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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Ann Field was transported on the Angelina, departing 25th Apr 1844 and arriving 24th Aug 1844 with 172 passengers.
1844 - 170 female convicts & 18 children on board
Angelina (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 80 |
| 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
1851 - Departure. 2 July 1851 From the port of Launceston per Ship: Swift Bound to: Melbourne as a Steerage passenger Ship to colony: Angelina. Status: Free by servitude
Convicted of receiving a stolen handkerchief from Thomas Rogers (Thomas Arbuthnot 1847). Husband George petitioned for clemency multiple times. One child. Married James Forbes (Sir George Seymour 1845) in 1845. Left Hobart for Melbourne in 1851.
Mary Ann Field was convicted for receiving a stolen silk handkerchief. 7 yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the 'Angelina' 1844. Married; 1 child; needlewoman/housemaid; aged 24yrs; Church of England. Native place - Coventry. Assignments of service in Colony. Records of misconduct. Spent time in the Female Factory, Hobart. Free Certificate 25 Oct 1850.