Frances Pounds (1779–1816)
Frances Pounds and her sister Philadelphia were sentenced to life transportation for breaking into a house and stealing shoes, clothing and food. They arrived in Sydney in 1801 aboard the Earl Cornwallis. Both sisters were granted a ticket of leave in 1811.
In 1810 she had a son with John McCarthy and in 1812 a daughter, registered as Rebecca Pounds, with David Wisherd.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Pounds, Rebecca (daughter)
- McCarthy, John (son)
- Pounds, Philadelphia (sister)
- Kirkby, Charlotte (niece)
- Underwood, Thomas (nephew)
- Underwood, James (nephew)
- Underwood, Catherine (niece by marriage)
Citation details
'Pounds, Frances (1779–1816)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/pounds-frances-24865/text33654, accessed 20 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Pouns, Frances
Birth
1779
Farningham,
Kent,
England
Death
29 July,
1816
(aged ~ 37)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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