In that dread moment how the frantic soul
Robert Blair
Raves round the walls of her clay tenement,
Runs to each avenue, and shrieks for help,
But shrieks in vain! How wishfully she looks
On all she’s leaving, now no longer her’s!
A little longer, yet a little longer,
O might she stay to wash away her crimes,
And fit her for her passage!
Browse a list of the convicts who died at the Parramatta Female Factory and were buried in the parish of St. John’s, Parramatta.
Transcribed and compiled by Michaela Ann Cameron as a part of the St. John’s Online project.
Please note: Most of the women listed below have been verified with research beyond the parish register and the spelling of their names has been ‘corrected.’ A small number have not been positively identified at the time of publication, so their ships are not yet determined. For the latter group in particular, bear in mind that the spelling of their names continues to reflect precisely what was recorded in the register. For all the women listed, the ages included below are those that were recorded in the parish register at the time of their deaths, and are probably inaccurate. This list is a work in progress and is, therefore, likely to be revised multiple times as further research prompts outright revision of some identities and ages, and clarification of those not yet identified. In the 1820s, the parish register did not explicitly identify Factory-related burials, so there are other female convict burials in the parish in this period who may still be added to the list in the event that further research beyond the parish register confirms they were Factory inmates at the time of their death. These revisions will be reflected in the “Version” number stated in the citation at the bottom of this page, beginning with “Version 1.0.”
A
[none recorded]
B
Jane BAKER per Midas (I) (1825), aged 37 years
Ann BALFOUR per Harmony (1) (1827), aged 32 years
Mary BISHOP per Princess Royal (2) (1829), aged 41 years
Ann BYRNE per Asia I (5) (1830), aged 40 years
Ann BOSLEY per Buffalo (1833), aged 51 years
Ellen BOTTOMLEY per Henry Wellesley (2) (1837), aged 30 years
Rose BRIAN per Asia I (5) (1830), aged 16 years
Celia BURKE per Edward (1) (1829), aged 23 years
Thomas Sharp BURKITT per England I (1826), aged 26 years
Judith BUTLER per Hooghly (3) (1831), aged 34 years
Catherine BYRNES per Palambam (1831), aged 26 years
Catherine BYRNES per City of Edinburgh (1) (1828), aged 20 years
C
Sophia COLEMAN per Harmony (1) (1827), aged 46 years
Ann COLWELL per John Renwick (1) (1838), aged 23 years
Mary CONNOLLY [ship not yet determined], aged 60 years
Ann COPELAND per Competitor (2) (1828), aged 32 years
D
Ann DAVIS per Mary III (5) (1835), aged 30 years
Margaret DELANEY per Elizabeth II (1828), aged 37 years
Ann DONNELLY aka Ann WILSON per Competitor (2) (1828), aged 30 years
Mary Ann DOWNES per Elizabeth II (1828), aged 26 years
Margaret DOYLE per Palambam (1831), aged 30 years
Sarah DUINAN aka Sarah JOHNSON per Elizabeth II (1828), aged 38 years
E
Hannah EDMUNDS per Henry Wellesley (2) (1837), aged 26 years
F
Margaret FAHEY per City of Edinburgh (1) (1828), aged 51 years
Anne FRANKLIN aka Mary Ann RIDGLEY per Mary III (5) (1835), aged 30 years
G
Mary GILDERSLEEVES per Maria I (1) (1818), aged 21 years
Catherine GLYNN per Sir Charles Forbes (4) (1837), aged 27 years
Mary GORDON (aka MARY MUNRO) per Numa (1834), aged 22 years
Alice GREEN per Kains (1831), aged 38 years
Eleanor GREEN per Princess Charlotte (2) (1827), aged 22 years
Mary GRIFFITH [ship not yet determined], aged 29 years
H
Catherine HAINLEY per Princess Charlotte (2) (1827), aged 22 years
Elizabeth HAMPTON aka Elizabeth DELANEY per Edward (1) (1827), aged 31 years
Julia HARDING aka Julia CHAPMAN per Lucy Davidson (1829), aged 25 years
Rose HAZLETON per Southworth (3) (1832), aged 25 years
Mary HEALY per Palambam (1831), aged 21 years
Mary HINES [ship not yet determined], aged 28 years
Elizabeth HAUGHTON per Almorah (3) (1824), aged 30 years
Sarah HOUGHTON per Elizabeth IV (1836), aged 25 years
Ann HUXTABLE per Surrey I (10) (1840), aged 20 years
I
[none recorded]
J
[none recorded]
K
Bridget KELLY per Thomas Harrison (1836), aged 52 years / 22 years
Isabella KERR aka Isabella GREY per Louisa (1827), aged 37 years
Sarah KING per Planter (2) (1839), aged 35 years
L
Mary LIVINGSTONE per Mary Anne III (1) (1839), aged 26 years
M
Phoebe MASH per Surrey I (10) (1840), aged 22 years
Mary McANDREW aka Mary McAndrew RAWLINS per City of Edinburgh (1) (1828), aged 20 years
Rose McGORMAN per Asia I (5) (1830), aged 35 years
Catherine McGUIRE per Hooghly (3) (1831), aged 24 years
Josephine MERCELIN per Dart (1833), aged 36 years
Elizabeth MESSER per Midas I (1825), aged 40 years
Sarah MORGAN [ship not yet determined], aged 68 years
N
Ellen NAUGHTON per Lady Rowena (1826), aged 31 years
Venus NEWMAN per Louisa (1827), aged 30 years
O
[none recorded]
P
Lucy PARKINS per Louisa (1827), aged 46 years
Amelia PEACOCK per Louisa (1827), aged 22 years
Elizabeth PHILLIPS per Midas (1) (1825), aged 32 years
Q
[none recorded]
R
Mary RICE aka Mary WARING per Sovereign (2) (1829), aged 43 years
Mary ROBINSON per Grenada IV (1827), aged 21 years
Ann ROWLAND per Earl of Liverpool (1831), aged 26 years
S
Jane SAUNDERS [ship not yet determined], aged 26 years
Mary SCOTT per Henry Wellesley (1) (1836), aged 48 years
Anne SMITH aka Ellen SMITH aka CHAMPAIGN per Forth II (1830), aged 36 years
Catherine SMITH per Mary III (1) (1823), aged 48 years
Jane SMITH (aka JANE YOUNG) per Earl of Liverpool (1831), aged 17 years
Sarah SMITH per Grenada (4) (1827), aged 44 years
Margaret STROUD per Harmony (1) (1827), aged 29 years
T
Mary TURNER per Kains (1831), aged 40 years
U
[none recorded]
V
[none recorded]
W
Judith WALSH per City of Edinburgh (I) (1828), aged 29 years
Mary WALSH per City of Edinburgh I (1828), aged 19 years
Rebecca WARD per Elizabeth IV (1836), aged 50 years
Johanna WARREN per Elizabeth II (1828), aged 29 years
Catherine WHITEHOUSE (aka CATHERINE COLLINS) per Forth II (1830), aged 19 years
Mary WILLIAMS per Forth II (1830), aged 46 years
Sarah WOLSENHALL per Lord Wellington (1820), aged 45 years
X
[none recorded]
Y
[none recorded]
Z
[none recorded]
Citation
Michaela Ann Cameron, “Convict Burials” (Version 1.0), Female Factory Online (2018), https://femalefactoryonline.org/burials/convicts/, accessed [insert current date].
Credits
Thanks to intern Suzannah Gaulke for her assistance with the transcription of Factory-related burials between 1826 and 1830.
© Copyright Michaela Ann Cameron 2015–2018