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3 November 1837 (Parker) Disobedience of orders - 2 months Crime Class (HBT) Hobart vide Lieutenant Governor’s decision 11 November 1837
8 September 1838 (Sweet) Refusing to return to her service - cell 10 days on bread & water & returned to her service (PS)
28 September 1838 (Harvey) Out after hours - cell on bread & water 6 days & returned to her service (PS)
8 October 1838 (Harvey) Absent without leave & taking 2 young children with her - Crime Class 1 month, first 6 days on bread & water (PS)
7 December 1838 (Palmer) Absenting herself without leave - hard labour at the wash tub for 2 months sleeping in a cell at night (PS)
25 February 1839 (Evans) Absenting herself without leave - 7 days cells on bread & water (RCG)
3 April 1839 (Ross) Absent without leave - returned to Government & not to be assigned in any township (WHB)
17 June 1839 (Amos) Absent without leave - 2 months in the Crime Class, Female House of Correction Hobart & recommended to be assigned in the Interior (BB & JH)
13 October 1840 (Walker) Insolence - 14 days solitary confinement (JW)
30 March 1842 (Nursery Liverpool Street) Absent without leave and representing herself to be free - 4 months hard labour in the House of Correction (WG)
22 February 1843 (McDonald) Absent 2 nights and a day without leave - 3 months at the wash tub (PS)
Free Certificate No. 388 1843
2.4.39 Richmond office 28.7.40 Richmond 4.8.40 Oatlands office 24.4.43 Police Superintendent
*These are the initials of the sentencing magistrate, which in this case is the Principal Superintendent. Agnes was imprisoned at Cascades Female Factory on each occasion.
Transcription provided by Female Factory Research Group. Reference: AOT, CON40-1-8 p.9
Description List (William Miles, AOT CON 18-1-21 p. 76)
APPENDIX 2
Janet Houston
Description List (Westmoreland, AOT CON 19/1/14 p. 415)
Conduct Record
PoLICE No. 284
Houstan Janet [name misspelled in record]
Westmoreland 3 Dec 1836
Ayr Court of Justiciary 3 May 1836 7 years
Transported for Theft habit repute and previous conviction. Gaol report, bad character before convicted twice. Single Stated this offence, Theft stealing money at Ayr, 4 times convicted for Theft, 60 days twice, 6 months twice, four years on the Town, single, Surgeon’s report, orderly
Aug. 12, 1837 Mrs. Ray/disobedience of orders. Cell on bread and water 3 days returned to service / P.S.
July 24, 1838 Ray /Insolence to her Mistress. returned to the factory for country assignment / P.S.
Nov 7, 1838 Rev W. Orton / Absent all night without leave Rep@ / W.G. (Rev Joseph Orton is Chairman of the district, Institute of Wesleyan Ministers)
Nov 14, 1838 Orton/ Absent all night without leave and found in a disorderly house Sentence - working cells for one month, first six days on bread and water thru assignment in country/ P.S.
Dec 20, 1838 Ratcliffe / Disorderly conduct
March 23, 1840 Misconduct
Aug 2nd, 1841 Misconduct living in a state of adultery with a free man / being advanced in pregnancy / 12 Months Labor Female House of Correction
March 17, 1842 Misconduct 6 days of solitary
May 3, 1843 - Free Certificate #339
Reference: AOT, CON 40-1-6 p.9
APPENDIX 3
Ludlow Tedder
Description List (Hindostan, AOT CON 19/1/13 p. 299)
Transcription provided by Female Factory Research Group.
Conduct Record
POLICE No. 151
Tedder Ludlow
Hindostan 11 September 1839
Central Criminal Court 17 December 1838 10 years
Transported for larceny. Gaol Report: poor connexions. Surgeon’s Report: the most attentive & best behaved on board doing duty as nurse; widow & 5 children. Stated this Offence: stealing plate from my master Mr F Kenneth, Keppel Street on Banister; widow & 5 children.
22 June 1842 (Nursery, Liverpool Street) Misconduct in taking advantage of her situation as nurse in the Hospital at the House of Correction to obtain articles & money for the purpose of clandestinely delivering the same to “Eliza Morgan,” a prisoner of the crown then in confinement, the articles