Dear Ireland Reaching Out,
My 4th Great Grandfather was James Annesley, parents unknown, who I believe was born abt 1800-1801 in Meath Ireland. He was convicted in July 1819 in Dublin City and given 7 years transportation to Australia on the ship "Dorothy" departing 5 May 1820 and arriving in New South Wales19 Sep 1820. He married Elizabeth (Eliza) Quinn in Australia on 10 Nov 1833 and had about 9-11 children. I am descended from his daughter Isabella Annesley. James Annesley died 13 June 1883 in Lithgow, Australia.
I do not know anything of his life prior to his arrival in Australia and would be grateful for any information regarding his Irish ancestry.
Regards,
Dianne Read
Sources:
1. Australian Convict Musters 1806-1849
Name: James Ansley
Vessel: Dorothy
Arrival Year: 1820
Age: 18
Date of Conviction: Jul 1819
4. NSW Convict Indents
Name: James Annesley
Arrival Date: Sep 1820
Vessel: Dorothy
Province: New South Wales
Title: Male A - K
Year(s): 1820
Place of Conviction: Dublin
5. Australian Convict Transportation Registers
Annesley, James Sep 1820 Dorothy Hayraves Dublin July 1819
6. Convict Records
http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/annesley/james/133290
Name: James Annesley
Aliases: James Ansley
Gender: m
Date of Birth: 1801
Occupation: Servant
Date of Death: 13th June, 1883
Age: 82 years
Crime: -
Convicted at: Ireland, Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years
Ship: Dorothy
Departure date: 5th May, 1820
Arrival date: 29th September, 1820
Place of arrival New South Wales
Passenger manifest Travelled with 8 other convicts
2. Marriage Certificate
Groom James Annesly
Ship Dorothy
Bride Eliza Quinn
Abode A Native of Cornwallis near Windsor
Index can be found https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/resu…;
3. Newspaper Article
1883-08-18 The QLD Figaro http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83677833?searchTerm=Annesley%…
How's, this for high. Last June, James Annesley, of Orange, (N.S.W.), was cut off in the prime of his youth, aged 82 years and 10 months ; and, in the following July, his wife, Elizabeth, left to rejoin the old man, aged 72 years, 6 months. James was a Dubliner ; Elizabeth one of the good old style of "straight half-mile " Windsor natives. Before they
started on their "grand tour" they donated to the colony 11 children, 69 grandchildren, and 24 great grandchildren. Talk about assisted immigration!
| Additional Information | ||
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1800 (circa) | |
| Date of Death | 13th Jun 1883 (circa) | VIEW SOURCE |