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Mary Ann Crawford 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 246. Tasmanian Archives |
| 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
Mary Ann CRAWFORD was convicted at Glasgow, Scotland on 1 Oct 1850 for housebreaking. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Anna Maria' arriving 26 Jan 1852. Aged 18 yrs; nursery maid; Protestant; can read & write. Native place of birth: Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Father: James - served in the Royal Artillery, East Indies. Mother: Margaret (family in Scotland) Sisters: Sarah & Margaret Brother: John Mary Ann was placed in the Colonial General Hospital, Hobart Town on 31 st Jan 1852, just after her arrival. She died there on 4 Feb 1852. (ref. Convict Conduct record)