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Ann Poor (1792–?)

Ann Power was born on 4 March 1792 at Norfolk Island, the daughter of John Caesar and Ann Poor. She was orphaned by 1796 and seems to have been adopted by Hannah Fisher. Ann left Norfolk Island for Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) with Fisher on the Kangaroo in February 1814.

* information from Michael Flynn, The Second Fleet: Britain’s Grim Convict Armada of 1790 (1993), p 481

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'Poor, Ann (1792–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/poor-ann-30497/text37812, accessed 27 June 2025.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Fisher Power, Mary Ann
  • Power, Mary Ann
  • Poore, Ann
Birth

4 March, 1792
Norfolk Island, Australia

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