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Transportation
Ann Jennison was transported on the Friendship, departing 31st May 1817 and arriving 14th Jan 1818 with 102 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 354 |
| 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
Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 Name Ann Jennison Age 24 1825 - Convict Muster. F.S. [Single] Sydney
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827 An a list of 53 female convicts, from the ship 'Friendship', embarked on board the ship duke of Wellington, for the Derwent in Van Diemen's Land, with their times, places of trial and sentences extracted from indents - 30/1/1818
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826 - names of convicts with their characters during the voyage from London to New South Wales on the transport ship Friendship. pp 6597 to 6605 A prostitute, shameless and mutinous. Once being on board she was 2 months gone with child, when she miscarried in the mates birth or bed. Strongly suspect her to have used improper means
Ann was married to Henry Jennison, in England, prior to 1818. Her maiden name is not known. She was transported on the 'Friendship' departing 3 Jul 1817, arriving Sydney 14 Jan 1818. She was transferred to van Diemen's Land on the 'Duke of Wellington' from Sydney on 30 Jan 1818 arriving Hobart 20 Feb 1818. Surgeon's Report: a prostitute, mutinous. Miscarried of a child on board (suspect by improper means). Married woman. Straw worker. Aged 24 yrs. Present at Muster 1820 Hobart. Present at Muster 1823 Hobart - servant to Z. Chaffey. 14 Feb 1824 Permitted to travel to Port Jackson per 'Belinda'. 17 April 1824 Free by Servitude. (Ref. Tasmanian Archives - Convicts)