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Ann Dinham was transported on the Sir Robert Seppings, departing 17th Mar 1852 and arriving 7th Aug 1852 with 222 passengers.
628 ton ship built in 1844 at Mawlamyine, formerly Moulmein, Burma in 1844 and traded between India and London. Named after Sir Robert Seppings, a naval architect (1767-1840), who was Surveyor of the Navy from 1813 to 1835. On this voyage the Master was Richard S Stuart and the Mate was Thomas J Clark. The Surgeon was Lennox T Cunningham. For further information, see Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Robert_Seppings_(ship).
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 378 |
| 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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Details of Ann's grave are here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212652869/ann-foster
There is a biographical entry for Ann Dinham on Wikipedia, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Dinham
Ann was convicted of "inciting a burglary" that took place in Usk, Monmouthshire, in January 1851. At the time, she was running a public house in Abergavenny with her husband William Dinham. William had previously been a warder at Usk Prison and Ann had been to the house that had been burgled to make dresses for the women who lived there. The theft was carried out by two men who left a trail that led the police back to the pub in Abergavenny. Ann was arrested but William was not at home. At her trial, the jury asked the judge to show mercy but he sentenced her to ten years, saying that he did not know a more remarkable degree of guilt than that of hers. Ann was the mother of two young children. Her son, also William Dinham [b. 1848] remained in England and was brought up by Ann's elder sister, Elizabeth and her husband, John Gainer. Her daughter, Eliza, stayed with Ann but died, very sadly, during the voyage to VDL, when only 14 months old. In Hobart, Ann was assigned to work in a hotel and then soon released with a “ticket of leave”. She was given permission to marry Charles Riddiford, a fellow convict, despite her convict record showing that she was already married. Their daughter, Sarah Ann Riddiford, was born in 1854 but Charles died soon afterwards. Now a widow, Ann began a relationship with John FOSTER, a wealthy landowner and businessman who was thirty-five years her senior, and an established figure in Hobart. They had six children and were married in 1863, living in Hobart until John’s death in 1875, when Ann returned to England with her surviving children. Ann died in Kensington, London, on 2 May 1882 and buried in All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green. Ann's first husband, William Dinham, fled to the USA, eventually settling in Iowa and becoming a farmer. He also remarried. When he died in 1899, the local paper described him as respected citizen. For further details, see "The life of Ann Orchard (1827 - 1882)" http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bpready/genealogy/index.html