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William John Speed was transported on the Ann Or Anne, departing 31st Jul 1809 and arriving 27th Feb 1810 with 200 passengers.
1800/1810 Journey Ship Anne, Captain James Stewart. Left Cork 26 June 1800 with 147 men and 24 women. There was a mutiny on board on the 29th July 1800, but the ship’s company overcame the insurgents. The ringleader, Marcus Sheehy, confessed his guilt, and was immediately executed on board in the presence of all the convicts. Another convict, the leader on deck, Christopher Grogan, was sentenced to 250 lashes. The ship arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on 21 February 1801. (Source - https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_anne_1801.htm 1809/1810 voyage carried supplies, a detachments of the 73rd Regiment and 197 male prisoners. Also Rev. Samuel Marsden and his wife, Rev. Robert Cartwright & family, William Hall, John King and Duaterra (a New Zealand native).
Ann Or Anne (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 431 (215) |
| 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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Convict Notes
William John Speed was granted, "A Conditional Pardon No 232 dated 31 January 1813 now surrendered & cancelled. The Pardon also lists his description: Trade - Formerly an officer in the Army Age - 54 years Height - 5ft 1/2 inches Complexion: fair ruddy Hair - silvery gray Eyes - blue
In the Hobart newspaper in Tasmania, on Friday February 1827, Page 3, it was reported that,"Among the different country Gaolers inserted in the Colonial Almanack, Mr Speed. at the Coal River, and Mr Laing, at Pittwater,are omitted by mistake."
The Sydney Gazette, on the 03 May 1838, reported,"A person named Speed, formerly a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, died in the Benevolent Asylum, on the 26th utimo, a painful example of the inutability of all human prospects." The date of death would have been 26 May 1838. The writer believes, from other records sighted, that Speed was murdered!
25/3/1809 Morning Post London, England: HOME CIRCUIT. SURREY ASSIZES, March 23 — William John Speed, a Lieut.-Colonel in the Army, I was indicted for Bigamy, in marrying Ann Thorn, his former wife being still living. 30/3/1809 Derby Mercury Derbyshire, England: Sunday and Tuesday's Posts Colonel William John Speed, convicted of bigamy at the Surrey assizes, is sentenced to seven years transportation. 14/9/1785: Married Sarah Nelson - they had 6 children - 3 died. 1792: Separated from Sarah. 11/11/1799: Married Ann Thorn - had 1 child. C1800: Married Elizabeth Russell - had 7 children. Long list on the Colonial Secretary Papers: http://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au/s/F53c_so-sti-05.htm#P1947_84358 12/3/1832 (he was 72) Married Elizabeth Azire. 13/3/1832 Sydney Gazette: Yesterday, at St James Church, by the Rev. Richard Hill, William John Speed, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the late St Vincent Rangers, and late an Officer in the Commissariat at Van Diemen's Land, widower to Mrs. Elizabeth Raine, widow. 1838: William John Speed died in NSW.