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Details for the convict Ann Colpitts (1788)

Convict Name:Ann Colpitts
Trial Place:Durham
Trial Date:1785
Sentence:7
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Arrival Details
Ship:Lady Penrhyn
Arrival Year:1788
 
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Ann Colpitts (previously Watson) was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing twelve cotton handkerchiefs from a shop. This was not the first time she had had a brush with the law, having
Submitted by Researcher (13190) on 25 January 2024
During the voyage she formed a relationship with John Colethread, a marine, with whom she had two children. Both children died in infancy. She then married Thomas Smith at Parramatta in 1791.
Submitted by Researcher (13190) on 25 January 2024

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