Hannah Murray

Date of Conviction: 14/10/1812

Age at Conviction: 26

Crime Convicted of: Theft

Court Convicted at: Lancaster Quarter Sessions (held at the New Bailey, Salford)

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: Wanstead

Where Arrived: Port Jackson, New South Wales

Departure Date: 01/08/1813

Arrival Date: 09/01/1814

Biography: Hannah, from Manchester, was the wife of Patrick Murray. She had stolen a piece of carpet the property of Richard Peart Shiers. She had already served a number of past sentences.

Hannah remarried at St Philips, Sydney in December 1814 to free convict Thomas Stone (ship- Atlas). In 1819 at the muster Hannah was in the female factory. The 1821 muster shows Hannah, now free as married at Sydney. In 1822, they are at Windsor. 1825, Hannah is listed as the wife of Thomas Stone at Wilberforce. In 1828, the couple are at North Richmond. After this time, it isn’t clear where they go.