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Ann Foley
nee McAlister



Ann Foley was born c1810 in Scotland and  sentenced to 7 years for shoplifting  11 pounds of pork. She arrived in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) on December 25, 1843 (Christmas Day!) on the female convict ship 'Woodbridge' and disembarked at Hobart.

Her details are as follows:
Convict number - 262
Height - 5 feet 3 inches
Age - 33 years
Trade - Laundress
Tried - Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), London on January 30, 1842 (?)
Sentence - 7 years for shoplifting (11 pounds of pork)
Native place - Glasgow
Status - Married with 3 children (one of whom, Thomas James Foley, born December 3, 1839) accompanied her.
Religion - Church of England
Husband - James Foley, at Liverpool.


Houndsditch, London
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