| Name: | Ann Usher |
| Aliases: | Anne |
| Gender: | f |
| Date of Birth: | 1801 |
| Occupation: | Laundress |
| Date of Death: | - |
| Age: | - |
Life Span
Female median life span was 58 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Vagrancy |
| Convicted at: | Ireland, Tipperary Assizes, Clonmel |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | Palambam |
| Departure date: | 23rd March, 1831 |
| Arrival date: | 31st July, 1831 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 119 other convicts |
| Primary source: | NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831 |
| Source description: |
Dianne Jones on 22nd June, 2020 wrote:
Convicted: March 1829; she had a former conviction and sentence of 6 months (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831).
Dianne Jones on 22nd June, 2020 wrote:
Ann/Anne Usher was 30 when transported. She had no education, was Protestant and a single mother, with one male child. Her native place was Galway. She is described as 5’3½”; dark, ruddy, freckled complexion; dark brown hair; hazel eyes (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831).
Dianne Jones on 22nd June, 2020 wrote:
1831, 27 September: Convicted and jailed for being absent without leave and neglecting her duty; punishment – 3rd Class 1 month (see NSW Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Sydney).
1832, 10 April: Thomas Geatley, 42, per Dorothy, free, is granted permission to marry Ann Usher, 31, per Palambam, 7 years, bond; clergyman John Layton, Sutton Forest (see NSW Registers of Convicts’ Applications to Marry, 1826-1851; Granted 1832).
1832: Marriage of Thomas Geatly and Ann Usher is registered with NSW BDM – twice: 586/1832 V1832586 44B and 1128/1832 V18321128 16.
DEATH of ANN USHER GATELY: Two possible dates are 1898 (Ann Gately, Wyalong; father Michael); and 1879 (Ann Gately, Scone; father Patrick), with NSW BDM registration nos. 3974/1898 and 8784/1879 respectively.
NOTE: Her married name has been spelled variously as Geatly, Gately, Gatley and Geatley across official documents.
Dianne Jones on 22nd June, 2020 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Annotated Printed Indentures 1831 (prev. ), firstname: Ann, surname: Usher, alias1: Anne, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1801, date of death: 0000, gender: f, occup
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