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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Ann Gibbins was transported on the William Pitt, departing 30th Jun 1805 and arriving 11th Apr 1806 with 124 passengers.
604 ton ship. 1805 sailing from Portsmouth, England. 1 male (Henry Perfect) and 120 female prisoners. 4 deaths on voyage plus 3 children. 1 female passenger discharged before sailing. The ship arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on 11 April 1806.
William Pitt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 368 |
| 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
Ann married Joseph SMITH (BDM:899/1819 & 2367/1819) Second marriage to John VARNEL/VERNAL (BDM:3453/1824) at Campbelltown, NSW Ann is buried as Ann Vernal in St Peter's cemetery on 7 July 1844 (St Peter's Church register).
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 377… [Ref V0064] Vernal, John, 43, TL, Atlas, 1815, Life, Settler, Airds. 80 acres, 30 cleared and cultivated. [Ref V0065] Vernal, Ann, 44, FS, William Pitt, 1806, 7 years. also…. 2 Smith children on page 344… [Ref S1435] Smith Thomas, 8, BC, Lives with John Vardy at Airds. [Ref S1443] Smith, Hannah, 11, BC, Servant with William Davis at Airds.
Ann lived with Abraham Whitaker (Convict, Coromandel, 1802) and had 3 children with him, between 1808 and 1813. Then she had married Joseph Smith (Convict, Fortune, 1806) and had a further 3 children. Joseph Smith, free of the parish of Liverpool and Ann Gibbons, free, of ditto were married in this church by banns this 31 day of May 1819 by me Samuel Marsden. Joseph and Ann both made their X marks in the register in the presence of James Emmett who signed the register and Jane Ewert who made her X mark. She was widowed in 1824 and quite soon after, married John Varnel (Convict, Atlas, 1816). Some of the children were quite young when the couple married.
Ann was tried and convicted of larceny at Worcester Assizes on 24 Mar 1804. 'Ann Gibbons late of the Parish of St Swithins in the City of Worcester...single woman on the 10th March (1804)...[stole] one gown (15/-) two petticoats (5/-) one pair of stockings (3/-) one bonnet (3/-) and one handkerchief (1/-) (the property of ) John Haynes -- Guilty. To be transported for 7 years.' Whilst in goal awaiting transportation Ann conceived a child she called Benjamin Baker. Benjamin was born on the voyage to the colony. She arrived on the ship 'William Pitt' with her baby Benjamin Baker.