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Esther Henrietta Botibol 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 230 |
| 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
Return of Persons convicted under the Provisions of 31 Vict No 12, during the week ending 24 June 1871. At Hobart Town, Esther Henrietta Simmons or Bottable, per Anna Maria, F.S., Offence-larceny, Sentence-3 months, native place-London, trade-needle woman, age 34 years, 5 feet high. Prior conviction: 20 Aug 1868, resides at Hobart Town. Tasmania Police Gazette, 30th June 1871, p106. Prisoner discharged, during the week ending 23 Sept 1871. Esther Simmonds, per Anna Maria, F.S., for larceny, sentenced-3 months, tried at Hobart, native of London, aged 33 yrs, 4 feet 11 inches high, dark brown hair, a cripple. Tasmania Police Gazette, 29th Sept 1871, p157.
Esther Botibol’s life is chronicled in the book “A FEW FROM AFAR - Jewish Lives in Tasmania from 1804”, edited by Peter and Ann Elias and published 2003 by The Hobart Hebrew Congregation. From a family of Sephardic Jewish background (Jews expelled from Spain and Portgual during the inquisition). Remained of the Jewish faith during her whole life in Tasmania. Numerous offences whilst a convict, including repeatedly absconding. Had her first ticket-of-leave revoked, had to wait until 1857 to receive it for a second time - this time with the proviso that she was not to remain in Hobart. Had six children with Thomas Simmonds (spelling of surname varies), whom she eventually married in 1872 when their youngest child was 8 months old. Died in 1910, death registered under the name "Esther Symmonds".