Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Mary Ann Rankin 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 46 |
| 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
"I believe Mary Ann Rankin to be my 3rd great-grandmother and my only Scottish born anscester so far."
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Sovereign from England. - 1829 - 119 Female Convicts & 22 Children Indent No; 7 Name; Mary Ann Rankin Age; 22 years. Protestant. Single Native Place; Embro' Trade or calling; All work Offence; Stealing Clothes Trial where & Date; York Q S - 15 Jan 1829 Sentence; 7 years [2 previous convictions] Height; 4 ft. 11 1/2 in Assigned; Mrs Galvin, Sydney Remarks; 2ND conviction 7 years. Served 2 years & 10 months Penitentiary
Mary Ann was 23 and Joseph was 35. They had 3 children, William, Elizabeth and James. 25/2/1836: COF Joseph is said to have died C1849. Mary Ann then married William Vaughn and in 1867 married High Gorman at Yass. 12/10/1890: There is a death recorded for Mary Gorman at Cowra, NSW aged 89.
Mary Ann Rankin was 22 years old on arrival. No crime found. Mary Ann was 4'11 1/2" tall, light hazel eyes, brown hair, ruddy pock pitted complexion. 15/10/1829: Absconded from Margaret Galvin, Sydney. 31/12/1830: Permission marry Joseph Lowe (Fanny 1816) she was