Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Ann May was transported on the Sovereign, departing 15th Apr 1829 and arriving 3rd Aug 1829 with 121 passengers.
Sovereign (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 44 Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW 1838-1841), p.3. Deaths. Sydney |
| 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 |
Claims
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Sovereigh from England. - 1829 - 119 Female Convicts. Indent No; 97 Name; Ann May Age; 22 years. Read & write. Widow. 1 child Native Place; Winsor Trade or calling; Nurse Girl Offence; Stealing Earrings Trial where & Date; London - 15 Jan 1829 Sentence; 7 years Height; 4 ft 9 in. Assigned; William Hill
19/1/1829 Evening Mail London, England: OLD COURT Ann May, aged 21, was indicted for stealing, on the 27th of December, at half-past ten at night, a pair of ear-rings, from the shop of Susannah Bencroft, jeweller, Oxford-street. The prisoner, who sobbed vehemently when placed at the bar, soon after fianted, and was carried out of court. After another case had been heard, she was again placed at the bar, and the Jury, after hearing the evidence, found her Guilty. 4/2/1830: Permission to marry George Thompson (John Barry), aged 28 with a TOL, Ann was 22 and on bond. 1830: Married at St. James church, Sydney. 4 children listed on the NSW BDM: 1830: George J 1833: John W 1835: William M 1837: Charles
Married George Thompson, also a convict (arr. 1819, John Barry), at St James, Sydney 1830.