Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Ann Wheatcroft was transported on the Cadet, departing 10th Nov 1848 and arriving 12th Apr 1849 with 152 passengers.
Built 1841 at the Isle of Man. Wood barque of 465 Tons.
Cadet (generic)References
| Primary Source | England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO27/86, page 345). Tasmanian Libraries. Ancestry. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 355 (179) |
| 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
Criminal Registers: aged 36, Offence Manslaughter Conduct Record: Tried 3 August 1848 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-21$init=CON41-1-21p148
Folio 9: case no 3, Ann Wheatcroft, aged 33, convict, taken ill in Plymouth Sound; sick or hurt, melancholia, gradually fell into a state of melancholy and remorse, 'slight delirium appeared shortly before her death; put on sick list not stated, died 3 December 1848 the Minister's evidence convincing the Coroner that her disease was mental he thought it unnecessary to order an examination of the body.
Wheatcroft was not her real name ... which is unknown. She took the surname of the man with whom she cohabited for years. She beat and starved his young son to death.