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Transportation
Susannah Mortimore was transported on the Lady Juliana, departing 31st May 1789 and arriving 3rd Jun 1790 with 247 passengers.
Launched 1777, 401 ton barque, built at Whitby, England. Departed Portsmouth, England on 29 July 1789, via Cape of Good Hope for Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 3 June 1790. 1790 voyage carried 226 female passengers (convicts)- 5 of whom died on the trip. 6 children also on board. Significant because it was the first ship to bring all female women to the Colony.
Lady JulianaReferences
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Claims
"My great grandmother is Mary Ann O’Brien who married Francis Freeman."
"Great x4 Grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Susannah Mortimore aka Susannah Mortimer Susannah Mortimore was sentenced to death at the 7 march 1788 Exeter Castle ( Devon) Assizes for the theft on 20 August 1787 of 2 sheep belonging to Elias Langdon at Moreton hampstead (Devon). She was reprieved several weeks later to 7 years transportation and remained in the county goal until 11 April 1788, when she was sent with several other women for embarkation on the "Lady Juliana" transport on the Thames, age given as 24. Western Assize circuit goal book for 1774-1798 shows Susannah Mortimore convicted at Exeter Lent Assizes 1788 of stealing jointly with John Rice in August 1787 at Moreton, Hampstead, 2 sheep, property of Elias Langdon. Both she and Rice pleaded not guilty, were convicted to be hanged. Both sentences subsequently being commuted to 7 years transportation each.( Public records office, London - Assi 23/8 part 2) Exeter Flying Post, Thursday 27-3-1788 "...J. Rice and Susannah Mortimore, for sheep stealing, all to receive sentence of death...hereby J. Rice and Susannah Mortimer, were reprieved;the others left for execution, Friday fortnight." In early August 1790, 8 weeks after landing at Sydney Cove, Mortimore was among 194 male and female convicts transferred to Norfolk Island. She brought with her a young child, Susannah, who had almost certainly been conceived on the voyage from England. Soon after arrival she formed a relationship with the 1st Fleet marine settler Thomas O'Brien on his 60 acre (24ha) farm (lot 86) on the west side of the Island. In September 1808 the family were among the settlers transferred to VDL, (Tasmania), where O'Brien was granted 100 acres (40.5 ha) in the New Town district. Susannah died 31/12/1846 at Glenorchy and was buried at St Matthews church cemetery Glenorchy.