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Margaret White was transported on the Anna Maria, departing 4th Oct 1851 and arriving 26th Jan 1852 with 200 passengers.
Built 1836 in Calcutta. Wood barque of 421 Tons. Master Edward Smith. Sailed from England 1848 with 190 men from Pentonville prison under the care of surgeon Dr Robert Stevenson, . Twenty seven prisoners deemed to fall into "second class" were disembarked in Hobart and granted tickets of leave on landing and the remainder were disembarked at Geelong with conditional pardons. Sailed from Woolwich on 6 October 1851 under surgeon W. McCrae with 196 female convicts, landing on 26 January 1852.
Anna Maria (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 235 (120) |
| 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
Married William Wells, per Asia, 27 Apr 1857, Brighton, Tasmania and had 8 children Return of Persons convicted, to jail, week ending 3 Feb 1872. Margaret Wells at Brighton, per Anna Maria, F.S., for larceny, sentence-2 months, a housewife, native place Ireland, 33 yrs old, 5 feet 5 inches high, resides at Hobart Town, resides at Brighton. Tasmania Police Gazette, 9th Feb 1872, p23. Prisoner discharged from H M Gaols, Hobart, week ending 30 Mar 1872 & 3 Apr 1872. Margaret Wells, per Anna Maria, F.S., tried at Brighton, on 1 Feb 1872, for larceny, received 2 months, native place is Ireland, age 33 yrs, 5 feet 5 inches high, brown hair. Tasmania Police Gazette, 5th Apr 1872, p, p60.