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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Ann Hardy was transported on the Aurora, departing 22nd Apr 1851 and arriving 10th Aug 1851 with 234 passengers.
Aurora (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 128. --00-- Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868; 1851-1852. --00-- UK, Criminal Records, 1780-1871; Prison Registers and Statistical Returns; 1843-1850; HO 24/12. |
| 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
Arson at Burringham, ANN HARDY, 13, charged with setting fire the dwelling-house of Thomas Moreton, at Burringham, on the 9th February last; and also to setting fire to a stack of straw, the property of Thomas Tork, the 28th Feb. last. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Sentence deferred. Lincolnshire Chronicle, 15 March 1850.
BACKGROUND TO HER PARDON AND RELEASE FROM PRISON: Several letters written between the petitioners and authorities regarding a pardon for Ann Hardy are held on record. Below is a transcript of one of the last records in this batch that indicates how a petition on her behalf was successful: "45 Parliament Street 2 October 1851 Sir, In compliance with the request in your letter dated the 19th Sep that enquiry should be made as to whether Ann Hardy, a convict in Millbank Prison [inmate #3686], has any friends who would take care of her in the event of her discharge. I beg leave to transmit 2 letters, one from the Governor of Millbank and one from the Overseer of the Poor of Burringham, from which it appears that her friends are both ready to receive her and willing to procure her a situation, in the event of her being pardoned. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant" J Field/Felds [?] (UK, Criminal Records, 1780-1871; Criminal Petitions: Series II; 1850; HO 18/272) A subsequent notation says “Free Pardon 9 Oct 1851”. --00--
NOTE: ANN HARDY WAS NEVER TRANSPORTED TO VDL. She was pardoned on 18 October, 1851, according to UK prison records. She was received from Lincoln Jail on 11 December, 1850. Listed as prisoner #3686, Ann Hardy, aged 14, she had been sentenced to 14 years' transportation on two indictments, at Lincoln on 9 March 1850. It was her first conviction. She was semiliterate and had no trade. It is this record that states she was pardoned (UK, Criminal Records, 1780-1871; Prison Registers and Statistical Returns; 1843-1850; HO 24/12). The above is supported by The Australian Convict Transportation Register (accessed on Ancestry.com), which lists prisoners for transportation according to their area of origin. This document shows Ann Hardy of Lincoln with a line through her name and the notation "withdrawn" written underneath (Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868; 1851-1852). --00--
Date of Trial 9 Mar. 1850 2 counts of Arson, 2 sentences of 7 years.