Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Margaret Erskine 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 244. Tasmanian Archives - convict records. Friends of St. Johns Orphanage. Libraries Tasmania's Online collection CON15-1-7 Image 156 |
| 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
FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5770 Orphan: Richard WILSON Mother: WILSON, Margaret Father: WILSON, Richard Mother's ship: Anna Maria Father's ship: Age when admitted: 3yrs Date admitted: 29 Oct 1856 Date discharged: 27 Dec 1858 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: died from whooping cough & Marasmus aged 5 years & 2 months Remarks: buried 31 Dec 1858 at St John's Cemetery, New Town References: SWD6, CSD1/100/2948 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=5770 FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5747 Orphan: Agnes WILSON Mother: WILSON, Margaret Father: WILSON, Richard Mother's ship: Father's ship: Age when admitted: 9yrs Date admitted: 14 Aug 1856 Date discharged: Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Remarks: correspondence re Queens Orphan School - father in prison, mother at Macquarie St References: CSD1/100/2948 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=5747 FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5754 Orphan: George WILSON Mother: WILSON, Margaret Father: WILSON, Richard Mother's ship: Father's ship: Age when admitted: 1yr 2mths Date admitted: 14 Jan 1857 Date discharged: 14 Mar 1870 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: John Millar, Bruni Is Remarks: father in prison - mother at Macquarie St References: SWD6, 28, 32/1, CSD1/100/2948, HAP1871/63 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=5754
Margaret ERSKINE (husband Matthew HAY) was convicted at Edinburgh on 7 Nov 1850 for stealing boots and shoes. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Anna Maria' arriving 26 Jan 1852. Married woman, 2 children; nursery maid; aged 26yrs; Protestant; can read & write; 5'2"; fair complexion; brown hair; Hazel eyes. Native Place: Edinburgh, Scotland. Two daughters, Agnes and Mary were admitted to St. Johns Orphanage, New Town (a requirement of the Govt., so that mother's could work). Assigned to work services at New Town, Hobart. 27 Jan 1853: Married Richard WILSON. 11 April 1854: Ticket of Leave granted. 14 Aug 1855: Conditional Pardon approved. (Her daughter Agnes Hays (or Hayes) gave birth to a daughter Martha SMITH on 2 July 1868. Father is simply listed as "Smith", farmer. Information R.C.Gunn, Launceston.