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ANN DAWSON (1797 - ?) Ann Dawson was my great-great-great-great-great Aunt. She was born in 1797 into a well-known Beverley (East Yorkshire) family, one of nine children. Her father was Roger Dawson (1760 - 1840), a local cartman who was also for a time a constable or watchman. However the family was far from being upright law-abiding pillars of local society - there is some evidence to suggest that Roger was something of a highwayman “waylaying people and robbing them in Etton dykes which was at that period a lonely place, larger trees growing on either side.”1 Apparently Ann’s elder brother, John Dawson ((c1782 - 1872) assisted the father in these criminal activities. From this family background, Ann grew into a “big strong woman but of low morals.”2 At the tender age of 17 she married Robert Sutton on 30th August 1814 but he died in 1817 leaving her a widow at the age of 20. Ann re-married on 25th June 1820 - to George Sparrow, in Holy Trinity Church in Hull; on the Bishop’s transcript of marriages, page 274, she is described as “widow”; she used an alias “Sparrow” subsequently in later life. Little is known of her husband, though a George Sparrow was sent as a convict from England on the Medway ship on 12th March 1825 (he was pardoned unconditionally in 1836). Whether Ann and this second husband ever met in Australia is not known. Nevertheless, Ann reverted to her first married name, Sutton, soon afterwards, and only

used the name Sparrow as an alias. Ann became embroiled in a Beverley body-snatching gang (she was considered by some to be the leader of this gang). “Bodies used to be unearthed and conveyed to the garden known as Rattle Garth at the south-eastern corner of Jack Taylor’s Lane in Beckside, Beverley. A shed which stands just by Jack Taylor’s Lane and another shed at the bottom of the garden where the sights were horrible, the cutting up of bodies by this gang. The gang also at times have said to have used (a) shed on Queensgate Road in (a) field till lately occupied by (Mr.) Whisker.”3 One of the gang members was a notorious William Ware (known as “Edinburgh Bill”) who, along with other gang members, was caught and arrested at Cottingham Churchyard. Ware tried to escape but fell into a heap of lime and was temporarily blinded.

1 Diary of George Robert Armstrong from Treasure House, Beverley Archives. 2 Diary of George Robert Armstrong from Treasure House, Beverley Archives 3 Diary of George Robert Armstrong from Treasure House, Beverley Archives

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This incident was reported in full in a local newspaper article: “Information having been given to some of the constables of Beverley on Tuesday that a dead body, stolen from a churchyard at Cottingham was about to be sent by the mail, addressed to a person in Edinburgh, two of them stopped the mail on the Westwood, and took from the top a box as described, which was found to contain the body of a female. The constables, after securing the box, proceeded to apprehend at a public house in the town three persons suspected of being con-cerned in the abstraction of the body. Their names were stated to be William Ware, alias Edin-burgh Bill, alias Johnson (a notorious character), George Newton and Joseph Noblett. They were examined before the Mayor of Beverley on Wednesday, when friends of the deceased attended and identified the body. It proved to be that of Sarah Harper, wife of Edward Harper, mil-ler, in the employ of Mr. Dunning, of Bishop Burton, and daughter of the Sexton of Cottingham, at which place she was interred on the Friday preceding. Newton was identified by a waiter at the Beverley Arms Inn, as the person who brought the box to the mail, and on Ware, alias Johnson, were found besides several other articles, a large clasp knife, a bunch of long hair which corre-sponded exactly with that remaining on the corpse, and a letter addressed to William Ware, Post Office, Hull and signed ‘Liz’, cautioning him to send in future by way of Carlisle, the packages be-ing opened at Newcastle. The box was directed ‘Mr. Lizar, by Carlisle, Edinbro. (Class)’. It meas-ured 25 inches long by 16 inches wide and 16 inches deep outside. The deceased was 37 years of age. Ware and Newton were committed for trial at the Sessions. Ware has lately been living with the notorious Mrs. Sutton, whose commitment for a felony on Saturday is noticed elsewhere.”4 As the newspaper article indicates, Ann Sutton was either not involved in this latest escapade, or else she had managed to evade arrest. Both she and William Ware/Johnson were tried for the theft of a “silver watch of the value of three pounds, one metal watch chain of the value of sixpence, two gold seals of the value of five shillings and one brass key of the value of two pence” but both were found Not Guilty.5 However, it wasn’t long before Ann Sutton (now using the name Johnson, though no record of her marriage to William Ware/Johnson has been found) was on trial again, this time for the theft of of “one silver probe of the value of one shilling, one pair of forceps of the value of three pence, and one piece of steel”.6 The newspaper report of the trial throws more light on this case: “Ann Sutton, alias Ann Sparrow (!), was charged with stealing at Sculcoates on the 14th November last, one case of surgical instruments, the property of Henry Snowden. Mr. Ombler was for the prosecution…… The instruments were missed from the surgery on the 15th November. The day before, the prisoner was in the surgery, and on the 15th she went to a public house and got a gill of ale, in pledge for the payment of which she left a silver probe, which was now produced, and iden-tified as being the property of Mr. Snowden. A pair of broken steel forceps were also found at the prisoner’s lodgings…… The prisoner wanted to prove, in her defence, that a man named Ware was in the surgery with her on the night of 14th November, that he committed the robbery, but was not proceeded against because he was a resurrectionist, and could please the surgeons with a subject. Mr. Snowden, however, was positive that the prisoner was alone in the surgery, and that Ware was not there. She was found GUILTY, and sentenced to be transported for seven years.”7 With that information from the trial, it is safe to assume that the relationship between Ann Sutton and William Ware was now at an end! After the trial, Ann Sutton was held at York Castle before being delivered to Woolwich for embarka-tion on her convict ship (Information from York Herald, 1 June 1833). And so, Ann Sutton, alias Johnson alias Sparrow, was transported to Van Diemen’s Land on the William Bryan (a 312 ton barque, built at Southampton in 1816, owned initially by Messrs Domett & England, but sold in 1841 to Tullock & Co.). She was one of 130 female convicts on board, setting sail in June 1833

4 Hull Advertiser, 23.11.1832 5 Beverley Quarter Sessions 12.01. 1832 6 Beverley Quarter Sessions 16.11.1832 7 Yorkshire Gazette 12.01.1833

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and arriving at Hobart on 23rd October 1833. (Seven of these convicts died en route).Thomas Robertson was the Ship’s Surgeon on board the William Bryan and therefore responsible for the health of the prisoners. There is one brief mention of Ann in his ship’s log: “Ann Sutton, convict, received from Beverly (sic); state of health, good.”8 The register of all the female convicts gives a very full description of Ann at that time. Intriguingly, another alias is mentioned, this time “Ann Sutton alias Tatlow, alias Johnson”. She is described as aged 33 - not accurate because she had been born in 1797, and was therefore 36. According to this information on the register of convicts she was 5 feet 9 inches tall, with dark complexion, brown hair, light-hazel eyes, a medium sized dimpled chin, and with a mole on her left cheek. The Gaol Report states: “has been once tried and acquitted of Felony; imprisoned several times for misdemeanours, has been connected with a number of disorderly and bad characters. (From the Australian Convict Transportation Registers, 1791 - 1868)

The Tasmanian Archives website includes Ann Sutton’s conduct record which states that she was a “Widow,

one child. Real name Tatlow. Dressmaker. Ladies’ maid. Good knitter” The mention of this “one child” is

intriguing. There is no evidence that she had had a child whilst living with either Robert Sutton or George

Swallow and the ship’s passenger list does not include anyone that might be a child of hers. Neither has any

evidence come to light that she had a child after landing in Van Diemen’s Land.

8 National Archives ADM 101/74/6/4

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Another interesting feature can be found on the passenger list of the William Bryan convict ship. A certain

Sarah Sparrow is listed above the name of Ann Sutton. Is this simply a coincidence, or is this where the alias

“Sparrow” really comes from?

On landing in Hobart she was assigned to a “Mr. Griesley” (correct name was probably John Gresley) but on 19th November 1833 (after only four weeks !) she went absent without leave and as a consequence was imprisoned at the Cascades Female Factory, Hobart for one month. She was transferred under the supervision of the former attorney-general of Van Diemen’s Land, Jo-seph Tice Gellibrand, then employed by Mrs Watson (from 1st - 21st December 1833), was then discharged to hospital - was this the occasion when she gave birth? Unfortunately, birth registra-tions in Australia did not begin until 1838, so no evidence exists to support or disprove this suppo-sition.She was then assigned to Mr. Watson (31st March 1834).9 Finally, in 1835, according to the N.S.W. & Tasmanian Convict 1835 Muster (page 307, No. 253) Ann was “assigned to her hus-band, Mr. Tatlow”. Again, no evidence has been found for such a marriage; indeed, this could not take place because Anthony Tatlow was already married and with six children in Ireland. Anthony Tatlow had indeed arrived in Van Diemen’s Land on the ‘Strathfieldsay’ leaving Dublin on 5th March 1833 and landing in Hobart on 26th June the same year (i.e. four months before Ann’s arri-val on the ‘William Bryan’) It would appear that Tatlow came to Australia as a free man. If there was a relationship between Ann Sutton and Tatlow, it must have been short-lived because there is

9 Convict Court & Selected Records 1800 - 1899

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evidence that he was in a relationship with Mary Moore in 1836, one year after Ann had been “as-signed” to him.10 Anthony Tatlow was a forger and fraudster, and he had quite a criminal record whilst in Australia. On Saturday 29th October 1842 he “has been remanded to gaol, for further examination, on a charge of forging the signature of James Henly for £25”.11 The following day he was charged with more forgeries of signatures.12 In 1845 he was tried and convicted for fraud in Launceston.13 A daughter, Maria Tatlow, was born in 1836 in Launceston, followed by two other children - Charles John Tatlow (born 1838, Launceston) and Louisa Maria Tatlow (1841, Launceston). In all three cases, the mother is named as Mary Moore on the birth certificates. Anthony Tatlow’s criminal ac-tivities are further documented, dated 30th October 1844: “Forgery. - Anthony Tatlow, who has recently had several narrow escapes from criminal conviction, is undergoing examination upon a charge of forgery. This species of fraud appears to have been practised to a wholesale extent. Several cheques are now in the possession of the police bearing the forged signatures of Mr. Sams, Mr. Jennings, and Mr. Dry, one of which was found on the per-son of the prisoner, and also a piece of paper upon which he had apparently been practising the forgeries. Two of the cheques were paid to Messrs. Bennett and Son, and another to Mr. Ashton, of the Good Woman.”14 One other episode in the life of Anthony Tatlow merits relating. In January 1845, Mrs Tatlow was apparently involved with a certain Thomas Prosser - “well known in the town, we believe shoe-maker, was on Thursday fully committed to take trial for stealing cloth the property of Mr. Tatlow. As far as we can make out, the prisoner, who was on intimate not to say friendly terms with the prosecutor, paid him a visit on Christmas Eve, when it was arranged that Mrs. Tatlow should pro-ceed down town and order numerous articles necessary for a comfortable Christmas dinner. The prisoner left the house too, and soon after the prosecutor discovered that his boxes had been ran-sacked, and several pieces of wearing apparel taken away. The wife not returning, Mr. Tatlow pro-ceeded in quest of her, when he found that she had gone away with the prisoner towards New Norfolk. Mounting his horse with all speed Mr. Tatlow hastened in pursuit of the fugitives and breathless with riding, fiery red with haste, he came up to them at the Fox Inn Glenorchy, when Prosser was apprehended and as we have said eventually committed for stealing,the other articles belonging to Mrs. Tatlow were not charged against him. Bail was refused.” 15 (It is more likely that the Mrs. Tatlow referred to in this newspaper article was Mary Moore, and not Ann Sutton.) It is possible, at some point, that Ann returned home to England, if only for a brief period. She had, of course, been granted her Certificate of Freedom in 1839, on the expiry of her 7-year sentence (reported in the Hobart Town Courier & Van Diemen’s Land Gazette on Friday 29th November 1839). According to the journal of the Beverley man, George Robert Armstrong, “she was returning before the expiration of her term as servant to a retiring government official. When she reached England she claimed to be released and it was granted; she was returning by ship to her old home probably coming from some south port to Hull, when the ship was wrecked and she was drowned, or otherwise she died on ship.”16 This account might be accurate but no evidence has been uncov-ered over a possible shipwreck near the shores of England’s south coast. Anyway, Armstrong was writing this part of his journal some years after the event in question, so it might be an account of hearsay and rumour.

10 Tasmanian Archives: www.tas.gov.au/family-history; search.archives.tas.gov.au 11 Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Tasmania 12 Launceston Examiner 13 Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals 1829 - 1957 14 Launceston Examiner 15 Colonial Times, Hobart, Saturday 4th January 1845 16 Diary of George Robert Armstrong, The Treasure House, Beverley Archives

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However, there is evidence that “Ann Tatlow” was a passenger on the ship Harpley in 1851 (a 547 ton ship) on the journey from London and Plymouth (due to leave on September 24th 1850), under the command of Captain Thomas Buckland, which docked in Port Adelaide on January 15th 1851. The loss of the ship Harpley was reported in The Times, October 1850, but was subsequently de-clared a hoax. A letter, addressed to the Editor of The Times, from W.T. Smith, Coastguard Sta-tion, Hope Cove, near Kingsbridge, Devon, described how a bottle had been picked up by one of his crew, stating: “We the passengers and crew of the ship Harpley, bound for Australia, enclose this paper to inform our friends that we are half starved on a raft, having drunk the contents of this bottle, the only thing we have drunk for 24 hours. The vessel sprang a leak, and foundered on 24th September 1850. Courtenay Fowell.” (Note: this was the day the Harpley should have left Plym-outh!) The Times reported on 2nd October 1850: “We are happy to find that the distressing intelli-gence conveyed in a letter which appeared in yesterday’s Times, signed Courtenay Fowell, re-specting the loss of the above ship, is universally disbelieved by those best qualified to pass an opinion on its truth or falsehood…… it would seem that this cruel hoax was concocted on board the Harpley by some heartless fool among her passengers or crew.”17 (Note: In fact it was later confirmed that the departure of the Harpley was delayed until 28th September!) Could this “ship-wreck” be the incident that Armstrong was describing in his Beverley journal? If this is the case, then Ann Sutton/Tatlow did not drown, and she safely reached Australia in January 1851 to re-sume her life there. On the whole, Ann did not become involved in a life of crime. There are two instances where she had been convicted of theft. In 1845, it was reported “Ann Johnson, for stealing pictures from Mr. Stodart, remanded”.18 In The Argus (Melbourne) on Wednesday 15th September 1852, there was a brief comment: “Ann Sutton, robbery in company”. However, it is not conclusive that these two crimes were the work of our Ann Sutton.

17 www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1851Harpley-Fowell.htm 18 The Courier, Hobart, Thursday 20th March 1845

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Two items of possible travel involving Ann have been found. In 1844, an “Anne (sic) Sutton” trav-elled from Hobart to Sydney on the ship Shamrock (a journey that cost 5s): The Victorian Inward Passenger List names “Ann Sutton, 60y Widow passenger on the Eagle from Liverpool” in 1855. If these instances do relate to the Beverley Ann Sutton nee Dawson, then she clearly undertook some long journeys between England and Australia! In the 1851 Census for York, there is a reference to “Ann Sutton, Housekeeper, 56 yrs old” (i.e.born about 1795). Could this be her, having returned from Australia and finding work in nearby York? In fact this is very unlikely. Although she is listed as “widow”, the names of her children at the same address, and born in Yorkshire during the 1830s when Ann was in Van Diemen’s Land would suggest this is a different person.

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As for the final years of her life, there is scant information. Generally Australian death certificates are extremely helpful - they include the age, place of birth, cause of death, where buried or cre-mated, the name of the funeral director, if married and to whom, any living children and how many deceased. However, convict death certificates (whether free or not) do not include the names of parents. Of the possible death notices (using all the aliases that Ann had used throughout her life) none can accurately be ascribed to her. Neither are there any death certificates in England that might match her identity. There are several unanswered questions relating to the life of Ann Dawson, especially in the peri-od of 1834 onwards whilst she was in Tasmania. Most of these questions refer to her relationship with Anthony Tatlow as well as in establishing facts about her supposed return to England, her re-turn to Australia, and even to her death. What is incontestable is that she had a colourful and noto-rious life. John Peck Melton 2016 Special Acknowledgements John Dawson for much of the research on Ann’s early life, especially the information derived from George Robert Armstrong’s Diaries; Kay Middlemiss for invaluable research support in Australia; Queensland Family History Society Research Team, particularly Beverly Moore, for checking Australian sources and research support.

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Appendix A Joseph Tice Gellibrand (1792 - 1837) Ann Sutton was transferred briefly under the supervision of Gellibrand in 1833. “Joseph Tice Gellibrand, lawyer, was born in England, the second son of William Gellibrand of London, and Sophia Louise nee Hyde. He was admitted as an attorney in London in 1816 and practised until his departure for Van Diemen’s Land. In 1819 he married Isabella Kerby of Lewes, England, who bore him nine children. By a warrant of 1 August 1823 he was appointed Attorney-General of Van Diemen’s Land, and he arrived in Hobart in March 1824, and was sworn on 7 May 1824. Gellibrand offended Lieutenant-Governor Sir George Arthur by his independent stand and refusal to institute actions which he thought it improper for the Crown to bring. Legally Gellibrand was cor-rect in refusing to bring various actions, but this caused a rift between him and Arthur. Arthur men-tioned his distrust of Gellibrand in despatches to England….. complaints of unprofessional conduct were subsequently laid against Gellibrand. Gellibrand wanted a hearing in court but Arthur would not have it. However, the solicitor-general, Alfred Stephen, brought a motion before the Supreme Court to have Gellibrand struck off the rolls, but, after a lengthy hearing, the motion was dismissed. The committee continued its investigations and found Gellibrand guilty pf conduct not befitting his high office and raised doubts as to his professional behaviour. In February 1826 Gellibrand was suspended and upon confirmation from London removed from office. Gellibrand fought his dismis-sal until his death. Gellibrand continued to practise as a barrister in Van Diemen’s Land; he acquired property at Swanport, Lawrenny, Sorell and Tasman Peninsula and made his home at Derwent Park. He and a companion disappeared whilst on an expedition to explore the hinterland of Port Philip in 1837. They probably lost their horses and perished in the summer heat. The mystery was never solved.” (From an article in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 1, 1966.)

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Appendix B

Anthony Tatlow 1. Colonial Times, Hobart Tuesday 2 July 1833 “SHIP NEWS. JUNE 26. Arrived the ship Strathfieldsay, Capt. Phillip Jones, 476 tons, from Dublin 5th March, with 315 passengers. Cabin passengers, Messrs Ferguson, Tatlow and Corry; Misses Maria Graves, Eliza Black, and Eliza Collins. In the steerage, 193 men and women, 116 children.” 2. Maria Tatlow, born 1st July 1836 at Launceston to Anthony Tatlow (settler) and Mary Moore; Charles John Tatlow born 3 Nov 1838 at Launceston to Anthony Tatlow (gentleman) and Mary Moore; Louisa Maria born 27 May 1841, at Launceston to Anthony Tatlow (gentleman) and Mary Moore. 3. Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Sat 2 May 1840 “In the matter of the Insolvency of Anthony Tatlow, of Launceston, in the island of Van Diemen’s Land, Clerk, but now confined for debt in Her Majesty’s Gaol. NOTICE is hereby given, that at the first meeting of creditor, of the above-named insolvent, holden this day at the Court House, before William Gardner Sams, Esq., Commissioner of Insolvent Estate forLaunceston, the said insolvent having complied with the provisions of the Act in Council for the more effectual distribution of insol-vent estates, did apply to the said Commissioner for an order of discharge, and the said Commis-sioner did thereupon appoint Wednesday, the thirteenth of May next, at the Court House, Launces-ton, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, for the hearing of the matter of such application.Dated this twen-ty-ninth day of April, 1840. ANTHONY TATLOW.” 4. Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston Saturday 29 October 1842 “Insolvent Court, Wednesday, October 26, 1842. The petition of Anthony Tatlow was dismissed. The Commissioner stated that he had ascertained that Tatlow had declared himself insolvent some weeks back, merely to avoid a legal process issued against him in the Court of Requests; and that he had not, and did not, intend to proceed in the matter. He felt he could not do otherwise than dismiss his petition.” 5. Launceston Examiner, Wednesday 26 October 1842 “ Tuesday 25 October. Anthony Tatlow, charged with having uttered a forged acceptance purport-ing to be that of James Henty, Esq., for £25; remanded.” 6. Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston. Saturday 29 October 1842. “Forgery. - A man named Anthony Tatlow, has been remanded to gaol, for further examination on a charge of forging the acceptance of James Henty, Esq., for £25. The crime of forgery is on the increase in this town, and calls for some severe example to put a stop to it.” 7. Launceston Examiner, Wednesday 11 January 1843.

“ANTHONY TATLOW was indicted for uttering on the 22nd September, 1842, a forged acceptance for £12,

purporting to be the acceptance of William Frost, with intent to defraud John Guillan: a second count

charged him with uttering the same with intent to defraud William Frost. John Guillan.-I

am a miller residing in Launceston, I know the prisoner, saw him at my store on the 22nd September last ;

he asked me to sell him some flour, which he said he wanted for a farm he had at the westward; I asked him

how he was going to pay for it, he showed me a bill of exchange and said he would take flour for it; I took it

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as a bill of exchange, the acceptance was upon it at the time; I asked him how he came by Frost's ac-

ceptance; prisoner told me he had sold Frost a pony, and he had given him the acceptance; he said Frost

was a painter carrying on business in George street ; I gave him two bags of flour that day.

By Mr. Macdowell.-Have known prisoner eight years; do not know where the flour went to; I gave prisoner

half a ton of flour and £2 in cash for the bill. William Frost.-I am

a painter and live in Launceston, do not know any other William Frost a painter residing in George-street; I

never wrote my name on this acceptance, or authorised any other person to do so ; I accepted a draft for

Tatlow for £12 on the l4th September, that was the only one I ever accepted for him, there was no printing

on it, it was all written; that acceptance I gave as the price of a pony I purchased from Tatlow, he never de-

livered the pony to me; the acceptance was returned in consequence, and I threw it into the fire and burnt

it; prisoner asked me while I was intoxicated if I would allow my name to be put to a bill, I told him I would

not allow it; I am quite certain I did not authorise him or anyone else to put my name to that bill.

By Mr. Macdowell.-Tatlow got ten gallons of ale from a brewer; I got some flour from Tatlow; I do not know

where the flour came from; it was before the flour was delivered that Tatlow asked me to put my name to

the bill; I received two hundred weight of flour, the beer was taken to a man named Physic, I drank some of

it; Sturzaker was not there; I have been in Sturzaker's house. Verdict -not guilty.”

8. Launceston Examiner, Wednesday 15 January 1845.

“SUPREME COURT, CRIMINAL SITTINGS (Before his Honor Sir John Lewes Pedder, Knight, Chief Justice.)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11. Anthony Tatlow

handed in a document to his honor, who, in passing sentence, remarked that Tatlow was just one of those

characters who ought to be made an example of. There were four distinct cases of forgery against him, and

there was very good reason to suppose he was connected with the man Pether, convicted of uttering anoth-

er forged cheque. His honor also learned that about twelve months since the prisoner very narrowly escaped

conviction upon a similar charge. His honor also remarked that the crime of forgery was more common at

Launceston than in any other part of the colony, and he was determined to pass such sentence as would

have a tendency to put a stop to offences of that nature. As to the document his honor remarked the pris-

oner appeared to be what was called a literary character, but his excuses about illness, and impulse, yield-

ing to temptation, &c, however well expressed, would not influence his honor's mind. Sentenced to be

transported for life.”

9. Hobarton Guardian, or True Friend of Tasmania, Saturday 30 June 1849

“LOCAL. FOR-

GERY.—We are glad to see that the police magistrate is doing all in his power to protect the public from

forgery, by punishing, in the severest manner, those brought before him, charged and convicted of that

crime. On Wednesday last an old man named Tatlow, already undergoing a sentence of transportation for

life, was placed at the bar of the police court, charged. with forging an order, to defraud Mr. Thompson of

£5 9s. The prisoner pleaded guilty, but hoped the bench would give him as lenient a sentence as possible, as

he (the prisoner) had been most attentive as a writer in the government departments, whilst undergoing his

probation. The police magistrate said that was no excuse for his conduct, as the law authorised the bench to

sentence him to five years imprisonment and hard labour; however, under the present circumstances, he

should sentence the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four years, with a recommenda-

tion that he be sent to Norfolk Island to undergo the sentence.”

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Appendix C

Number of Convicts Transported to Australia

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Appendix D

Cascades Female Factory

The Cascades Female Factory operated in South Hobart from 1828 to 1856. After it ceased operation as a

female factory in 1856, it continued as a gaol under the administration of local authorities from 1856 until

1877.

There were eventually y Yards operating at Cascades. The Factory opened with Yard 1 in 1828, Yard 2

opened in 1832, Yard 3 opened in 1845, Yard 4 opened in 1850, and Yard 5 opened in 1853, the last year of

transportation.

Governor George Arthur purchased the site at Cascades for the female factory in 1827 from the owner of a

failed distillery, T.Y. Lowes. The factory’s first intake of female prisoners was in December 1828, from the

prisoners at Hobart Town Female Factory. It gradually expanded to hold 700 female convicts and their chil-

dren, though at its peak it was even more overcrowded than usual, holding 1,200 women and children.

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Appendix E

Abbreviated Family Tree showing the link between Ann Dawson and John Peck

Roger Dawson

(1760 - 1840)

John Dawson Ann Dawson Roger Dawson

(1790 - 1872) (1797 - ?) (1792 - 1856)

Hannah Elizabeth Dawson = John Gibson

(1811 - 1841) (1807 - 1891)

Thomas Dawson Gibson

(1830 - 1907)

Ann Elizabeth Gibson = James Peck

(1860 - 1939) (1858 - 1906)

Albert Peck

(1891 - 1968)

James Ronald Peck

(1917 - 2014)

John Peck

(1947 - )

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Appendix F

Ann Sutton, nee Dawson - an artist’s impression based on the description given in the convict rec-

ords.