Jane Graham

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Summary

Born
Jan 1817
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Jun 1833
Arrival
Oct 1833
Death
Nov 1856
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Personal Information

Name: Jane Graham
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1817
Death: 16th Nov 1856
Age at death: 39
Occupation: House servant

Crime

Convicted at: Northumberland. Newcastle upon Tyne Quarter Session
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th Jun 1833
Arrival: 23rd Oct 1833
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Jane Graham was transported on the William Bryan, departing 13th Jun 1833 and arriving 23rd Oct 1833 with 131 passengers.

William BryanWilliam Bryan (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 143 (73)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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1848 - 21 Nov. Birth of daughter. Catherine Graham. Baptised 10 January 1849 in the Female House of Correction. Hobart Town 1854 - Birth of Mary Ann [Bailey] approx. 1856 - 16 November. Death of Jane Graham, aged 42 years old. Cause of death; Cancer 1859 - Inquest. Charles Nichols. 26 April 1859. Fell to the ground and the engine passed over the body & received a moral rupture. Aged; 40 years old. Trade; Plasterer died 22 April 1859. 1862 - Queen's Orphan School. Application for admission by The Rev Hunter. 1 October 1862. CHILD; Mary Ann Bailey or Nichols aged 8 years & 2 months FATHER; John Bailey. Residence; Goal Hobart. Tiger nearly 30 days since. Arrived; Free. Occupation; Seaman Conditional Pardon from Colonial Life Sentence MOTHER; Jane Graham or Nichols. DEAD Ship; William Brian - 1833. Certificate or Pardon. September 1847 DIED; in the General Hospital on the 16 November 1856. Her husband; Nichols was killed in Hobart Town by being run over by a fire engine some 2 - 3 years since. The man Bailey has had the child for some years & states that it is his child by Mrs. Nicholls or Graham. He is now in goal in default of sureties of 6 months for assaulting his wife. She has gone into service of a Mrs. at Bothwell her character is not of the best. [Stepmother deserted the child] The child is now with a man named Bennett at Woody's Row, Liverpool Street, but Bennett & his wife are drunken depraved people ... . Orphan Number: 162 Orphan: Mary Ann BAILEY Mother: GRAHAM/NICHOLS, Jane Father: BAILEY, John Mother's ship: William Bryan Father's ship: Age when admitted: 8yrs 2mths Date admitted: 4 Oct 1862 Date discharged: 31 May 1865 Institution(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: John Hayton, Sorell Remarks: father in prison, mother dead References: SWD26/5, 28, 32/1 https://www.orphanschool.org.au/showorphan.php?orphan_ID=162