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Hannah (Ann) Pawley (1767–1861)

Hannah (Ann) Murphy was sentenced to seven years transportation. She arrived in Sydney in 1791 aboard the Mary Ann as part of the Third Fleet.

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'Pawley, Hannah (Ann) (1767–1861)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/pawley-hannah-ann-28454/text36066, accessed 28 March 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Murphy, Hannah
  • Dressenberg, Hannah
  • Depthenberg, Hannah
  • Von Desenberg, Hannah
Birth

1767
Brussels, Belgium

Death

20 December, 1861 (aged ~ 94)
Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

diarrhoea

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Convict Record

Crime: unknown
Sentence: 7 years