Jane Forster

New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827 List of female convicts from the transport Maria and forwarded to Parramatta Sent to the Factory - No; 16. Jane Foster and 1 girl

1823 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. Ship; Maria - 1818 No; 24 Name; Jane Foster Trial; Manchester - Jan 1817 Remarks; In the Hospital

Jane Forster was born on 30 April 1774, (according to her gravestone), at Carlisle, England (according to her Certificate of Freedom). In October 1817 Jane was convicted at the Quarter Sessions for the City of Carlisle, for the crime of stealing a bundle of cloth from one of the stalls in the Carlisle Fair. She was sentenced to seven years' transportation. She was transported on the "Maria" which departed England on 15 May 1818 and arrived Sydney on 7 September, 1818. She was accompanied by her daughter Mary who was about 9 years old. In the Convict Indent for the ship, Jane was described as a Housekeeper, age 46.] When they arrived in Sydney, they were sent to the Female Factory at Parramatta: "Jane Foster and 1 girl". In the 1822 muster she was listed as a convict assigned to A Bell at Windsor. Jane married William Eaton on September 6, 1824 at St Peters Church of England in Richmond, New South Wales. The register recorded that William Eaton married Jane "Foster" by Banns by Henry Fulton. Witnesses were Edward Carney and Martha Cross. William Eaton had arrived as a convict aboard the ship "Admiral Barrington" in 1791 as part of the Third Fleet. In December 1824 Jane received her Certificate of Freedom which had her description: Native place Carlisle, a servant, age 49, 5 feet 6 inches tall, sallow and pock marked complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes. In the 1825 muster she was listed as Jane Forster, free by servitude, Maria, 1818, 7 years, wife of Wm Eaton, Richmond. Her daughter Mary Forster was listed as came free, Maria 1818, daughter of Jane Forster, Richmond. Her daughter, Mary Forster married James Flood on 8 April 1828 in Windsor NSW. In the 1828 census, Jane was listed as Jane Eaton, 53, free by servitude with her husband William Eaton, 59, free by servitude, farmer at Richmond, and his children from a previous marriage, George 19, John 17, Ann 15. Jane Eaton died on 31 May 1840. She was buried in St Peters Church of England Cemetery, Richmond, New South Wales.

Family connestions for Jone (Forster) are: FORSTER Jane (Forster/Foster) was born on 30 4 1774 at Carlisle Cumberlandshire & became a housekeeper/cook. She had a first (1of3) relationship & produced a child:>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Jane (Forster/Foster) & (???) produced a child: 1.Mary (???/Forster/Foster) was born in 1809. She arrived in NSW with her mother on 7 9 1818 after a voyage of 4months on MARIA; she went to Parramatta Female Factory with her mother. She is recorded in 1825 at Richmond with her mother. She married James (Flood) on 8 4 1828 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced at least 1child. ..James (Flood) was born in 1807. He died on 5 4 1886 age about78. ..Details of James (Flood)s family are shown in entry for Joseph (Flood BODDINGTONS 1793) on this Website. .. >>>Jane (Forster/Foster) was tried for stealing cloth from Carlisle Fair at Carlisle city Quarter Sessions Cumberlandshire/Cumbria in October 1817 (although there is a suggestion here that the trial was held in Manchester Lancashire-perhaps where she was held?), sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict with a child on 7 9 1818 after a voyage of 4months on MARIA; she was sent to Parramatta Female Factory. She married secondly (2of3) William (Patten) on 21 5 1820 at St Johns CofE Launceston. In 1822 she was assigned to A (Bell) at Windsor. She is recorded in 1823 in hospital. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom in December 1824; she was 5'6" sallow pockmarked complexion brown hair hazel eyes. She is recorded in 1825 as Free by Servitude at Richmond with her daughter. She is recorded in 1828 with her husband & some of his family at Richmond. She died on 30 5 1840 age66 mother of 1known child & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. [Some details taken from this Website] ..William (Patten) was born about 1796. He arrived in Australia free. 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.