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Mary Ann Lewis (1778–?)

Mary Ann Jennings was sentenced to seven years transportation for felony. She arrived in Sydney in 1794 aboard the Surprize. She had her first child with William Biggs in 1796. There is no evidence they were married. Following Biggs' death in 1825 she married Nicholas Lewis on 11 July 1826 at St James Church of England, Sydney.

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'Lewis, Mary Ann (1778–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lewis-mary-ann-28070/text35785, accessed 5 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Jennings, Mary Ann
  • Biggs, Mary Ann
Birth

1778
London, Middlesex, England

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Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years