Jane Dannet

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Beth Taylor on 4th February 2026

TIMELINE NOTES: BC: 1793 Sentenced: 07/08/1813 at Devon Assize sentenced to death, commuted to transportation for life Crime: Personating the wife of a seaman to receive his wage Previous Occupation: Servant Age on Convict Indent: 21 Ticket of Leave 1311 & 30/745 (indent) 1814 Muster: Jane DENNET (?), Brox, con, on stores, FF, Parra (3354) 1816 – “List of 16 female convicts discharged from the Public Factory at Parramatta, and to be forwarded to the Derwent, on board His Majesty’s armed Emu, Lieutenant Foster R.N. Commander. January 27th 1816” Including: Mary Maloney, Broxbornebury, tried Middlesex GD 14th July 1813, life sentence Ann Rowe, Broxbornebury, tried Middlesex GD 14th July 1813, 7 year sentence Mary Ruby, Broxbornebury, tried Middlesex GD 27th October 1813, 7 year sentence Jane Dannett alias Ann Williams, Broxbornebury, tried Devon Assize 7th August 1813, life sentence (Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, Assignment lists and associated papers, CON13/1/1, p35) 1817, 13 Dec. - LOWENS, Stephen. Per "General Hewitt", 1814. Servant to Edward Bennet of Seven Hills. Petition for ticket of leave; appears as Lawren. Stephen had a reference from Rev. Marsden & it was stated that he had been with his master since arrival. (Source: SRNSW Col Sec Papers, Fiche 3179; 4/1852 p.207) 1822 Muster: Jane DENNET (?), con, Brox, life, govt servant to R Lowe, Liverpool (A05690) [Robert Lowe, CF, Mary, landholder, Liverpool, with a wife & 5 children] 1823, 13 August – Jane Dennet (sic) per ship Brox., servant to Mr Shaunessey, was admitted to Sydney Gaol for “assaulting a child” and sent to the Female Factory at Parramatta. (Source: www.ancestry.com.au SRNSW Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Series: 2514; Item: 4/6428; Roll: 850) 1823, 18 Sep. - LOWENS, Stephen. Per "General Hewitt", 1814. Affidavit re loss of ticket of leave “stolen with some money on Tuesday last on my way to Muster at Parramatta in consequence of my being a little inebriated…” (Source: SRNSW Col Sec Papers, Reel 6028; 4/1690 p.62) 1823-1825 Muster: No record found. 1828 Census: Jane LOWEN (sic), 30, convict per ship Three Bees (?)1814, Catholic, (L1210) wife of - Stephen LOWEN (sic), 30, TL, General Hewitt 1813 (?), Catholic, labourer at Castle Hill (L1209) 1830, 20 Oct. – “Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 20th Oct. 1830. THE undermentioned Female Prisoners have obtained Tickets of Leave, in Compliance with the Regulations of 17th March, 1829, for good Conduct in the Situations respectively stated ; viz. County of Cumberland. CASTLE HILL Dannet Jane alias Williams Ann, Broxbournebury, in married state” (Source: Sydney Gazette, 23/10/1830, p1) 1830, 8 Nov. – Jane Dannet alias Ann Williams received a TOL, Broxbornebury 1814, tried Devon Assize 7th August 1813, life sentence, no description, allowed to remain in the district of Castle Hill. Remarks: granted in pursuance of the Government Order of 17 March 1829 for “good conduct in married state” (Source: SRNSW Convict Tickets of Leave, #30/745, Reel 914, 4/4076) 1835 – “NOTICE -is hereby given, that my Wife, Jane Dannett, alias Ann Williams, per ship Broxbornebury, a Prisoner for Life, holding a Ticket of Leave for Castle Hill, having left my house without any just cause or provocation, I shall not be answerable for any debt or debts by her contracted. For the information of Constables, it is supposed she is in Sydney, cohabiting with a free man. STEPHEN LOWENS. Castle Hill, 16th January, 1835.” (Source: Sydney Gazette, 20/01/1835, p3) 1840, 28 April – Jane Dannet alias Ann Williams, Broxbornebury 1814, spent 14 days in the “cells” at Parramatta, for being drunk. (Source: SRNSW Convict Tickets of Leave, #30/745, Reel 914, 4/4076) [Note: Written on the doc. after the date of the TOL was issued] 1844, Sep. – Jane Dannet alias Ann Williams, Broxbornebury 1814, received a TOL. (Source: SRNSW Convict Tickets of Leave, #30/745, Reel 914, 4/4076) 1846, 2 March – Jane Dannet alias Ann Williams, Broxbornebury 1814, received a Conditional Pardon Second Class #46/30, “in consideration of the good conduct”. Tried in 1813 at Devon for forgery, a life term. Described as a native of Dorsetshire, born 1800 (?), a neddlewoman, 5’4¾” tall, fair ruddy complexion, with brown hair and light hazel eyes. (Source: SRNSW Convict Pardons, Reel 799, 4/4483, pp59-60) NSW BDM: 1) Jane (as Shaw?) marr Stephen Lowens in 1820 at St Johns C of E, Parra. (V1820-980-147B) [Note: Was this Jane with another alias?] This lady was a convict from the ship Elizabeth (2) 2) Stephen Lowens died in 1836 aged 39 at Parramatta. The funeral was held at St Johns C of E. (V1836-634-20) 3) Jane Dennett (?) of Prospect, married Henry Shippy, also of Prospect, by banns on 25 Feb 1839 by Rev Bobart at St Johns C of E, Parra. Both signed with a X. (V1839-183-22B). [Note: Henry had already been married to another Broxbornebury convict Ann SMITH no alias] 4) Henry Shippey (?), aged 71, labourer of Seven Hills, died in Nov 1855 & was buried on 11 Nov at St Bartholomews C of E, Prospect. (V1855-1033-43A) 5) Jane Shippy, aged 77, died in Sydney in 1876. (DC 1876/37) SRNSW Col Sec Papers: No record found. “Notorious Strumpets & Dangerous Girls” page 143-4 - • Jane Dannet (alias Ann Williams) arrived in Hobart Town from Sydney in 1816. [She was back in NSW by 1822] Jess' Girls - SAG:  1814 - Muster  1818 - as Dennett, no other info  1822 - Muster  Reel 568 - daughter unnamed b 1 July 1815 St Lukes Liverpool (Bringelly), father Robert Lowe [baptism not found]  NS/DG - arr Hobart 1816  4/3506 - banns to marry John Kirton (Larkins) at Liverpool on 4 Sep 1822  4/3513 - as Dent, banns to marry Stephen Lowens (General Hewitt) at Parra on 2 Feb 1825 ) Reel 890 - TL 30/745 1830  Reel 914 - 28 Apr 1840, given 14 days in cells, drunk at Parra. CP Sep 1844 for good conduct in married state Convict Indents and Records for Henry Shippy and Stephen Lowens: 1) Henry Shippy (sic) arrived per ship Hillsborough in Sydney on 26 July 1799. He had been tried in London on 20 Sep 1797 [see trial record below ] & had been given a 7 year sentence when aged 18. 1797 – HENRY SHIPPEY, Theft > animal theft, 20th September 1797. 552. HENRY SHIPPEY was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 29th of July , a live pig, value 20s. the property of Charles Luffkins . CHARLES LUFFKINS sworn. - I live servant to Mr. Gray, brick-maker, in Edward-street, Portman-square; I live at Battle-bridge ; I had a porker that used to run about the house, and I missed it last Saturday, the 29th of July; I had seen it about two o'clock, about an hour before it was lost. Q. How old are you? - A. Seventy-eight years of age; it was brought back by a man of the name of oborne; I had bred it, and knew it again as though it had never been away. LEVI OBORNE sworn. - I am an officer at the Public-office, Hatton-garden: On Saturday, the 29th of July, a little before four o'clock, I was at a public-house in Barron-street, Pentonville; I saw the prisoner at the bar, in company with one Mitchell, going by; the prisoner at the bar had a sack with a live pig in it at his back; knowing them to be indifferent characters, I suspected they did not come by it honestly; I watched to see where they were going to carry it to; they turned down by the Angel, at Islington; when Mitchell saw that I was following them, they crossed over the way, and went down by the sheeppens on the other side; when he got to the bottom, he turned towards Sadler's Wells field, he whispered something to the prisoner at the bar, and then ran away; I followed the prisoner, and asked him where he was going to carry it; and he told me, to somebody in Turnmill-street; I forget the name; I asked him if he had bought the pig; he said, no; I asked him if Mitchell had bought it; he said, no, some other person had hired them to carry it; I asked him where they had it from; he told me, from Mr. Luffkins, Battle-bridge; I told him, I did not think he came by it honestly; says he, I know what you want, I will carry it back again; he directly turned back to go with me, and when he got a little way, he turned to the right hand side going towards Battle-bridge, and at tempted to make a run; I then went up to him and secured him; I took him to Battle-bridge with the pig; he untied the bag, and let the pig out in the road; I tied his hands, and drove the pig before me, and led him down to Mr. Luffkins, and Mr. Luffkins said, the pig was his. Q. How near was the public-house to Mr. Luffkins's? - A. A quarter of a mile, or more. Prisoner's defence. I was coming up the Angel-road, Islington; I met with a young fellow that asked me to carry it for him; I said, I knew the pig was Mr. Luffkins's, and Mr. Oborne did not know where to find Mr. Luffkins, nor whose pig it was, if I had not told him; I worked for Mr. Luffkins when I was nine years old. The prisoner called two witnesses, who gave him a good character. GUILTY (Aged 18.) Transported for seven years. Tried by the first Middlesex Jury, before Mr. COMMON SERJEANT. Source: Old Bailey on-line http://www.oldbaileyonline.org 2) Stephen Lowens arr Sydney on the General Hewitt in 1814 with a life term (Crime: Burglary – PRO), tried at Cambridge on 16/03/1813, aged 20, a labourer. After Stephen’s trial, he was placed on the convict hulk ship Captivity, docked at Portsmouth from 21/04/1813 until he was transported to NSW on 19/08/1813. (Source: www.ancestry.com UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849, Home Office: Convict Prison Hulks: Registers and Letter Books; Class: HO9; Piece: 8) Stephen received a CP #394 on 23/09/1834. He was described as born 1794, a native of Bedfordshire, a sawyer with a life term, 5’4½” tall, sallow complexion, dark brown hair and hazel eyes. (Source: SRNSW Convict Pardons, Reel 775, 4/4433, p293) Notes from the book “Journey to a New Life…” the story of the ships Emu & Broxbornebury by Elizabeth Hook (3rd ed. 2014). I am the author & can be contacted on tbeth3370@gmail.com for further info

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C H on 16th June 2025

Name: Williams, Ann Record Type: Convicts Also known as: Dannet, Jane Ship: Emu Remarks: To NSW per Broxbornebury Index number: 76179 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446326 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446326

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Maureen Withey on 17th February 2021

Jane Dannet, alias Ann Williams, for having feloniously personated the name and character of Sarah Gander, and obtained money allotted by J. Gander to his wife, from the clerks of the check. Royal Cornwall Gazette, 21 Aug 1813.

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Maureen Withey on 17th February 2021

Tasmanian Records https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p51 List of 16 female convicts discharged from the Public Factory at Parramatta and to be forwarded to the Derwent, on board His Majesty’s Armed brig Emu, Lieutenant Forster R. N. Commander. January 27th 1816. Jane Dannett alias Ann Williams, Broxbornebury, tried at Devon Ass., 7 Aug 1813, Life.