry Collins was disembarked at Geelong, in exile class. After Herbert obtained his certificate of freedom in 1853, he travelled to Victoria and reunited with his Henry. They lived in Winchelsea and were working for a Mr Wallace when their mother, Helen Collins wrote to Charles La Trobe in 1853 asking after them. In her letter, Helen gave both their real names and the names they were convicted and transported with. La Trobe placed an advertisement in the Victorian Gazette and Herbert Collins replied, revealing their whereabouts shortly after. Henry Collins married Lucy Orchard in 1853.