Ann Jones

Ann Jones, one of 150 convicts transported on the Cadet, 10 November 1848

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Ann Jones
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1834
Occupation:	Nurse girl/servant
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 61 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Lancaster. Boro of Liverpool Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Cadet
Departure date:	10th November, 1848
Arrival date:	12th April, 1849
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 150 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 352 Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?detail=1&type=C&id=37315
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Carol Axton-Thompson on 16th January, 2013 wrote:

N.B. 2nd Ann Jones on this sailing of the ‘Cadet’.

Ann was only aged 14yrs when convicted at Liverpool in 1848 of stealing. 7 yr sentence. (2nd conviction). Transported to Van Diemen’s Land on the ‘Cadet’, arriving 12 April 1849.

Ship Surgeon’s Report: bad disposition

Nurse girl; Roman Catholic; can read & write; 4’7 1/4”; fair complexion; dk brown hair; light blue eyes; burn marks on chest and under arms.
Native Place: Liverpool
Brothers: Michael, James
Sisters: Jane, Margaret, Susannah & Ellen

15/05/1850: Muster - Launceston
03/01/1852: Female Factory, Launceston

several records of misconduct

08/02/1853: Ticket of Leave
03/04/1855: Free by servitude
26/05/1855: Certified Free, Launceston.

Convict Changes History

Carol Axton-Thompson on 16th January, 2013 made the following changes:

source, date of birth 1834, gender, occupation, crime