Ann Lord

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Beth Taylor on 27th October 2019

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Phil Hands on 30th March 2017

Ann Lord (nee Hayhurst), a cotton spinner, was tried and convicted at the Lancaster assizes on 21st March 1812 for stealing 4 pieces of calico from the bleaching field used by Butterworth's Sunnyside Print Works, she was sentenced to transportation for 14 years. Ann, together with baby Ruth, who was born in Lancaster Castle gaol, were sent aboard the 'Emu' November 12th 1812. The 'Emu' was captured on November 30th by an American privateer in the Bay of Biscay and the 40 women convicts and crew were offloaded on Mindelo on Saint Vincent, a Cape Verde island, seven weeks later on January 17th 1813. On October 12th arrived back at Portsmouth, England "in a state of nakedness and inadvisable of their being landed". Ann and Ruth departed London on 22nd February 1814 on the 'Broxbornebury' in the company of the 'Surrey', which was to attract great public and official attention. The 'Surrey', with typhus onboard after departing Rio on 21st April with the typhus becoming more virulent, the Surrey was off Shoalhaven in late July when the 'Broxbornebury' rejoined her, sent a volunteer to navigate the Surrey into Port Jackson, the latter's crew having been decimated by the disease. Arriving in Sydney on 27th July 1814, after a voyage of 156 days. Between July 28th and August 1st Ann and Ruth were disembarked from the 'Broxbornebury' and transferred to Female Factory in Parramatta. Lancaster Gazette Sat 2 May 1812 p. 7 Ann Lord was indicted for stealing calico, in bleaching-grounds at Sunnyside, in Rossendale. Robert Swan sworn; said he is a bleacher, residing at Sunnyside, and has grounds in his possession which he uses for the purpose of bleaching. On the 7th of March, 508 pieces of calicos, called 74's, were laid down, the property of H. Butterworth and Co. They remained there till the 11th, when he saw them last, between five and six in the afternoon. On the 12th, in the morning, the workman was sent to fetch them. There was a black D upon each of the pieces, and blue and buff stripes upon the ends. Saw some of them again on Saturday morning following; saw 4 pieces, at a place called Rartensdale; they were in the possession of John Burrow, a fancy dyer, and lives at that place. He examined the marks upon them, and recognised them. Has no doubt but that they were part of what were on the ground on the 11th, which was Wednesday, at it was the Saturday after that he saw them. Knows the prisoner. Had some conversation with her on the Saturday. Saw her in her own house; she called him. It was a very small cottage-house. She told him, she had heard that he had charged her with taking the pieces in question; that she had claimed them as her own property, and she would fetch them and clear herself - She sent a man to Burrow's for the goods, which witness had seen before, and Burrow and his wife brought them. They were taken into witness's warehouse, where the marks were examined, and compared with the others, and they exactly agreed. The prisoner was there; she came at the same time as the goods. They were left in Burrow's hands, and they separated for that time. On the Monday after, saw her again, at Bolton, which is 14 miles from where witness lives. She did not say then where she got the goods, neither did witness ask her any questions. The following morning, he was called out of bed to hear something she had to say to him. She was in his house when he came down. He asked her if she had a discovery to make? She said, she had. Witness's reply was, "Ann, remember there is an hereafter, and you must be accountable for your words." She said, she would tell the truth; she bought the goods on Thursday morning, of a James Greenley. He asked where he lived, and she said at the highest house, at Rock Hall, Haslingden. He said he would immediately go and take him into custody. He then went there, and when he returned, he found her still in his house. Only left his own family in charge of her. On his cross-examination, said, she knew what he was going to Haslingden for, yet when she [sic] returned, she was still there. The black D is a common mark, but the manufacturer of the goods does not put it upon all he makes. When any person goes to buy goods there, he looks them out, and they are marked as they are looked out, by the warehouseman. If another person had bought goods of the same description, at the same time, those would not have the letter D upon them. The weight of a piece is about 5 lb. After the prisoner was in custody, some fents, which witness supposes had been torn off the pieces, were found in Rakefoot. If they were found there, it was impossible for the prisoner to have put them there. She persisted in saying that she had not taken them from his grounds. Her cottage may be about 200 yards from them. In answer to his Lordship, said, at the time she said he had charged her with having taken them, he had neither charged her nor any one else. John Burrow sworn; said, he is a dyer, near to Mr. Stuart's. He had some goods brought to his premises by Ann Lord, on Thursday the 12th of March. He was sent for to the house from the dye-house, and went to her. She had 4 pieces of 74's, and wanted him to dye them all that day. It was then about nine in the morning. Told her he could not dye them all that day. She left them, and he dyed 3. He began on the other next day. Was led by an advertisement to inform Mr. Stuart, and took them up to Sunny side, on the Saturday following, for them to be examined. Did not part with them till the 17th, when he delivered them to John Kaye, the sheriff's officer. On his cross-examination, said, he never dyed any of that sort of good before. Never any so fine. Nor any with marks on. These had a black D at one end. John Kaye, sworn; produced the goods which he received from the last witness, and Mr. Stuary looked at them, and said he examined these pieces, and they corresponded with those that were laid in the bleaching-ground. There are black D's on those he compared them with in the warehouse, and these appear to be the same. The black D is very distinct on these. The witness pointed out a D upon one of them, and said it appears to correspond with the D's upon those put out. The pieces missed were only half bleached, which is the case with these; and the texture of these is of the same degree of fineness with those missed. Has not measured them since they were found. The dying of them does in some measure prevent him from judging of the sate in which they are; but the reason he said these were in a half bleached state, was, that if they had been perfectly bleached, the dye would have been even, which is not the case, some part appearing to be lighter than others. Burrows said, on being again called, that he measured 2 of the 4 pieces, which had the letter D upon them, and they were about 28 yards long, and only half bleached. In answer to the prisoner's counsel, said he is not a judge of bleaching, but they were in a rough state. His Lordship asked him, why he took them to dye in such a state? He said, the prisoner told him about 6 or 8 weeks before, that she had 3 pieces, bleaching at Sunnyside, and when she got them she would bring them to dye. Mary Burrow sworn; remembers some pieces being brought to her husband's premises by Ann Lord, to be dyed blue. She said she had brought 4 pieces to dye. Witness looked at them, and observed to her, that they were not finished bleaching, and where only half bleached. The prisoner said they wore better, and that they had been bleached at the Sunnyside. Witness told her they could not finish them that day, but could get them finished at Sunnyside the day after, as they always got them calendered there. The prisoner said, she did not need to get them calendered, for as her husband worked there, she could get them done for nothing. She said she gave 4d for half bleaching at Sunnyside, and a shilling if they were finished. Did not tell her how she came by them. George Rothwell sworn; said, he is a servant in the employ of Mr Suart, at Sunnyside. He assisted in piling the pieces in the field, on Wednesday the 11th of March. They pile 20 in a row. The next morning found only 14 in one pile. Had not attended to that particular pile overnight. Communicated to his master that he only found 14. All the pieces were of the same kind that were piled up the night before. The value of each piece is about 16 or 18s. Abraham Spencer sworn; said, he assisted in piling the pieces the night just mentioned, and all the pieces he piled were 20 in a row, and they had the letter D upon them. Looked at the pieces produced, and said they had been singed. Witness singed some of the pieces marked with the letter D, and these are of the same quality as those he singed - Believes they are what are called 74's. Margaret Woods sworn; said she lives at Haslingden. Recollects the prisoner coming to her house on Sunday the 15th of March. She said very little. Witness was talking about some pieces, and she said, they were her own, bought and paid for. Witness's son was there, and she went away, he went with her. John Woods sworn; said, he is a weaver, at Haslingden. Saw the prisoner at their house the same time his mother has just spoken of. She and the prisoner was talking about some pieces that were gone from Sunnyside. She came about nine in the morning, and staid till about four in the afternoon. Witness accompanied her part of the way home. - On their road, nothing was said about the goods; but she asked him if he would come down on Monday morning, to Sunnyside, and tell the master that he sold her the pieces, the latter end of last Midsummer, and she'd pay him well. He refused. William Shaw sworn; said, he was present when the prisoner's examination was taken by the magistrate. Nothing either in the form of promises or threats were made to induce her to say it, but it was free and voluntary. It was read over to her, and witness saw her put her hand to it. It was now read by the Clerk of the Crown, and it merely stated what had been before mentioned in the course of the evidence, that she bought the goods from a James Greenley &c. James Ashworth sworn; said, he was present before the magistrate when the prisoner was examined, and he heard the account she gave. Lives at Rock Hall, near Haslingden. Never sold the prisoner any goods, nor ever carried any to her house. On his cross-examination, said, they sometimes call his father Greenley, and sometimes John Jammy, besides Ashworth. They are weavers, but cannot justly tell how long they have been so. They sometimes go about the country selling goods. Betty Ashworth sworn; said, she is the mother of the last witness. He was at their house at half-past six on the morning of Thurdsay, the 12th of March. They had got a bad warp, and sent for him to weave. The prisoner being called upon for her defence, called James Pilling, Abraham Pilling, and Betty Dawson, who had all known her many years, and gave her a good character as to honesty. His Lordship summed up the evidence, and the Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty; and she was subsequently sentenced to fourteen years transportation. Ann had married John Lord (a Quaker) on 1801 at Haslingden, Lancashire, John was a fitter and turner, they established a home at Sunnyside, Crawshawbooth, Lancashire where Ann worked as a cotton spinner, they had 4 children, the last child, Ruth was born in Lancaser Castle Gaol in 1812 and accompanied her mother to NSW, John and the other children seem to have remained in England. From 1814 she lived with former convict, blacksmith, Edward Jones ('Tellicherry' 1806), who she married in 1821 at Parramatta, they had 3 children between 1815-1819. Census 1822 (Age 42) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Lord, Ann, convict, Broxbornebury, 14 years, wife of Edward Jones, Parramatta Jones Edward, freeby servitude, Telicherry, 7 years, Parramatta 4 un-named children of E. Jones, Parramatta. Census between 1823 and 1825 (Age 43) Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Citation details: 1825 muster Lord, Ann, convict, Broxbornbury, 1814, 14 years, wife of Edward Jones, Parramatta Lord, Ruth, 14, born in the colony, daughter of Ann Lord, Parramatta Jones, Edward, free by servitude, Telicherry, 1810, 7 years, blacksmith, Parramatta. 1826: received Certificate of Freedom. 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census Lord, Ann, 54, free by servitude, Broxbornbury, 1814, 7 years, Catholic, spinner, Wm Morris, Parramatta Lord, Charles, 12, born in the colony Lord, Richard, 12, born in the colony Lord, Elizabeth, 10 born in the colony Married convict butcher, John Knight ('Hindostan' 1821) in 1832 at St. Phillips Church, Sydney. 1839: Richard Jones, one of her twin boys, was charged with aiding and abetting in a robbery and murder in 1839 and was sentenced to death. John Knight died in 1854 at Sutton Forest. Ann died on died December 14th 1861 when her clothing caught alight when seated at the fireside.