Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Ann Farran was transported on the Grenada, departing 1st Sep 1826 and arriving 23rd Jan 1827 with 88 passengers.
Grenada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 69 (36) |
| 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
It appears in the Bound Indenture records, under Occupation that Ann Farran was shown as a "House Servant to Nursemaid" (note the text is slightly blurry). For researchers, note that a different Ann (Farran) Melville is listed in various places on the internet as buried in Glen Innes, in Northern NSW. This is almost certainly incorrect as she lived her colonial life entirely in the Sydney area. More reliable sources show her as buried near husband Robert Melville (Jr) at Pioneers Memorial Park in Leichhardt, Inner West Council, NSW, Australia.
Family connections for Ann/e (Farran) are: FARRANdone Ann/e (Farran) was born on 1 1 1808 & became a house servant. She was tried w/2others for stealing ribbon of her employer at Liverpool Borough Quarter Sessions Lancaster, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 23 1 1827 after a voyage 5months on GRENADA; she was Protestant illiterate 51 sallow complexion light brown hair hazel eyes small mark of cut on upper part left thumb. She was assigned to Agnes (Anderson). She married Robert (Melville) on 19 9 1828 at Scots Kirk Sydney & produced 10children. She died on 30 11 1870 age62 at Sydney. [Some details taken from this Website] Robert (Melville) was born on 16 8 1805 & baptised on 7 9 1828 age23 at Scots Kirk Sydney. He is recorded in 1828 as a constable at George St Sydney. He died on 30 4 1876 age70. Details of Robert (Melville)s family are given in entry for Robert (Melville HMS GLATTON 1803) on this Website. REFERENCE Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Ann and two other girls were convicted of stealing ribbon: Elizabeth Drewitt, 18, Ann Farran, 17, and Sarah Williams, for stealing ribbon; Manchester Courier, 5 August 1826. All three were transported on the same ship.
Ann Farran was listed as 18 years old on arrival. Native Place: Liverpool. Ann was illiterate, protestant, single, 5'0" tall, sallow complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes, small mark of cut across upper part of left thumb. Assigned to Agnes Anderson, Sydney.
My Great great great grandmother allegedly took a pretty ribbon belonging to a member of the family she worked for. She met and married my Great great great grandfather Robert Melville in 1828 in Sydney NSW. They had 10 children. Anne died in Sydney in 1870 at 62 years of age.