Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Ann Player was transported on the Earl Cornwallis, departing 31st Jul 1800 and arriving 12th Jun 1801 with 298 passengers.
Earl Cornwallis (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 287 (143) |
| 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
"4th great grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Salisbury The business of the Lent Assizes for the county of Wilts commenced here on Monday, before Mr Justice Buller and Mr Justice Grose, and ended on Tuesday, though the business was considerable. ..Betty Taylor and Ann Player were tried for stealing a piece of muslin, two pieces of calico, some handkerchiefs, and other goods, from the shops of Mr Brine and Mr Betts, in Warminster; Jane Spinks was tried for receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen; and Mary Maddox as an accomplice in the robberies, was admitted a witness for the Crown; which means the evidence against the other three was rendered complete, and they were all found guilty. Spinks, the receiver, being seen by the Court as the most heinous offender, was sentenced to be transported for fourteen years; Taylor and Player for seven years. They are all under 20 years of age. Salisbury Journal, 18 Mar 1799
Previous Birth/Death dates of 23.10.1808 and 1877 with place of conviction as Surrey Quarter Sessions,were inadvertently entered incorrectly.
Ann was born to Daniel Player and Sarah Carpenter in 1782 at Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire. Convicted for stealing a piece of muslin from a butter maker in March 1799, sentenced to 7 years Transportation to Australia. Left on "Earl Cornwallis" August 1800 arriving in Sydney March 1801. Ann changed her name around 1801 to Hannah Blair. Marries fellow convict Charles Moren (aka Morin, Moran, Moring, Moreing, Mooring) 1810 at Parramatta, NSW, has 3 children. Dies 1842 at Prospect, NSW. Ann unknowingly bears the condition called Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy (HSN)which has passed to over 350 descendants. In 2002 research by Sydney University’s ANZAC Research Institute unearthed, via her daughters grave at Goulburn, the descendents. Onset of the disease usually occurs in early adulthood, sufferers gradually losing sensation in their feet, legs and hands. A curling of fingers and muscle wastage often develops at a later stage. The lack of sensation could mean injuries went unnoticed, opening the way for infections serious enough to require amputation. Of Ann's 11 grandchildren, almost all were effected.