Janet Farrell

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Maureen Withey on 21st October 2025

https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-6.html Janet FARREL alias Docherty; Rosie Dougherty . Occupation, Weaver. Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow . Tried: Glasgow, 30 Sep 1826, Transportation – 7 years; Per Princess Charlotte, 27 March 1827, New South Wales. ----------------------------------------------------------- Janet Farrel alias Rosie Docherty, and Mary Vaughan, alias Sarah Vaughan, alias Sarah Watson or Devlin  accused of uttering a forged note of the Bank of Scotland in a spirit cellar in Havannah Street, knowing it to be forged, pleaded Not Guilty. - The crime was brought home to the prisoners by the clearest and most satisfactory testimony, and the Jury accordingly found them Guilty. Margaret Flinn, Agnes Crtan, Edward Ronsey, and Peter Lannigan, who had been found Guilty of a like offence with Farrel and Vaughan, were  brought up to receive sentence, and the six pannels were adjudged to transportation for the period  of seven years each. The Lord Justice Clerk held out some hope to the prisoners that a commutation of their sentence might yet be made, provided they gave up the names of the individuals who supplied them with the forged notes. During the examination of the witnesses on the trial of the young woman Farrel, she behaved in a. very pert and unblushing manner, and stated that she received the forged note from a gentleman, but while the Judge was in the act of addressing her, along with the other pannels, she appeared to be completely subdued, and was observed to look with great earnestness to a female who was standing at the end of the jury box. When the sentence was pronounced, she burst into tears, and exclaimed  aloud, Oh, my dear Sister, my dear Sister, which words were responded in agony by the other, who rushed out of the Hall  uttering the most pitiful lamentation Glasgow Herald, 2 Oct 1826.

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Tony Beale on 3rd October 2021

New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 (NRS 12210) Butts of Certificates of Freedom 1833 October 28. No 33/1164. States born 1808 5' 3" fair ruddy and freckled complexion, sandy brown hair and dark grey eyes. Wife of William Biles per ship 'Globe' ToL no 29/831

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Tony Beale on 2nd October 2021

Janet Farrella in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838-1839 Name: Janet Farrella [Rose Dockerty] Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1809 Age: 20 Arrival year: 1827 Spouse Name: William Gill Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Birth Year: 1807 Spouse Age: 22 Spouse Vessel: Princess Charlotte Marriage Year: Abt 1829 Application Date: 11 Mar 1829 Application Place: The Scots Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. William Gill works on his own account as a carpenter and can maintain a family. And is a native of the colony. She has her masters permission. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838-1839 for Janet Farrell 1829 (Reel 717) Name: Janet Farrell [Rose Dogherty] Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1809 Age: 20 Arrival year: 1827 Arriving Vessel: Globe Spouse Name: William Biles Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Birth Year: 1796 Spouse Age: 33 Spouse Arrival Year: 1819 Spouse Vessel: Princess Charlotte Marriage Year: Abt 1829 Application Date: 20 Aug 1829 Application Place: Saint James Church, New South Wales, Australia