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Ann Matthews was transported on the Kitty, departing 31st Dec 1791 and arriving 18th Nov 1792 with 32 passengers.
The 'Kitty' merchant built ship at Sunderland in 1787. In 1790 she carried slaves from the Gold Coast to Jamaica. Then in 1792 she transported convicts and goods from England to New South Wales, Australia. Voyage to Australia: After leaving England in March 1792 she sprung a leak and had to return to Spithead for repairs, departing again in April. 8 of the 10 male prisoners escaped. Only 30 female convicts, 3 died during the voyage. Carried supplies of stores and provisions for the Colony.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 174 |
| 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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Family connections for Ann (Matthews) are: MATTHEWS CCONVICTdone Ann (Matthews), third child of 7 born to Mathew (Matthews born 1730) & Ann (Smith born 1735), was born on 11 4 1762 at Enfield London. She was tried for breaking entering & stealing, on 7 10 1791, table spoons etc of John Lewis (Andre) at Old Bailey on 17/26 10 1791, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & hulks & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 11 1792 after a voyage of 11months on KITTY; she was 5'4" fair complexion-pockmarked light brown hair. She associated with John (Wood) & produced 5children. She was Free by Servitude by 1809. She died on 24 12 1819 age57 & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. [Some details taken from this website: noted an Elizabeth (Matthews) from London also on this ship.] CCONVICTdone John (Wood) was tried at Yorkshire West Riding Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ALBERMARLE. He was Free by Servitude by 1798. [Some details taken from this website: where 6John (Wood)s are shown in this Fleet.] CCONVICTdone Noted an Elizabeth (Matthews) was born about 1763. She was tried w/1other for stealing a watch, on 12 6 1791, of James (Blake) at Old Bailey on 20 7 1791, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 11 1792 after a voyage of 10.5months on KITTYalso. She was named Elizabeth (Matthews/Doyle) when she associated with Charles (Grimes his second relationship). She was Free by Servitude by 1800. [Noted an Elizabeth (Matthews 1793 KITTY is recorded as dying on 15 9 1793 & buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta-due to the incorrect arrival date shown for KITTY, this person could be the person who arrived on BELLONA 1793-or vice versa] [Some details taken from this website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Ann was a convict who arrived in the colony aboard the ship Kitty on 18 Nov 1792. Indent described her as 5ft 4 inches tall, light brown hair, fair complexion-much pockmarked; 27 yrs old, no trade, born Enfield, England. Father Matthew Matthews, mother Ann.
Ann had been born at Enfield in London on the 11 April 1762. The third of seven children born to of Matthew MATTHEWS 1730 and Ann SMITH 1735. 3rd fleet. Name: Ann Matthews Vessel: Kitty Voyage Date: Jan 1792 Colony: New South Wales Convicted Date: 26 Oct 1791 Place of Conviction: Old Bailey Middlesex, England ANN MATTHEWS was indicted for burglariously and feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of John Lewis Andre , about the hour of two in the night of the 7th of October , and burglariously stealing therein, eight silver table spoons, value 40 s. four silver desert spoons, value 16 s. four tea spoons, value 8 s. five cruet tops, value 20 s. two silver salt spoons, value 2 s. a diaper table cloth, value 2 s. and a linen towel, value 8 d. his property . Ann was tried at Middlesex and found guilty on the 17 October 1791, then sent to the hulks to await transportation She departed on the Kitty on 31 March 1792 and arrived in New South Wales on 18th November, 1792. Ann died on the 21 December 1819 at age 57 and was buried 3 days later from St Phillips's Church Sydney. Her grave is most likley to be under the Sydney Town Hall. The children of John WOOD and Ann, nee MATTHEWS were:- 1.Mary Matthews WOOD 1793 1880 m. Peter HOUGH 1776-1833 at St.Phillips C of E Sydney, New South Wales on the 18 September 1809. 2.Ann Wood 1796 - 1831 m. Daniel PEGG 1791-1860 at St.Phillips C of E Sydney, New South Wales on the 4 April 1820. Daniel was the son of Samuel PEGG 1750-xxxx and Mary TAYLOR 1753-xxxx Daniel died in Victoria and Ann in Tasmania. 3.John Wood 1798 - 1883 m. Mary Ann DALEY 1811-1894 the daughter of Charles Daley 1775-1831 and Susannah Alderson 1780-1854 at St.Matthews C of E Windsor, New South Waleson the 28 December 1829. Both John and Mary Ann died in Windsor. 4.George Wood 1807 - 1881 m. Jane CROSS 1818-1888 the daughter of Thomas CROSS 1775-1843 and Martha Eaton Bryant 1798-1839 at St.Peters C of E Richmond, New South Wales on the 29 April 1834. Both died in Windsor.