Ann Green

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Elaine McCarthy on 18th March 2025

[stamped 10 INSPECTOR GENERAL OF HOSPITALS & FLEETS JULY 12 1841] Remarks JLC On joining the Navarino a Female Convict Ship, I found the prisoners, in a very unsettled condition and one in a state of furious mania. I have not the slightest doubt, from the description given me by Mr Jeffrey Surgeon whom I superseded that the transition from the silent system pursued in the Penitentiary at Millbank to one where all control for that kind must necessarily cease, when so many abandoned Female are suddenly placed together in a Ship, was the sole cause of their riotous behaviour, I trust that the Government on a mature reflection of the case, will ceases to pursue the silent system, with those prisoners who are destined for the Colonies. 18 It being found necessary to remove the Female with mania to the Penitentiary, it induced several of the Prisoners to pretend the same disease. For the first three weeks three of the prisoners simulated mania in the hope of being sent back to the Penitentiary and even after the Ship had sailed, they endeavoured to keep up the character and committed the most abominable and filthy acts, that it was found absolutely necessary to have recourse to corporal punishment. Night was the time chiefly chosen to commence howling and singing Hymns and prayers to the great annoyance of the more quietly disposed. Much of this Religious (query) excitement was kept up by the daily visits of the Quaker Ladies with whom I had several conversations on the subject, and I believe they were convinced that their religious labours, were very much marred by the change of prisoners had experienced from the silent to what I may call the noisy system. The Ship left the Downs on the 12th October 1840 and arrived at Hobart Town on the 17th January 1841. The weather during the voyage was particularly favourable, and the prisoners were daily on deck from 8am until sunset. They Bathed once a week in Two Divisions whilst the Thermometer stood above 65°. Aired bedding daily weather permitting. The Prisons were washed and dumbscraped[rubbed dry] daily. They washed clothes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Dancing and innocent diversions were encouraged amongst them and their time was fully occupied by the establishment of schools, and distribution of the Patchwork and Knitting. Generally speaking the convicts enjoyed good health. Any approach to scurvy was carefully watched. Checking their salt provisions and giving them preserved meat and oatmeal in lieu, wine and lemonade were issued daily to all. The punishments made use of were cutting their hair off, putting them on Bread and Water, shutting them up in the Box all night, and it would be better were there more than one of these boxes, putting them in the Black list to do all dirty work. Stopping their sherbet of which they were very fond. The Prisoners were landed at Hobart Town on the 22nd January 1841. James L Clarke M.D. Surgeon R.N

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 11th July 2023

1841 - Indent No; 243. Trade; House servant. Height; 5 ft 1 1/2 in Age; 22 years. Hair; Dark Brown with Blue Eyes Native Place; Shropshire Offence; Stealing, Tried with Mary Ann Hammond Status; Single 1842 - 9 March. Permission to Marry Newman, James. Ship: Lady Kennaway Green, Ann. Ship: Navarino Approved; 23 March 1842 1842 - 11 April 1842 - Married. Registered at Hamilton Newman, James. Age; 23 years. [born abt. 1819] Overseer. Prisoner with leave Green, Ann. Ship: Age; 22 years. Spinster. Prisoner with leave Witness's - Daniel Hunt and Margaret Hunt 1844 - Birth of Child, Jane Newman. Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Father's Occupation; Shepherd 1845 - 25 February - Ticket of Leave 1846 - Birth of Child. Ann Newman. Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. Father's Occupation; Shepherd 1848 - Birth of Child. William Newman. Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Father's Occupation; Shepherd 1851 - Birth of Child. Lucy Newman. Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia

Ann married James Newman 11/4/1842 at Bothwell, Tasmania. They had 7 children and Ann is buried in St Andrew's Cemetery Evandale, Tasmania, Australia