Susannah Archer (c. 1737–1821)
Susannah Mason alias Gibbs, was found guilty on 13 January 1786 at the Middlesex Session of the Peace at Westminster, of stealing a child's cotton frock and two yards of silk ribbon. She was held at Newgate Gaol until she embarked on the Prince of Wales on 3 May 1787 for her voyage to Sydney as part of the First Fleet. As Susannah Gibbs she married John Archer on 25 December 1788 (he signed his name as John Forrester). She died on 18 July 1821 (as Ann Archer).
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 241
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Archer, John (husband)
Citation details
'Archer, Susannah (c. 1737–1821)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-susannah-29882/text36991, accessed 20 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Forrester, Susannah
- Mason, Susannah
- Gibbs, Susannah
- Archer, Ann
Birth
Death
18 July,
1821
(aged ~ 84)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.