Date of Conviction: 18/01/1815

Age at Conviction: 33

Crime Convicted of: Receiving Stolen Goods

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

Sentence Length: 7 Years

Ship Transported on: Lord Melville

Where Arrived: Port Jackson, New South Wales

Departure Date: 29/08/1816

Arrival Date: 24/02/1817

Biography: Ann, a cotton weaver, and wife of Hugh Williams at Manchester stole cotton twist from Mr J Clarkson along with two men. She left Lancaster Castle on the 8th July 1816 along with her child as mentioned by jailer Mr Higgin. This child is not mentioned again.

Soon after arrival, Ann was recorded as a servant of manufacturer James Wilshire. In October 1818 Ann applied for permission to marry butcher and recent widower, Samuel Hockley (ship- Royal Admiral) though they don’t appear to have gone ahead with a wedding but they still lived as a married couple- largely because they had a son- John Samuel, in the December that year. By 1819, Ann was recorded as a servant at Parramatta but the following year and in 1821 was in the female factory, presumably with her young son. The couple also had and lost another baby son in 1820. In 1822, Ann and Samuel were back living on George Street at Brickfield Hill with their 3 year old son- John Samuel, a few doors down from her old employer James Wilshire and his tannery and they had their own assigned servants. By 1825, Ann was free and recorded as the wife of Samuel Hockley at Sydney

By 1828, now described as 50, Ann was a servant at Airds to a Mrs Jenkins but Samuel and John Samuel, now almost 10, were still at his George Street property. It seems the couple may have gone their separate ways.