Ann Doran
Ann Doran > Annie Green > Annie Reilly > Frank Murphy
Ann Doran was my great-great-great-grandmother.
Ann was born in County Longford in Ireland in 1814 [1] and in 1833 was 19 years of age and working as a maid in County Longford when she was convicted on 1 March of stealing a handkerchief. She was sentenced to transportation for 7 years and departed Cork on 25 May 1834 aboard Andromeda, one of 175 female prisoners on board [2].
The Andromeda arrived in Sydney on 22 September 1834 and the prisoners were landed on 7 October. According to the convict indents (below), Ann was 20 years of age, single, a laundry maid and maid-of-all-work and a Protestant from County Longford. She was 5ft 4in tall, with a dark, ruddy and freckled complexion, a 'stout' build, dark brown hair, hazel eyes and several scars on her face. The indents also state that she could read and had a prior conviction of '3 months' [3].
There is no information in the indents as to where or to whom the women were assigned upon their arrival in 1834 [3] however by the time of the 1837 Muster Ann was assigned to Robert Cartwright, a Church of England minister in the Liverpool area. It is possible she had worked there since her arrival.
Life in NSW 1837 - 1838
In 1837, the explorer William Hovell was living on his property Grabberdrack near Goulburn and it was here that Ann was working when she met George Green, a convict who was working for William Shelley in the Goulburn area. In the late 1830s, William Shelley moved to Lansdowne House in Goulburn so Green was probably living there when he met Ann Doran.
The connection between the Shelley and Hovell households was a man named William Bradley. William Bradley was one of the largest landholders in the Goulburn area and also founded a flour mill and a brewery. Bradley's partner in the brewery was William Shelley and Bradley's wife was Emily Hovell, the daughter of William Hovell and his wife, Esther. It seems likely that Ann and George met as their respective employers socialised and worked together, along with William Bradley.
The connection between the Shelley and Hovell households was a man named William Bradley. William Bradley was one of the largest landholders in the Goulburn area and also founded a flour mill and a brewery. Bradley's partner in the brewery was William Shelley and Bradley's wife was Emily Hovell, the daughter of William Hovell and his wife, Esther. It seems likely that Ann and George met as their respective employers socialised and worked together, along with William Bradley.
Marriage
On 17 October 1838, Ann and George Green applied for permission to marry and permission was granted on 26 October [4]. They were married on 12 November 1838, according to the rights of the Church of England, at St Saviour's Church in Goulburn, though the first church on that site was not built until 1840. Both were still convicts when they were married.
Children
Ann and George had the following children together:
1. Sarah, born 1839 (NSWBDM 1419/1839 V18391419 24A). Note: mother's name is given as Anne. Born Bombowlee, died 1911, Tumut (aged 72). Married Callaway (tbc);
2. William Henry, born 1841 (NSWBDM 1517/1841 V18411517 26A). Note: mother's name is given as Anne.
Born Bombowlee, died 7 October 1893, Bombowlee (aged 52);
3. George Richard, born 9 May 1844 (NSWBDM 1986/1844 V18441986 30A).
Born Bombowlee, died 1885, Young (aged 40);
4. Thomas, born 19 September 1848 (NSWBDM 2068/1848 V18482068 34A).
Born Bombowlee, died 1 January 1929, Liverpool (aged 80);
5. Ann(a), born 7 May 1851 (NSWBDM 3762/1851 V18513762 39A).
Born Bombowlee, died 15 August 1904, Auburn (aged 53);
6. William, born 1854 (NSWBDM 3627/1854 V18543627 40).
Born Tumut, died?
1. Sarah, born 1839 (NSWBDM 1419/1839 V18391419 24A). Note: mother's name is given as Anne. Born Bombowlee, died 1911, Tumut (aged 72). Married Callaway (tbc);
2. William Henry, born 1841 (NSWBDM 1517/1841 V18411517 26A). Note: mother's name is given as Anne.
Born Bombowlee, died 7 October 1893, Bombowlee (aged 52);
3. George Richard, born 9 May 1844 (NSWBDM 1986/1844 V18441986 30A).
Born Bombowlee, died 1885, Young (aged 40);
4. Thomas, born 19 September 1848 (NSWBDM 2068/1848 V18482068 34A).
Born Bombowlee, died 1 January 1929, Liverpool (aged 80);
5. Ann(a), born 7 May 1851 (NSWBDM 3762/1851 V18513762 39A).
Born Bombowlee, died 15 August 1904, Auburn (aged 53);
6. William, born 1854 (NSWBDM 3627/1854 V18543627 40).
Born Tumut, died?
Life in NSW 1838 - 1866
William Shelley, to whom George was assigned, was - with his brother - among the pioneers of the Tumut district. William owned a property called Bumbowly around the Tumut area from as early as 1832 and it seems that George and Ann probably moved to Bumbowly sometime in 1839, after their marriage in November 1838. The main evidence for this is that their first child is recorded as having been born at Bombowlee in 1839.
All of Ann and George's children except the youngest are recorded as having been born at Bombowlee and there is a record of a George Green's farm at Bombolee being for sale in 1866 in the area. This suggests that George and Ann went to Bumbowly to work for William Shelley and, when George was granted his Conditional Pardon on 1 February 1845, bought land in the area and farmed for themselves.
Ann may have been granted a Conditional Pardon on 15 February 1849.
We know that on 1 November 1851 George and Ann purchased land in the Tumut area after their fifth child, my great-great-grandmother Ann, was born at Bombowlee. George went on to purchase more land in the area on 14 August 1855.
Ann's husband, George, suffered a seizure in 1866 and died on 17 June. Before he died, the farm at Bombolee was listed for sale and the farm and its effects are reported as having been sold by auction on Monday 2 April 1866.
All of Ann and George's children except the youngest are recorded as having been born at Bombowlee and there is a record of a George Green's farm at Bombolee being for sale in 1866 in the area. This suggests that George and Ann went to Bumbowly to work for William Shelley and, when George was granted his Conditional Pardon on 1 February 1845, bought land in the area and farmed for themselves.
Ann may have been granted a Conditional Pardon on 15 February 1849.
We know that on 1 November 1851 George and Ann purchased land in the Tumut area after their fifth child, my great-great-grandmother Ann, was born at Bombowlee. George went on to purchase more land in the area on 14 August 1855.
Ann's husband, George, suffered a seizure in 1866 and died on 17 June. Before he died, the farm at Bombolee was listed for sale and the farm and its effects are reported as having been sold by auction on Monday 2 April 1866.
Death
Annie died on 24 October 1896 in Tumut, her name being given as 'Annie' on her death certificate [6]. She was buried in the Church of England Cemetery in Tumut. This may or may not be the same as the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, where her husband is buried.
Annie's husband, George Green, died in 1866 and is buried in the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery but Ann is not mentioned on his headstone. She could be buried with him or elsewhere in the cemetery in an unmarked grave.
Annie's husband, George Green, died in 1866 and is buried in the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery but Ann is not mentioned on his headstone. She could be buried with him or elsewhere in the cemetery in an unmarked grave.
[1] Convict Indents (copy on file);
[2] https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_andromeda_1834.htm
[3] Convict Indents (copy on file);
[4] List of Persons Applying for the Publication of Banns, 1838; (copy on file);
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Saviour%27s_Cathedral,_Goulburn
[6] NSW BDM 15439/1896; copy on file;
See also:
http://www.tumuthistory.com/files/French_one_column.pdf
https://branchesofmyfamilytree.weebly.com/ann-doran-info.html
[2] https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_andromeda_1834.htm
[3] Convict Indents (copy on file);
[4] List of Persons Applying for the Publication of Banns, 1838; (copy on file);
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Saviour%27s_Cathedral,_Goulburn
[6] NSW BDM 15439/1896; copy on file;
See also:
http://www.tumuthistory.com/files/French_one_column.pdf
https://branchesofmyfamilytree.weebly.com/ann-doran-info.html