Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Sarah Fletcher was transported on the Mary Anne, departing 25th Dec 1821 and arriving 20th May 1822 with 109 passengers.
Built in France 1772 of 298 Tons first sailed as a British convict ship from Portsmouth 16/02/1791.
Mary Anne (generic)References
| Primary Source | Find A Grave website. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 342 |
| 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
Marriages Solemnized in the Parish of Hobart Town in the County of Buckingham in the Year 1822. No; 568. Name; Thomas White. convict. Age; 36 years. Ship; Fortune Name; Sarah Fletcher. Convict. Age; 24 years. Ship; Mary Ann Date; 12 Aug 1822 Witness; George Northam & E Mark
Find A Grave Memorial ID No. 208115247 Death 8 Feb. 1875 Burial: Young Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208115247/sarah-swankett
M. Thomas White 1823, had 4 children , Thomas killed/drowned 1829. Sarah m. Convict James Cowell , Feb. 1830. Had another 5 children. James killed in pub fight Aug 1838. Sarah moved to Burrangong nr. young to join former brother in law James at his now post convict days settlement at Burrangong.. Sarah m. Thomas Swankett in 1854 possibly at Yass. She died 1872.
Sarah Fletcher's remarkable life in Tasmania and NSW has been recorded (partly fictionalised) in SARAH FLETCHER TRANSPORTED by Peter Kelly.