Date of Conviction: 01/07/1813

Age at Conviction: Unknown

Crime Convicted of: Theft

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

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: Remained in England

Where Arrived: N/A

Departure Date: N/A

Arrival Date: N/A

Biography: Ann was the wife of James Smith of Ashton Under Lyne. She had been convicted of croft breaking there (stealing from a cloth bleaching ground) belonging to John Lowe and Peter and John Brookes. After a long five years, Ann left Lancaster Castle for Preston’s House Of Correction on 20th January 1818 as demolition work was beginning on the dungeon tower where female convicts awaiting transportation were kept. There is no mention of Ann receiving a pardon and she most likely saw out her conviction at Preston, being released in 1820.