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Transportation
Jane Fletcher was transported on the Experiment, departing 2nd Jan 1804 and arriving 12th Jun 1804 with 16 passengers.
568 ton ship
Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 350. NSW Convict Muster (HO10/19) |
| 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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Family connections for Jane (Fletcher) are: FLETCHER Jane (Fletcher) was born about 1794. She was tried at Hereford Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 12 6 1804 after a voyage of 5months on EXPERIMENT. She was sent to Parramatta in August 1804 & moved to Green Hills/Windsor. She married firstly Rowland (Edwards) on 3 8 1804 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 5children. She was Free by Servitude by 1811.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Rowland (Edwards) was born about 1763. He was tried at Salop (Shropshire) Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ADMIRAL BARRINGTON. He was Free by Servitude by 1805. He died on 18 5 1814 age51, murdered. [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Jane (Fletcher) married secondly John (Allen) on 13 2 1815 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She produced 11children in her lifetime. ..John (Allen) was born about 1769. He was tried at Surrey Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 27 2 1810 after a voyage of 6months on ANNE. He was Free by Servitude by 1823. ..[Some details taken from 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.
Convicted: 15 March 1803 Convict Muster 1825, Estimated birth year about 1794, Employments: Wife of John Allen in Richmond
Jane married Rowland Edwards within one month of arriving in Parramatta (August 1804), and moved to Green Hills (Windsor) with him. Her bridesmaid, Martha PURL, a shipmate from the EXPERIMENT married soon after, and moved to the same area. Jane had 4 children with Rowland. Rowland was murdered in 1814, and Jane remarried (1815) to John Allen, and bore 5 more children.