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Voyage
Transportation
Ann Young was transported on the Sir Charles Forbes, departing 31st Aug 1826 and arriving 3rd Jan 1827 with 72 passengers.
Sir Charles Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 63 (33) |
| 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
Source: Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History. Records of Transported Convicts https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-15.html Ann YOUNG or SIM alias Sime, Description: Occupation Unstated, Plainstane [Plainstone] Close, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Widow of Robert Sim or Sime, soldier in 42nd Regiment of Foot. Tried: Edinburgh, 29 May 1826. Transportation - 14 years Per Ship: Sir Charles Forbes, 31 August 1826, Van Diemen's Land. ------------------------------------------------------------------ High Court Of Justiciary. Ann Young or Sime, was next placed at the bar, charged with the crime. of theft, and also, with being habit and repute a common thief, she having been convicted no less than 16 times before the Police Court. The prisoner at first pleaded Guilty, but on being interrogated in presence of the Jury, she said she was guilty of being in the place, but was unconscious of having the stolen articles in her possession, being drunk at the time, which was of course recorded as Not Guilty. Owing to a flaw in the indictment, this incorrigible offender was again let loose on society by a verdict of Not Proven. The Scotsman, 1 Mar 1826 High Court Of Justiciary. Ann Young, or Sim, and Mary Lament, or M'Callum , after a short but clear proof, were found guilty of stealing a cheese from the shop of Francis Mitchell, Cowgate: the former was known to the Police as a thief for ten, and the latter for eight years. They were sentenced to be transported for fourteen years The Scotsman, 31 May 1826.