Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Ann Jones was transported on the Cadet, departing 10th Nov 1848 and arriving 12th Apr 1849 with 152 passengers.
Built 1841 at the Isle of Man. Wood barque of 465 Tons.
Cadet (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 350 Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=I&id=CON41/1/21 Tasmanian Archives - application for permission to marry Tasmanian Pioneer Index BDM |
| 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
Above Contribution of information verified. Family records. Her marriage to Thomas Thompson is confirmed in her Convict records. Gaol Report: 1st conviction Ship Surgeon's Report: Good Ann was a widow with 2 young daughters, living in London without means of support. She stole a watch from a Mr. Preston at Westminster. Two others tried with her, but she was given a 15yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land on the 'Cadet' with her two children. Housemaid; 5'0 1/4"; fair complexion; black hair; dark grey eyes. Native Place: Devonshire. 1st husband: Thomas Sails/Sales - deceased England 1847. 27/09/1849: 3rd class 08/03/1850: Carns - out after hours. 5 days in cells. 08/10/1850: Boroden - absent. 6mths hard labour (every alternate month) 11/10/1851: Female Factory, Hobart. Not to be allowed service in Hobarton. July 1851: Married Thomas Thompson 08/02/1853: Applied for Ticket of Leave but deemed not eligible. 19/07/1853: Applied for Ticket of Leave but required to serve another 18 months. 08/11/1833: Ticket of Leave application refused. 19/09/1854: Ticket of Leave granted (!) 17/04/1855: Recommended for a Conditional Pardon. 22/05/1856: Conditional Pardon approved. Family history of her life, family and descendants has been researched. 2nd great grandmother of Carol Thompson.
Ann was given a 15 yr sentence for stealing in 1848. Ann had a common law husband in England - Thomas Sales (Sails)who had been executed in London in 1847, for murder. Ann brought 2 daughters with her on the Cadet 3 - Mary Ann and Sarah. The girls were placed in the Queens Orphanage upon arrival in van Diemen's Land. Ann began her service at the Cascades Female Factory and was later assigned for domestic work. She was living in Launceston in 1851. Ann married a "Passholder" convict, Thomas Thompson in Launceston 14 July 1851. They had 4 children: Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas Henry & William. Ann's daughters were released to her care from the Orphanage. The family resided in the Port Sorell/Mersey districts of the north west coast of Tasmania where Thomas Thompson was a ferryman. Ann received a Conditional Pardon in 1856.