Ann Martin (c. 1752–1806)
Ann Toy/Joy was found guilty at the October 1789 Kent Quarter Sessions after pawning a violin which had been stolen from a pensioner at a hospital for seamen. Sentenced to 7 years transportation she arrived in Sydney in June 1790 aboard the Neptune as part of the Second Fleet.
Toy married John Martin on 26 August 1792; by November the couple were living on a 50 acre grant of land at the Northern Boundary Farms; the couple were childless. Ann was buried on 12 February 1806 at Parramatta.
* information from Michael Flynn, The Second Fleet: Britain’s Grim Convict Armada of 1790 (1993), p 576
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Martin, John (husband)
Citation details
'Martin, Ann (c. 1752–1806)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/martin-ann-30323/text37606, accessed 9 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Toy, Ann
- Joy, Ann
Birth
Death
11 February,
1806
(aged ~ 54)
Parramatta, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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